Stults tosses shutout vs. Giants  —  Pierre, Castro lead offense in first LA win without Manny  —  LOS ANGELES — After retiring the last batter in the top of the eighth inning on his 107th pitch Saturday, Eric Stults was done.  —  Dodgers manager Joe Torre and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt …

Game 30: Yankees at Orioles  —  Pitching: RHP Phil Hughes (1-1, 2.70).  —  Hughes vs. the Baltimore hitters.  —  ORIOLES (12-18)  —  Roberts 2B  —  Jones RF  —  Markakis RF  —  Huff 1B  —  Mora 3B  —  Scott DH  —  Montanez LF  —  Zaun C  —  Izturis C  —  Pitching: RHP Adam Eaton (1-3, 7.18).

Saunders ends Greinke's reign in win  —  Lefty outduels counterpart in first career shutout to beat KC  —  ANAHEIM — It could have been Koufax vs. Marichal, Ryan vs. Palmer, Clemens vs. Martinez.  —  That's how good Joe Saunders and Zack Greinke were on Saturday night in a confrontation …

Lineups, etc.  —  The Red Sox are without Kevin Youkilis for the fifth straight game, which would suggest a trip to the disabled might be imminent.  Not so, Terry Francona said.  The Red Sox are confident Youkilis will rest tomorrow and Monday, a day off, and be able to begin playing again Tuesday in Anaheim.

ESPN's Steve Phillips not surprised by Tampa Bay Rays' slow start  —  BOSTON — Surprise over the Rays' tough start is not universal.  —  While fans, followers, journalists, broadcasters and other self-appointed keyboard experts 'round the Tampa Bay area have tried to figure out what's wrong, there are others who saw this coming.

Breaking news: Joba questionable for start  —  Joba Chamberlain popped a blood vessel in his right thumb during BP.  The trainers think he should be able to start tomorrow.  But that is why Alfredo Aceves was held out.  —  UPDATE, 10:39 p.m.: Information is a little sketchy on this as Joba …

Rockies fall 3-1 to Marlins  —  It's getting late early for the Rockies.  —  On Mother's Day, they are quickly becoming a team only a mom could love.  They lost again Saturday night, wasting another terrific outing by Jorge De La Rosa as they were suffocated by Florida's Josh Johnson.

Lights go out on Brewers, Cubs  —  Partial blackout causes delay in eighth inning  —  MILWAUKEE — Please pardon the Brewers' technical difficulties.  —  The Brewers and Cubs were already well past the three-hour mark in the top of the eighth inning on Saturday night and Milwaukee reliever Todd Coffey …

No Manuel, no problem; Mets blast Pirates 10-1  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes capped a five-run fourth with a two-run single, John Maine allowed three hits in six effective innings and the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-1 Saturday for their sixth straight win.  —  GAME REPORT: Mets 10, Pirates 1

Freel joins Chicago Cubs, immediately gets hurt  —  MILWAUKEE — After reporting to the Cubs on Saturday, Ryan Freel handed his Baltimore equipment bag to clubhouse man Otis Hellman.  —  “Burn it,” Freel said.  —  The new Cubs utilityman said he felt “overwhelmed with joy” …

Rusty Kuntz Is Milking A Cow  —  Yes, that's one of the most unintentionally disturbing sentences you'll ever see written.  Great photo-op, though, for the upstart Royals.  But it happened.  —  Kuntz was part of some “udderly ridiculous” promotion before the Royals played the Angels …

Lookouts split with Jacksonville  —  It's hard to maintain those winning ways with troubling nights on the mound.  —  Chattanooga starting pitcher Tim Corcoran allowed six runs in four innings Thursday night at AT&T Field as the Lookouts lost 6-3 to Jacksonville in the first seven-inning game of a doubleheader.

With No-Hitter, Strasburg Tops Only Competition — Himself  —  SAN DIEGO — For the final home start of his college career, Stephen Strasburg — the hardest-throwing, highest-achieving, most-scrutinized, soon-to-be-richest pitcher in the history of hype — entered a world of impossible expectations.