Miscues drop LA to 0-2 sans Manny  —  Baserunning errors cost Billingsley first loss vs. Giants  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers couldn't lose at home with Manny Ramirez and now they can't win there without him.  —  They were beaten by the Giants on Friday night, 3-1, with Chad Billingsley taking his first loss after a 5-0 start.

Braun hits two-run homer as Brewers top Cubs  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer in the eighth and the Milwaukee Brewers rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs, who may be without third baseman Aramis Ramirez for an extended period after he dislocated his left shoulder Friday night.

With help in field, Verlander denies Lee  —  Game-saving catch by Granderson preserves shutout win  —  CLEVELAND — Clete Thomas legged out an infield single to allow Curtis Granderson to score the game's only run, rewarding Justin Verlander for his nine shutout innings with just his second career win …

Five-Run Inning Gives Mets Room for Errors  —  The last time Jon Niese was thrown into the pitching mix for the Mets, there was no room for error.  It was September and the team was battling the Philadelphia Phillies, the weight of its collapse the previous season and a gaping hole in the rotation.

Kendrick's inside-the-park homer lifts Angels over Royals  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Howie Kendrick's two-run, inside-the-park homer Friday night helped the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 victory and put a stop to the Kansas City Royals' six-game win streak.  —  In his third start of the season …

Hitting streak reaches 26 for Zimmerman  —  Nats third baseman singles in first inning against D-backs  —  PHOENIX — Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman said he doesn't think about his current hitting streak at all, but he has a knack for extending it in a quick manner.

Strasburg K's 17 in no-hitter  —  It's the first no-no for presumed top pick in 2009 Draft  —  SAN DIEGO — Stephen Strasburg has done just about everything in his amateur career, from striking out 23 in a game to pitching for the Olympic team to cementing his place as the top talent in this June's First-Year Player Draft class.

Drillers beat Travelers  —  Despite being short-handed, the Tulsa Drillers will carry a three-game winning streak going into Saturday night's opener of an eight-game homestand.  —  Tulsa will host the Northwest Arkansas Naturals at 6:05 p.m. After the four-game series against the Naturals …

A's Acquire Adam Kennedy  —  The A's, whose infield has been ravaged by injuries, have acquired former ALCS MVP Adam Kennedy from the Rays for a player to be named.  Kennedy, 33, was assigned to Triple-A Sacramento as a paper move because he wasn't expected to arrive in time for Friday's game.

Game 29: Yankees at Orioles (updated with A-Rod pre-game audio)  —  YANKEES (13-15)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-3, 4.85).  —  Sabathia vs. the Baltimore hitters.  —  ORIOLES (12-17)  —  Roberts 2B  —  Jones CF  —  Markakis RF  —  Mora 3B  —  Huff 1B  —  Wigginton DH  —  Montanez LF

Turn that @#*&% off!  —  The way it works in a Major League clubhouse is that the starting pitcher that day gets to pick the pre-game music.  —  CC Sabathia is not a music guy on game days.  He's more of a walk-around-and-talk-to-assorted- teammates guy.  So Nick Swisher (of course) …

Family: DiMaggio was watching his beloved Sox when he died  —  Though ill with pneumonia, Dom DiMaggio was doing something he loved — watching the Red Sox play, and play well — when he died this morning in his Marion home.  —  Son by his side, the former Red Sox center fielder was watching …