Riggleman named to All-Star coaching staff  —  MIAMI — Manager Jim Riggleman will be one of the National League coaches for this summer's All-Star Game, being held at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 12.  —  Bruce Bochy, skipper of the defending World Series champion Giants, will manage the NL team.

Gonzalez Goes 7 Innings, A's Beat Royals 3-2  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Gio Gonzalez pitched seven effective innings and the Oakland Athletics ruined Eric Hosmer's much-anticipated major league debut with a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.

Top prospect Teheran will make debut Saturday  —  PHILADELPHIA — Instead of having either Tim Hudson or Tommy Hanson pitch on short rest, the Braves will allow top pitching prospect Julio Teheran to make his Major League debut Saturday night against the Phillies.

Yankees Beat Texas 4-1 Behind Granderson, Nova  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Curtis Granderson homered twice into the upper deck, rookie Ivan Nova limited the Texas Rangers to two singles while pitching into the eighth inning, and the New York Yankees ended their season-worst three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory Friday night.

Lind Homers as Blue Jays Beat Tigers 7-4  —  TORONTO (AP) — Adam Lind homered and drove in two runs, Jesse Litsch struck out a career-high nine and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-4 on Friday night.  —  Lind had an RBI single off Phil Coke (1-5) during a three-run first and added …

Lee punches out 16, but Braves shut out Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derek Lowe took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 on Friday night despite Cliff Lee 's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies.

Final: Twins 9, Red Sox 2  —  Game over  —  The Red Sox were beaten by the Rochester...errr... Minnesota Twins tonight in an awful performance.  If lethargic was the way to describe the 11-0 loss to the Angels Thursday afternoon, then add this one to the list of forgettable performances.

Reds take third straight as Bruce homers in win over Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer while Brandon Phillips made some key defensive plays at second base as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday for their third straight win.

Mets' David Wright an option if Tigers continue struggles  —  Notes, items, thoughts as the best month of the year — May — blissfully begins ...  — As mentioned last week, David Wright looks as if he will be available and the Tigers almost certainly will be among those clubs inquiring.

Garcia takes perfect game into eighth for Cards  —  ST. LOUIS—Jaime Garcia carried a perfect game into the eighth inning and finished with a two-hitter, dominating the punchless Milwaukee Brewers in a 6-0 victory for the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.

Prospect Hot Sheet: May 6  —  Team: high Class A Wilmington (Carolina)  —  Why he's here: 2-0, 2.57, 13 IP, 9 H, 2 ER, 2 R, 1 BB, 18 SO  —  The Scoop: The Royals' first wave of prospects are starting to filter into the big leagues—Eric Hosmer's callup means the first baseman will join …

Hedge funder Steve Cohen frontrunner to buy minority stake in Mets  —  Controversial hedge-fund titan Steve Cohen is very close to being a baseball owner, The Post has learned.  —  The billionaire money man is the frontrunner to buy a minority stake in the money-losing team and was set …

Reviewing what is painfully obvious  —  Major League Baseball has no excuse for continuing to miss the call on instant replay  —  This is a tale of two no-hit bids with two very different places in history, all because baseball still can't bring itself to acknowledge the invention of a scary …

Bryant: Even at 80, Willie Mays' superstar legacy endures  —  Nearly 40 years after his final game, Willie Mays' superstar legacy has endured  —  The words reverberate, vibrating noisily like a quarter sitting atop a spinning washing machine, rattling and demanding acceptance from those who wince …

MLB, union consider plan to handle DUI incidents … NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball and its players' association are considering a formal plan for dealing with alcohol-related incidents in the next collective bargaining agreement.  —  Two people familiar with the talks confirmed them to The Associated Press on Friday.

Dykstra indicted in feds' bankruptcy fraud case  —  LOS ANGELES — Former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Lenny Dykstra has been indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury in a bankruptcy fraud case.  —  The 48-year-old filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and is accused …