Angels' Weaver tosses 2nd no-hitter of season … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched the second no-hitter of the 2012 baseball season and the first at Angel Stadium in 37 years on Wednesday night, breezing through the Minnesota Twins lineup with only scant resistance.

Linked by past, two teams part  —  Rusty Staub has a long history with the Mets and Astros - formerly the Houston Colt .45s,  —  HOUSTON — The Houston Colt .45s and Mets came into the National League together in the 1962 expansion.  After the Houston franchise was renamed the Astros …

Sandoval has broken hamate bone in left hand  —  Third baseman missed 41 games last year with broken right hand  —  Pablo Sandoval, the Giants' third baseman and second-leading hitter, has a fractured hamate bone in his left hand.  —  The Giants placed Sandoval on the 15-day disabled list …

Giancarlo Stanton rescues Marlins with home run in 10th inning against Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — It was Giancarlo Stanton to the rescue on Wednesday.  —  Stanton's solo home run in the 10th inning propelled the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 victory over the Giants after relievers Heath Bell …

Beltran Powers Cardinals to 12-3 Rout of Pirates  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Carlos Beltran drove in a career-best seven runs with a pair of three-run home runs and RBI single in the first three innings, leading the way as the St. Louis Cardinals punished A.J. Burnett and the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-3 on Tuesday night.

Chipper blast gives Braves 15-13 win over Phils  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves overcame Carlos Ruiz 's seven RBIs to outlast the Philadelphia Phillies 15-13 on Wednesday night.  —  The seesaw game saw the Braves rally …

Paying it forward  —  The Mets' cash troubles are epitomized by the story of Bobby Bonilla  —  Fred Wilpon's (left) business relationship with Bernie Madoff led the Mets into a mess.  —  LAST JULY, in her New York office, a financial planner by the exquisitely apt name of Jennifer Prosperino received …

Shields K's 11, helps Rays hold off Mariners … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sean Rodriguez and Luke Scott homered for Tampa Bay, helping Rays right-hander James Shields become the AL's first five-game winner with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Harper steals show as Nationals beat Diamondbacks  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper made a tumbling barehanded catch in centerfield and then led off the ninth inning with a double to set the stage for Ian Desmond 's two-out game-ending home run that gave the Washington Nationals a 5-4 victory …

New era: Magic, Dodgers lower cost of parking  —  Schaap Talk: Dodgers Now Full Circle  —  Jeremy Schaap points out that nearly 25 years after Al Campanis' controversial remarks on Nightline, Magic Johnson as an owner has brought the Dodgers full circle.  —  LOS ANGELES — Magic Johnson …

Cook to start Saturday in place of Beckett  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox aren't letting right-hander Aaron Cook leave the organization.  In fact, he will start Saturday's 1:10 p.m. ET contest against the Orioles, replacing Josh Beckett for one turn in the rotation.