Riggleman's team meeting comes at right time  —  WASHINGTON — Every year at the one-third point of the season, manager Jim Riggleman holds a team meeting.  The timing could not be any better this year for Washington.  —  The Nationals lost eight of their past nine games before Riggleman held …

Wilpons should do the right thing and retire Carter's No. 8 with Mets  —  Mets on Twitter  —  The disgrace is that the Mets had 22 years to do the right thing based on performance, based on accomplishment, based on Gary Carter's inviolable place in the collective heart of their fans.

As Mets' Image Slumps, So Does Attendance  —  Saturday night seemed like a perfect one for a baseball game: 70 degrees and breezy, with the workweek, because of the Memorial Day holiday, still more than 60 hours away.  The National League's best team and the Mets' longtime rivals, the Phillies, were in town at Citi Field.

Nationals' prospect Moore nabs weekly honors  —  WASHINGTON — Double-A Harrisburg first baseman Tyler Moore was named Player of the Week in the Eastern League for the period of May 23-29.  —  Moore hit .448 (13-for-29), with three home runs, seven RBIs and a .897 slugging percentage in eight games during the week.

Astros rally for six runs off Cubs' closer for comeback win  —  CHICAGO — Cubs closer Carlos Marmol blew his third save of the season, allowing six runs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat Chicago 7-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Matt Downs' pinch-hit, two-run double tied …

Stunning, but true: Rockies tumble into fourth place after wretched May  —  Colorado Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki, right reacts after striking out during the second inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Tuesday, May 31, 2011.  —  LOS ANGELES — The fourth-place Rockies.

Contact Us  —  Registration … Some sporting thoughts before sunrise ...  > If you don't believe in clutch, you will forever under-value Neil Walker.  —  I tweeted exactly that statement late last night, right after Walker overcame a lousy night by drilling a two-run single in the eighth inning …

Sore quad makes Holliday a late scratch  —  ST. LOUIS — Left fielder Matt Holliday was scratched from the starting lineup 25 minutes before the Cardinals' game against San Francisco on Tuesday with discomfort in his left quadriceps.  —  Holliday pinch-hit in the fifth inning Tuesday, striking out on three pitches.

Ludwick, Latos help Padres take rare series win over Braves  —  ATLANTA — Ryan Ludwick had an RBI single in the three-run seventh, Heath Bell struggled to earn a fourth straight save and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Tuesday night for their season-high fourth consecutive victory.

Granderson hits 17th home run as Yankees beat Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs and Derek Jeter had two hits to reach 2,983 for his career and scored three runs to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the ninth straight time, 10-3 on Tuesday night.

Sanchez leads Marlins past Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Anibal Sanchez pitched eight effective innings and drove in two runs on chopping groundouts, helping the Florida Marlins end Arizona's seven-game winning streak with a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday night.

Gardenhire: Mauer won't be moved from catcher  —  DETROIT — Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was adamant on Tuesday that when Joe Mauer returns this season, it will be at catcher.  —  “He signed an eight-year deal to catch in the big leagues for the Minnesota Twins,” Gardenhire said.