Ryan Howard gets help to beat Nationals again, 5-4  —  WASHINGTON - Roy Halladay beat the Washington Nationals for the 10th straight time, thanks to some help from Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez.  —  Halladay (7-3) allowed 10 hits and four runs over 7 innings, striking out five without a walk.

Cole goes No. 1 in second mock  —  The UCLA right-hander hit 101 mph on Friday, and goes first overall  —  One change at the top can wreak havoc with the rest of the projection, which is what happened here; six or seven picks in the top 10 would change if the Pirates don't do what I'm projecting here at No. 1 overall.

Kyle Phillips' first homer lifts Padres past Braves  —  ATLANTA - Pinch-hitter Kyle Phillips broke a 2-all tie in the 10th inning with his first career home run and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Monday for their third straight win.  —  Phillips, a rookie with a .167 average …

There was another fire at Dodger Stadium this morning  —  On Saturday night there was a small fire in a storage room at Dodger Stadium that caused smoke to be visible from the stands and required that a bunch of fans be moved from the upper decks along the first base line to other seats.

Jose Reyes goes on bereavement list  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been placed on the bereavement list by the team after learning of the death of his grandmother Monday afternoon, the team announced.  Reyes left the team immediately to fly home to Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Ichiro needs to show leadership with more hustle  —  In a batting slump, star also seems to be passive in the field  —  Leading off the 11th inning of another in a series of remarkable Mariners wins Saturday night, catcher Miguel Olivo threw himself at first base, diving hard like a fullback at the goal line, beating the throw.

Ortiz has pinch-hit homer in ninth for Red Sox  —  DETROIT (AP) — David Ortiz doesn't do a lot of pinch-hitting, so it's rare for him to hit a home run in that role.  —  So rare, in fact, that the last time was his first home run with the Red Sox.  —  Eight years later, Ortiz did it again …

Ranking Baseball's Best Ballparks  —  I'm working on an article about the New York Mets — but that subject is perhaps too depressing for a beautiful Memorial Day weekend.  —  The article, in any event, will focus on the Mets' attendance and whether there are any signals that the club's off …

Guillen: Fans have short memories  —  Sox manager says they're ungrateful for 2005 championship  —  John Danks reacts after he gave up a grand slam to Toronto's Aaron Hill in the first inning.  (FRED THORNHILL, REUTERS / May 29, 2011)  —  TORONTO — Ozzie Guillen began Sunday by firing …

Bautista, Danks exchange verbal barbs in Jays' blowout  —  TORONTO — John Danks was taking a beating.  Jose Bautista missed a pitch he thought he should have clobbered.  And then, for a moment, sparks flew between the two.  —  The Toronto Blue Jays were leading Danks and his Chicago White Sox 9-2 …