In Samuel's debut, O's stung by Red Sox  —  Tillman roughed up early as losing streak reaches nine  —  BALTIMORE — Friday was supposed to signal the start of a new season at Camden Yards, a fundamentally sound Orioles team that played with enthusiasm and aggression, two attributes interim …

CECIL STELLAR, BAUTISTA GOES YARD TWICE AS JAYS BEAT YANKEES  —  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays stared out at the mound Friday night and saw a part of their recent failed past in A.J. Burnett, and a big part of what they hope is a brighter future in Brett Cecil.

Mets Designate Gary Matthews Jr. For Assignment  —  The Mets designated Gary Matthews Jr. for assignment, according to the team.  They also called catcher Omir Santos and infielder Ruben Tejada up and placed Luis Castillo on the 15-day DL in related moves.  Matthews earns $11MM this year …

Cubs' Zambrano loses 3-1 in comeback  —  Starter looks sharp after 1st inning but offense can't do much against Astros  —  In his first game since returning to the rotation from a stint as a reliever, Carlos Zambrano talks with catcher Geovany Soto after giving up a double to Houston's Carlos Lee in the first inning.

Rookie Smoak, Hamilton power Rangers' rally past Rays 9-6  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rookie Justin Smoak (FSY) homered and had a career-high three hits, Josh Hamilton (FSY) had a homer and two doubles, and the Texas Rangers rallied from an early four-run deficit for a 9-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Sox suffer complete collapse in 10-1 setback  —  Danks, relievers can't stop Indians and offense surprisingly can't solve Masterson  —  White Sox starter John Danks delivers a pitch against the Indians during the third inning.  (Nam Y. Huh, Associated Press / June 4, 2010)

Royals pleased with Yost  —  KANSAS CITY — Royals manager Ned Yost gets a positive rating so far from general manager Dayton Moore.  —  “I think he's done a terrific job,” Moore said.  “He's very focused and he intends on getting where this organization needs to be. ...

Rangers' Beltre Incites Bench-Clearing Brawl After Walk-Off Home Run  —  When you hit a walk-off home run, it's usually best to celebrate after you cross home plate.  —  Unless, apparently, you are Rangers high Class A Bakersfield center fielder Engel Beltre.

Halladay not perfect, but Phils still top Padres  —  Philadelphia, PA — Roy Halladay wasn't perfect, but the Phillies' ace still threw seven solid innings and was backed by Shane Victorino's productive night in a 3-2 win over the Padres.  —  Halladay (8-3), in his first start since retiring …

Atlanta Braves place reliever Takashi Saito on DL  —  LOS ANGELES — The Atlanta Braves placed reliever Takashi Saito on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled reliever Craig Kimbrel from Triple-A Gwinnett before Friday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Trembley dismissed; Samuel in as interim  —  Orioles make change with team owning MLB's worst record  —  NEW YORK — Dave Trembley's time as Orioles manager is over.  Trembley was dismissed on Friday, the club announced, and was replaced immediately by Juan Samuel, who was promoted from third base coach to interim manager.