Yanks' Girardi suspended one game  —  Skipper fined, to sit Seattle opener for Thursday outburst  —  NEW YORK — Yankees manager Joe Girardi was suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions in Thursday night's game against the Orioles.  —  Girardi will serve his suspension on Friday night against the Mariners.

Mets GM Minaya gives support to Randolph  —  DENVER (AP)—Mets general manager Omar Minaya voiced support for Willie Randolph on Friday night as speculation swirled that the embattled manager's job could be in jeopardy.  —  “Willie Randolph is our manager.

Who's getting the better end of last winter's biggest trades? … The winter of 2007-08 brought us some honest-to-goodness blockbuster trades.  Hitting prodigy Miguel Cabrera, star starters Johan Santana, Dan Haren, Erik Bedard and Dontrelle Willis plus standout shortstops Miguel Tejada …

Gagne goes on DL  —  Washington - The Brewers just announced that closer Eric Gagne is going on the 15-day disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, retroactive to Wednesday.  —  The move opens a roster spot to activate reliever Tim Dillard, who was summoned from Class AAA Nashville earlier in the day.

Angels to play host to 2010 All-Star game  —  Official announcement is next week.  Game hasn't been played in Southern California since 1989.  —  For the first time since Bo Jackson and Nolan Ryan graced Anaheim Stadium, the All-Star game is returning to Southern California.

ON DECK: MARINERS AT YANKEES  —  Two teams with high expectations.  Two teams in last place in their divisions.  —  That's the situation tonight when the Yankees play host to the Mariners for the first of a three-game set (7:05, My9, WCBS).  —  In a season with many letdowns …

Hernandez to miss Yankees; lineup scrambled for Friday  —  You will see some changes in the Seattle lineup tonight in Yankee Stadium.  —  And you will see some changes in the Mariner rotation this weekend, too.  —  Second things first - Felix Hernandez, who was supposed to start Saturday against New York …

Angels end White Sox's 8-game win streak  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Joe Saunders took a shutout into the ninth inning, Torii Hunter homered and the Los Angeles Angels hung on to beat the White Sox 3-1 Friday night, snapping Chicago's eight-game winning streak.  —  Gavin Floyd (4-3) …

Putrid is a good word for this  —  This is just a quick thought in the ninth inning of a 13-2 Seattle loss in New York.  —  I've been covering baseball for more than two decades.  —  I have never seen a team look as bad as Seattle looks now without having players that were exponentially worse than the players on the Seattle roster.

The Kid does some piling on  —  Boy, are the buzzards circling.  Willie Randolph isn't even cold yet and ex-Met Gary Carter already is campaigning for the managerial job.  —  Carter, who is currently managing the Orange County Flyers of the Independent Golden League in California …

Prospectus Hit List: Central Powers by Jay Jaffe  —  The Cubs' lead atop the NL Central tightens up as they drop a series to the Astros, but both PECOTA and their run differential suggest there's little reason to panic.  The offense is cranking out 5.7 runs per game, tops in the majors …

Posada may return in early June  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Jorge Posada will head to the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., for rehabilitation of his throwing shoulder next week and could rejoin New York in early June.  —  The five-time All-Star hasn't played since April 26 …