Kershaw flirts with no-no in Dodgers' win  —  Leadoff double by Ross in eighth ends 21-year-old's bid  —  MIAMI — Clayton Kershaw was being compared to Sandy Koufax before he pitched in a Major League game, so while Sunday marked the first time in his brief career that he flirted with a no-hitter …

Cashman: “The most important thing is performance”  —  A big thank you to Times-Tribune photographer Jason Farmer to passing along some of his extra photos from today's game.  —  Last time Chien-Ming Wang pitched for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, general manager Brian Cashman more or less told us …

Lineup-card error forces pitcher to hit  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — An error on the Tampa Bay Rays' official lineup card forced starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine to bat in Sunday's game against Cleveland.  —  The Rays listed Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria as the third baseman on the card given …

Up next for Angels: Monday at Seattle  —  The Angels and Mariners open a four-game series.  —  AT SEATTLE  —  Where: Safeco Field.  —  When: 7.  —  On the air: TV: FS West; Radio: 830, 980, 1330.  —  Pitchers: John Lackey vs. Jarrod Washburn; Matt Palmer (4-0, 3.38) vs. Felix Hernandez …

Cora leaves with injured thumb  —  (UPDATED) SAN FRANCISCO — As if the Mets didn't have enough injury concerns, backup infielder Alex Cora left tonight's game in the third inning due to a sprained right thumb — one day after the veteran suffered the same injury to his left thumb.

Redding ready to join Mets rotation  —  New York (21-16) at Los Angeles (26-13), 10:10 p.m. ET  —  SAN FRANCISCO — When the Mets began signing starting pitchers in bunches late last offseason, luring Tim Redding and Livan Hernandez and Freddy Garcia to camp, they were effectively taking …

Fowler trying to improve lefty swing  —  PITTSBURGH — Dexter Fowler was left out against a left-hander Sunday because he needs to get his swing right.  —  Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is working with Fowler on his left-handed swing, lowering his hands to get him into a better “load position” as the pitch approaches the plate.

Prospectus Idol: Meet the Finalists by Baseball Prospectus  —  Meet the Finalists  —  It is our privilege to present the slate of competitors in the first-ever edition of Prospectus Idol.  The objective of this competition is to find a new Baseball Prospectus columnist …

Reyes, Mets getting antsy  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Mets claim Jose Reyes isn't bound for the disabled list, but concern about his right leg is starting to grow with the shortstop set to miss his fourth start in a row tonight.  —  Reyes said he saw a doctor Saturday and was diagnosed with tendinitis in his right calf near the knee.

Did Tipping Pitches Help Rodriguez and Others?  Numbers Say No  —  The most damaging allegation in Selena Roberts's new book on Alex Rodriguez had nothing to do with steroids.  Rodriguez's use of performance-enhancing drugs certainly counts as cheating, but an argument can be made that his team was the beneficiary.