Historic slam propels Red Sox past Phillies  —  Nava only second player to hit one on first pitch in Majors  —  BOSTON — It was a Saturday that had the Red Sox scrambling at the beginning.  Daisuke Matsuzaka was scratched during warmups and immediately placed on the disabled list with a right forearm strain.

Weavers could be on same mound Sunday  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre said reliever Jeff Weaver could very well pitch Sunday in a game his brother, Jered, is scheduled to start for the Angels, but he won't make an extra effort to match the two.  —  “I'm not saying he won't be in,” Torre said.

Astros reach deal with supplemental pick  —  Minnesota third baseman Kvasnicka selected 33rd  —  NEW YORK — The Astros have reached a contract agreement with supplemental Draft pick Mike Kvasnicka, a source has confirmed to MLB.com.  Kvasnicka, a junior third baseman from the University of Minnesota, was taken with the 33rd pick.

Gomes hits two three-run homers in Reds' 11-5 win  —  CINCINNATI—Jonny Gomes hit three-run homers in his first two at-bats for a career-high six RBIs, powering the Cincinnati Reds to an 11-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday.  —  Brandon Phillips had three hits …

Lucroy brings different skills to position  —  Rookie catcher has success at throwing out baserunners  —  MILWAUKEE — He hasn't been named the No. 1 catcher for the Brewers just yet, but rookie Jonathan Lucroy is certainly going to get a chance to earn the spot.

Gibson's catcher McCarver praises Rockies' Jimenez  —  It was a dark and stormy sixth inningstraight out of an Edward Bulwer-Lytton neo-Gothic novel — and the purple pros of Colorado were struggling against rain falling like rivets, the callous cold and the agitating Blue Jays from the North.

Post Game: Mets 3, Orioles 1  —  The Mets defeated the Orioles by the score of 3-1 tonight at Camden Yards in Baltimore.  —  The Mets won their first road series of the year tonight, and are now six games over .500.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.tv here.  —  The Least You Should Know:

Brooks Conrad's bunt lifts Braves past Twins 3-2  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Brooks Conrad filled in neatly for Chipper Jones, making two nice plays at third base and then driving in the go-ahead run with a squeeze bunt in the ninth inning Saturday night that lifted the Atlanta Braves over Minnesota 3-2.

Rays' Carlos Pena homers in 6th straight game  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena has homered for the sixth consecutive game, hitting a solo shot in the first inning of Saturday's night game against the Florida Marlins.  —  Pena became the first player to homer …

Jeter, Posada lead Yanks' 9-3 romp past Astros  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Playing without Alex Rodriguez again, the New York Yankees found plenty of power elsewhere.  —  Derek Jeter homered twice, Jorge Posada snapped out of a slump with his first grand slam in nearly six years and New York beat …