Colleli named Nats' honorary bat girl  —  MIAMI — Major League Baseball will salute breast cancer awareness on Sunday by having honorary bat girls on Mother's Day, and the Nationals will have a worthy and appreciative representative.  —  The Nationals' bat girl will be Cathy Colleli of Olney …

Phillies waste Lee's 16 strikeouts  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derek Lowe knew he wasn't going to last long enough to finish a no-hitter.  —  The sinkerballer was pulled due to a blister on his right foot after allowing his first two hits in the seventh inning, but the Atlanta Braves overcame …

Sanchez Lifts Giants Over Rockies 4-3 in 9th  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A birthday tribute and a little icing on the cake, too.  —  The Say Hey Kid couldn't have had a better night at the ballpark.  —  Freddy Sanchez singled home the winning run off Felipe Paulino in the ninth inning …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Martinez set to start for Quad Cities on Saturday  —  ST. LOUIS — Teen flamethrower Carlos Martinez will be promoted by the St. Louis Cardinals to Low-A Quad Cities on Saturday so he can start for the affiliate that evening at Wisconsin.  —  Martinez, 19, will be making his North American debut.

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.

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 …

Hernandez, Ryan Lead Seattle Past Chicago 3-2  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Brendan Ryan hit a game-ending RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning to make a winner of Felix Hernandez, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Friday night.  —  Hernandez (4-2) gave up five hits …

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.

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 …

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 …