Shaky plays costly as Texas Rangers lose to Indians, 5-2  —  Rangers score early on Cleveland's ace  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  CLEVELAND - Maybe this is the sign of a maturing pitcher or of a maturing pitching staff: A Rangers starter gave the club six innings Saturday and wasn't the least bit satisfied with his outing.

Red Sox's Lester reveals father has cancer as well  —  Less than a week after Boston Red Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Jon Lester tossed a no-hitter, the left-hander told ESPN's Erin Andrews that his father has cancer.  —  Lester said his father John was diagnosed with lymphoma last month …

Hurts just keep comin' for Rox  —  Matt Holliday strains a hamstring in the ninth inning; N.Y. has a field day against Jeff Francis.  —  The Denver Post  —  The Rockies are in a world of hurt — on the scoreboard, in the standings and in the training room.

Posada set to start rehab stint in Florida  —  Veteran catcher hoping to return to Yankees by June 3  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Posada is hoping his days of being stir-crazy are nearing an end.  —  The disabled Yankees catcher was scheduled to leave for Tampa, Fla., on Sunday …

Rays manager Maddon calls for stat to measure runs prevented  —  Evan Longoria's talent at the plate was obvious Saturday, as he homered in his first two at-bats.  But Longoria has been more impressive defensively, seemingly saving a run or logging an extra out almost every game.

Bay beats Cubs again as Bucs win in 11  —  PITTSBURGH (AP)—The fly ball was in Alfonso Soriano's sights from the time it left Nate McLouth's bat with two outs in the ninth inning, the apparent last play of another close Cubs-Pirates game.  —  Suddenly, the ball disappeared into bright sunshine …

Shattering maple bats raise concerns  —  Maple bats don't simply break more often than the old ash variety; they come apart as treacherous shards, threatening players, coaches and even fans.  Major League Baseball says it is ‘very concerned.’  —  Every baseball player seems to have a story …

Funnier things have happened  —  OAKLAND - By the sixth inning of a game in which he hadn't allowed a hit, it dawned on Justin Duchscherer: Before the game he kidded with infielder Donnie Murphy that he might “pull a Lester” and throw a no-hitter.  —  As it turned out, he didn't because David Ortiz stroked …

Yankees rally past Mariners for 5th straight win  —  Jose Molina hit a two-out RBI double to cap a four-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees came back to beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Sunday for their season-best fifth straight victory.  —  The Yankees won consecutive series …

Piazza might catch break in bid for Hall  —  Observations, opinions and musings from this week in Major League Baseball.  —  Mike Piazza, one of the greatest underdog stories in baseball history, announced his retirement last week after 16 seasons in the major leagues.

Notes: Turnbow's woes multiply in minors  —  Brewers won't release still-struggling reliever  —  Washington - Even though Derrick Turnbow's control problems have gotten worse since he was demoted to Class AAA Nashville, Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said there are no plans to release the embattled reliever.

Mariners president backs his staff  —  Armstrong says McLaren, Bavasi not in danger of losing jobs  —  NEW YORK — Mariners president Chuck Armstrong said on Saturday that general manager Bill Bavasi and manager John McLaren are in no danger of losing their jobs.

Harper: Ax Randolph?  Omar deserves share of blame  —  DENVER - Some 12 hours after the Mets had fumbled their way to another exasperating loss, Willie Randolph was sitting in his office Saturday morning, joking with reporters that he'd just seen Omar Minaya sharpening a machete in a back room here at Coors Field.

Andruw to have knee surgery  —  Dodgers outfielder will head to DL, miss four to six weeks  —  LOS ANGELES — After an unsuccessful pregame workout Saturday, Dodgers outfielder Andruw Jones decided to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in his right knee and will be placed on the 15-day disabled list.