Hamels shuts down Nats, spoils Werth's return  —  PHILADELPHIA—Cole Hamels pitched a five-hitter, Raul Ibanez doubled twice as he stopped an 0 for 35 slump and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 Tuesday night.  —  Jayson Werth was for 3 with a walk …

Tigers top pitchers fail in 7th straight loss, 5-3 to Yankees  —  DETROIT — When a team is in a slump, strange things start to happen.  —  On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers lost because their ace felt too good.  —  Justin Verlander, hitting 100 mph, allowed three runs in the first two innings …

Francisco Liriano throws no-hitter for Twins  —  Francisco Liriano pitched the major leagues' first no-hitter of the season, throwing his first career complete game in the Minnesota Twins' 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  —  Liriano (2-4) walked six and struck out two …

Astros' Big Inning Beats Reds 10-4  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Left-hander J.A. Happ singled home a run during Houston's six-run fourth inning — its biggest of the season — and the Astros beat the Reds 10-4 on Tuesday night, leaving Cincinnati with its first losing record in nearly a year.

Mets' Bay on paternity leave; likely out 2 games  —  NEW YORK — Jason Bay, the New York Mets' starting left fielder, has gone on paternity leave and will miss at least Tuesday night's game against the San Francisco Giants.  —  Major League Baseball instituted the new paternity leave list this season …

Youkilis late scratch from lineup due to illness  —  BOSTON — Less than a half hour before Tuesday night's first pitch, Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis was scratched from the lineup due to illness.  —  Jed Lowrie moved from shortstop to third base, with Marco Scutaro inserted into the lineup at short.

Rays' Upton hits game-winning homer in ninth  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—B.J. Upton kept Jo-Jo Reyes from getting his first win in three years.  —  Upton hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

The good — and bad — news about MLB's attendance figures … Commissioner Bud Selig has an attendance problem.  It's not a problem with the actual attendance, but a problem with perception people take from the snapshot of a wet, dreary April and extrapolate into doom and gloom for the sport.

Indians outfielder Choo arrested on DUI charges … CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has been charged with drunken driving.  —  The team said Choo was arrested early Monday in Sheffield Lake, Ohio.  Choo traveled with the Indians and is with the team in Oakland …

Longoria returns from strained left oblique  —  Tampa Bay Rays all-star third baseman Evan Longoria has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list.  —  The move was made before Tuesday night's game against Toronto.  Longoria had been sidelined since April 3 with a strained left oblique.

Mariners' rebirth stands on horizon  —  Club recovering after years of questionable decisions  —  We all know how great it is to be in Seattle, visit the Pike Place Market and get seafood on Elliott Bay.  To be there in 1995 when Junior Griffey scored from first on Edgar Martinez's shot …

The Giants And Jose Reyes  —  After being shut out by Tom Gorzelanny last night, the Giants rank second to last in the NL with 3.54 runs scored per game.  “We're awful right now,” manager Bruce Bochy told reporters last night.  Pablo Sandoval, Andres Torres, and Mark DeRosa are currently on the disabled list.

Source: Mets to sell stake this month  —  NEW YORK — The sale of a minority stake in the New York Mets likely will be completed by the end of this month, a source with knowledge of the process tells ESPNNewYork.com.  The announcement could come before June 1.  —  “It's not imminent,” a source said.