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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Lower-back strain sends Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Jeff Niemann to disabled list  —  ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Jeff Niemann is headed to the disabled list with a lower-back strain that will sideline him for an undetermined about of time.  —  “It's very frustrating,” he said.

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.

Six teams that could be in need of a trade for Mets' Reyes … The first Jose Reyes trade rumor was thrown out early — surely way too early to be seriously considered, as it came nearly three months before the trade deadline.  But it won't be the last.  —  No, this was very likely …

Too much for Twins to overcome?  —  At a time when it's tempting to play “Taps” for the 2011 Twins, a drum roll, please, for some of the comebacks in the franchise's recent history:  —  2006: 11 1/2 games back on June 7, the Twins pass three teams to win the AL Central, with first baseman Justin Morneau winning the league MVP award.