White Sox Floyd barely misses no-no  —  Righty shuts down Twins for 8 1/3 before Mauer doubles  —  CHICAGO — Gavin Floyd has been here before.  —  In fact, it was just 24 days ago that the right-hander took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Tigers in front of a rain-soaked crowd at U.S. Cellular Field.

Miscues land DeRosa, Fontenot on bench  —  CINCINNATI — The day after the Cubs allowed the Reds to beat them on nothing but unearned runs, the players who made the errors were on the bench, and manager Lou Piniella promised a new and improved look on defense.

Wrapping up Ian Kennedy … A lot of what Kennedy said after the game focused on the fact that he felt something like this coming.  He felt better his last two starts and after sending the side down in order the first two innings on Thursday, he thought that would be the start that broke him out of his funk.

DeWitt does an inside job for Dodgers  —  Inside-the-park homer is the difference against Mets.  Stiff back sidelines Furcal, but it's not supposed to be a long-term problem.  —  No attempt was made on the Dodgers' bench to conceal excitement this time, the players and coaches leaping …

Zito returns to Giants' rotation  —  Left-hander will start against Pirates on Wednesday  —  PITTSBURGH — Barry Zito's move to the bullpen proved to be largely uneventful.  Next, he and the Giants will learn whether it was effective.  —  On Tuesday, Giants manager Bruce Bochy named Zito …

Injured Marlins making progress  —  Willingham could be back as early as next week  —  MIAMI — The Marlins are hopeful that left fielder Josh Willingham will be ready for game action within the next week.  Whether that is realistic remains to be seen.  —  More will be known in the next few days.

Wakefield's turn to pitch in as Sox blank Tigers  —  DETROIT - Their birthdays are 12 days apart.  Well, that and 18 years.  —  So, when 23-year-old Clay Buchholz is asked whether there was anything about 41-year-old Tim Wakefield - the way he dresses, the music he listens to …

Mets anticipating Castillo surge  —  New York (16-15) at Los Angeles (19-14), Wed., 3:10 p.m. ET  —  LOS ANGELES — Luis Castillo entered this season having amassed 1,720 at-bats in the second spot of the lineup.  Ryan Church entered the year having hit there only 40 times.

Texas clobbers M's pitching in 10-1 romp  —  Baseball is a nine-inning game.  —  But not the way the Mariners and Rangers play it.  With them, three innings is plenty.  —  Mariners starter Miguel Batista couldn't find the strike zone with a global positioning system and was out of Tuesday's 10-1 loss …

Marlins could have interest in Jones  —  Veteran outfielder was released by Tigers on Monday  —  MIAMI — Cut loose by the Tigers on Monday, veteran outfielder Jacque Jones has attracted some interest from around the league.  —  A source confirmed on Tuesday that the Marlins have inquired about the 33-year-old.

Dellucci's 3-run HR off Joba lifts Tribe  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Turns out, Joba Chamberlain is not untouchable.  —  Pinch-hitter David Dellucci stunned the New York Yankees with a go-ahead homer off Chamberlain, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-3 victory Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series.

Jays lose two shortstops in one game  —  Eckstein, McDonald could both end up on disabled list  —  TORONTO — Losing one shortstop was bad enough for the Blue Jays.  Having both David Eckstein and John McDonald occupying the trainer's room for much of Tuesday's game against the Rays was downright disheartening.

Randolph's Style Doesn't Fit the Mets  —  “All managers are losers,” Ted Williams once said.  “They are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth.”  —  Of all baseball's traditions, the worst may be giving the manager an ultimatum or deadline.

Sheff stirs up changes for Tigers with request to play left  —  DETROIT — The moves were swift, unexpected and every bit as dramatic as Detroit manager Jim Leyland had intimated over the weekend.  —  Well, intimated is probably a bit informal.  A frustrated Leyland had practically shouted …

Chipper Jones' .400 tear unlikely to last  —  By Ron Shandler, Special for USA TODAY  —  It's May 7, and Chipper Jones is batting better than .400.  —  This is not an entirely unusual occurrence.  Hitters often top .400 for short periods of time.  We take notice when it happens …