Notes: Novoa replaces Wuertz on roster  —  Cubs surprised at Casey's injury; Barrett racking up ribbies  —  PITTSBURGH — The Chicago Cubs' bullpen got a fresh arm on Saturday when right-hander Roberto Novoa was called up from Triple-A Iowa.  —  Right-hander Michael Wuertz …

No free pass for the Giants offense  —  San Francisco's struggles at plate continue against the Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - Jason Schmidt was good enough to overcome most of his shortcomings Saturday night.  The same couldn't be said of the Giants' hitters.

Notes: Boomer lands on DL  —  DiNardo likely moves to rotation, Van Buren called up  —  BOSTON — A durable workhorse for most of his career, left-hander David Wells is suddenly feeling his age.  After coming off the disabled list and making one start, recurring woes in his right knee …

Milwaukee 8, NY Mets 2  —  Tony Gwynn: Brewers & Mets: Early season surprises  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Tomo Ohka came up to the plate with the score tied in the fourth inning and two on, just after Chad Moeller's bloop near the right-field line popped out of Xavier Nady's glove for a single.

Padres-Braves Preview  —  John Smoltz is familiar with starting a season slowly.  —  The hard-throwing right-hander looks to rebound from two difficult outings when the Atlanta Braves host the San Diego Padres on Saturday in the second game of a three-game series.

Yanks Cover for Wright, Then Rivera Blows Save  —  MINNEAPOLIS, April 15 — Mariano Rivera's cut fastball bored in to break Justin Morneau's bat, but a game-winning two-run single dribbled into right field, leaving Rivera as stunned as the Yankees behind him on the field.

Losses Keep Coming For Nats  —  Drese Hurts Elbow, Season in Question: Marlins 5, Nationals 3  —  MIAMI, April 14 — Less than two weeks into the season, it already seems destined to be a summer-long battle for the cellar.  The Florida Marlins and the Washington Nationals play 18 games that represent …

Rangers' loss a four-gone conclusion for Padilla  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - Maybe it was blues legend John Lee Hooker, with an assist from Jimmie Vaughan, who put it best:  —  "Boom, boom, boom, boom."  —  That pretty much summed up Vicente Padilla's outing against the Oakland Athletics on Saturday in the Rangers' 5-4 loss.

Re-creating a classic  —  Before this story gets to the part where the kid lands his dream job because of a video game, some tired fingers and Bill Buckner, let's go back about 20 years.  —  On Oct. 25, 1986, Conor Lastowka was 5 years old.  He lived in Virginia, and bedtime was long …

GRAVE AGAIN  —  MLB'S ONCE A YEAR CHARADE  —  WHY ARE THE TOP 20 EXECUTIVES  —  IN BASEBALL ALL WHITE BUD  —  Glorifying Jackie Robinson on April 15th  —  Baseball is also secretly very secretly celebrating its Great Relief that the likes of Jackie Robinson are dead and buried.

Brazelton sent to bullpen; Hensley starter  —  MIAMI - Manager Bruce Bochy made it official yesterday, demoting Dewon Brazelton into a long-relief job and filling the No. 4 starting spot with Clay Hensley for Tuesday's game in Denver.  —  "Hopefully it'll be the best for both pitchers," Bochy said.

Prospectus Notebook  —  Red Sox, Devil Rays  —  BOSTON RED SOX  —  A lot can change in a week.  The Red Sox went from having Coco Crisp in center and Trot Nixon in right to an outfield that now consists of some combination of Adam Stern, Wily Mo Pena, and Dustan Mohr, depending on the handedness of the opposing starter.

Wakefield to make Fenway debut  —  Seattle (5-6) at Boston (7-3), 1:20 p.m. ET  —  The Red Sox will try to break out their bats on Saturday afternoon when they meet the Mariners in the second game of a three-game series.  Though Boston did win Friday's opener, it was by the slimmest of margins (2-1).

Lefty just what pen needed  —  Wilson comes off DL to add some flexibility; Feldman sent down  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - Rangers manager Buck Showalter felt a little more comfortable Friday afternoon.  —  He had a second left-hander he could trust in the bullpen.