Quad strain lands Nelson Cruz on DL  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right quadriceps muscle.  The move is retroactive to May 4.  —  “It's not fun,” Cruz said about being on the DL.  “I want to play.

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 …

Reyes is Poster Boy for Mets Mediocrity  —  In the eighth inning of an April 27 game in Washington against the Nationals, Mets' shortstop Jose Reyes smashed a line drive up the left centerfield gap that bounced to the wall.  Despite an excellent throw from Nats' centerfielder Rick Ankiel …

Fukudome wins it for Cubs in ninth  —  CHICAGO—Kosuke Fukudome hit a game-ending single as the Chicago Cubs scored twice in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 Saturday.  —  Carlos Pena led off the ninth with a homer to tie it and Blake DeWitt also connected for the Cubs, who have won three of four.

Longoria, Upton lead Rays over Orioles 8-2  —  BALTIMORE—Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs, B.J. Upton hit a three-run drive and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-2 Saturday to tie a single-season club record with their seventh straight road win.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Julio Teheran: One-Night Stand  —  Despite my pleas for sanity, I continue to receive a deluge of “When will Player X be in the big leagues?” questions.  Again, I certainly understand them, but I still don't know, and neither does anyone else.  A great example of how the calendar plays …