Lincecum, Molina lead Giants past Dodgers  —  Juan Pierre can't catch a two-run triple hit by Bengie Molina to give San Francisco a 2-0 lead in the first inning.  The Giants never trailed in the 9-4 victory over the Dodgers.  —  Tim Lincecum allowed six hits and struck out eight while pitching …

Swisher homers twice to help Yankees hold off Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — The New York Yankees might've found their groove in the Motor City.  —  Nick Swisher hit two homers and Joba Chamberlain gave up a run in seven innings, leading the New York Yankees to an 8-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Game 21: Yankees at Tigers (with A-Rod rehab updates)  —  YANKEES (10-10)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 3.94).  —  Chamberlain vs. the Detroit hitters.  —  TIGERS (11-9)  —  Granderson CF  —  Polanco 2B  —  Ordonez RF  —  Cabrera 1B  —  Guillen DH  —  Laird C  —  Inge 3B

Ellis, Garciaparra placed on DL  —  Infielders among four A's injured in Tuesday's game  —  ARLINGTON — Having tied the club record by using the disabled list 22 times in 2007, the A's eclipsed that dubious mark by three a year ago.  —  Now they're on a pace that could set the record again.

‘Cincinnati, YOU have a problem’  —  As Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talked to the media after Tuesday's 8-3 loss to the Houston Astros, a member of the media relations department laid a copy of the stat pack on his desk - a box score, play-by-play and up-to-date statistics.

Strasburg's price tag doesn't turn off future (?) teammates  —  Miller: Stuff of legend  —  Yeah, they've heard of him.  Of course they've heard of him.  —  Stephen Strasburg?  Yeah, of course the Nationals know who he is.  —  “I know he throws a billion,” Adam Dunn said.

Padres CEO Moorad chats with fans  —  Executive wants to keep Peavy, Gonzalez for years to come … 23gonzalez: Is there any chance that like in 2010 we can give Adrian Gonzalez a long-term deal, say like 5,6 years?  —  j_moorad: Why wait until 2010?  —  Kaybee: How do you think the Padres will do this year?

Smoltz setback not considered serious  —  CLEVELAND - John Smoltz has been shut down for what looks like a “10-14” day period according to a team source.  —  The veteran righthander was backed off from throwing late last week and then was scheduled to throw batting practice on Thursday, but that was scratched.

False alarm halts Tigers-Yanks game  —  Emergency alert sounds at Comerica in bottom of eighth  —  DETROIT — Most of the current Tigers weren't around during the first few years of Comerica Park, when one of the stadium's kinks included an emergency alarm system that was a bit sensitive.

Carlos Quentin, Jermaine Dye HRs lead White Sox past Mariners  —  CHICAGO — Slumping Carlos Quentin and Jermaine Dye hit consecutive home runs in the seventh inning Wednesday, leading the Chicago White Sox over the Seattle Mariners 6-3.  —  A.J. Pierzynski also homered as the White Sox …

Darryl Strawberry Was A Poor Man's Wilt Chamberlain  —  Darryl Strawberry was the most recognizable figure on the Mets 1986 World Series team.  That team is one of those special teams that will always be remembered in baseball history.  The fact they didn't win more than one World Series …

An April must-win game  —  Tonight's Giants-Dodgers contest is what I like to call a “bellwether game,” the most important of the year so far.  —  The Giants have been terrible for four years.  Two summers ago, they finally embarked on a serious rebuilding program and sold 2009 …

Chicago Cubs blanked 10-0  —  Arizona Diamondbacks dominate  —  PHOENIX — After the Cubs ended their trip Wednesday with a 10-0 loss to Arizona, manager Lou Piniella offered the story line for inquiring media.  —  “The whole story,” he said, “outside of the fact we gave up 10 runs, is we didn't score any.”

Uehara, O's fall to Angels  —  Orioles starter leaves game in 7th after getting hit in chest by a line drive  —  Torii Hunter and Kendry Morales hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning off Koji Uehara to break a tie and push the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Orioles and a two-game series sweep.

Opinion: I Don't Trust the Mets  —  Last night, David Wright had an RBI single, plus two more strike outs, yet is hitting .282 on the season with a .371 OBP.  —  Wright also made a ‘fielding error’ in the sixth, on a ball hit hard, that bounced off of his chest and in to the outfield, on which a run scored.