Nats expected to place Olsen on DL  —  Starter to be disabled with tendinitis; Detwiler set to join club  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals are expected to place left-hander Scott Olsen on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with left shoulder tendinitis and recall left-hander Ross Detwiler from Double-A Harrisburg.

A-Rod home run lifts Yankees over Twins in 11th  —  Alex Rodriguez, right, is greeted by his teammates at home after hitting a walk-off home run in the 11th inning.  (Photo by David Pokres / May 16, 2009)  —  The thin line between love and something dramatically less that Yankees fans feel …

Lackey ejected two pitches into debut  —  Starter throws behind Kinsler, then hits him in ribs  —  ARLINGTON — John Lackey was upset — not with Ian Kinsler or the Rangers, but with the way his season debut ended as abruptly as a burp.  —  Two pitches into his return to the mound …

Pirates acquire Hacker from Yankees  —  The Pirates have acquired minor league starter Eric Hacker from the New York Yankees, a source disclosed this afternoon.  The rest of the trade details are not yet known.  —  Hacker, 26, had been designated for assignment last Saturday …

David Ortiz will be benched for rest of Boston's road trip  —  SEATTLE — Terry Francona is giving Big Papi an extended rest this weekend.  —  The Red Sox manager said that struggling David Ortiz would miss the final two games of the road trip and not start again until this Tuesday …

UNC's Ackley one of the top draft prizes  —  Dustin Ackley is probably going to be the pick after Stephen Strasburg in the June 9 draft.  The University of North Carolina junior can really hit, as his career 100 extra-base hits, 127 walks and 73 strikeouts underscore — not to mention the 1.273 OPS he has put up in this his draft year.

Cooper leaves himself open to doubts  —  Cecil Cooper had a difficult day at the office Saturday at Wrigley Field.  —  It's never a good thing when players are text messaging beat writers or asking them in the clubhouse afterward: “Why didn't he have Jason Michaels sacrifice?  Why didn't he walk Alfonso Soriano?”

Hundley homers in 16th to give Padres 6-5 win  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Nick Hundley homered with two outs in the 16th inning to give the San Diego Padres a 6-5 win Saturday night over the Cincinnati Reds in the longest game in the majors this season.  —  Hundley sent an 0-1 pitch from Micah Owings …

Paige: It's time to bail on Hurdle  —  They think we're not watching closely, or at all.  —  They think that because we've been overwhelmed by the John Philip Sousa victory march of the Nuggets and traumatized by the changing of everything but the guards at Broncos Palace, we've accepted the status woe.

Cubs fritter away four-run lead, escape Astros in ninth inning  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano drove in Bobby Scales with the winning run in the ninth inning after the Cubs had squandered a four-run lead, sending Chicago to a 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday.

Hill leads Orioles to win in debut  —  Left-hander allows two runs in 5 2/3 innings during 3-2 victory  —  Orioles starting pitcher Rich Hill throws in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals.  Hill gave up two runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings during his first start of the season.