Rays total 17 hits to beat Marlins 15-2  —  Buzz up!  —  came to the plate five times Friday night, a reflection of how well he pitched—and how well his teammates hit.  —  Sonnanstine allowed only five baserunners and one run in six innings, and the Tampa Bay Rays had three homers among …

Trade winds blow early  —  While others start to kick things around just two months into the season, don't expect the Blue Jays to get involved  —  The New York Mets are trying to trade for a full-time first baseman to replace Carlos Delgado, and the Milwaukee Brewers are looking to replace Rickie Weeks.

Tampa Bay Rays place Scott Kazmir, Troy Percival on DL  —  UPDATE: The Rays are not putting a timetable on Kazmir's return, though it certainly sounds as if his absence will stretch beyond the initial 15-day DL period.  He said it has been bothering him since his start in Boston May 9.

Cuddyer rides out cycle against Crew  —  Outfielder finishes off night full of firsts with historic feat  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins right fielder Michael Cuddyer has always been known for his hustle — whether that means sliding hard to break up a double play or using every bit of speed he has to stretch a single into a double.

PHILLIES/YANKEES GAMES THIS WEEKEND CRITICAL TO HOME RUN THEORY  —  AccuWeather.com has done extensive research into whether the weather is playing a role in the number of home runs at the new Yankee Stadium.  We have determined that this weekend's games with the Phillies will help determine …

Hurdle enjoying trip back home  —  Colorado (16-25) at Detroit (24-16), 5:05 p.m. MT  —  DETROIT — Even after a late-night flight from Atlanta to Detroit on Thursday, Rockies manager Clint Hurdle was up early Friday morning.  —  Hurdle, a Michigan native, had to go out to see the sights in, yes, Detroit.

Dodgers' callup to the rescue, like dad  —  LOS ANGELES — Jamie Hoffman, called up Friday to replace the injured Xavier Paul, is the son of Rich Hoffman, sheriff of Brown County, Minn., who has been in the news lately a lot more than his son.  —  The elder Hoffman has been on the lookout …

Wang in bullpen; Bruney unavailable  —  Chien-Ming Wang, scheduled to start tonight in Pawtucket for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, instead was activated this afternoon and will be available to pitch out of the bullpen against the Phillies.  —  Jonathan Albaladejo was sent down to make room on the roster.

Almonte gets ‘old’ fast  —  Just like eight years ago, Danny Almonte's age is an issue again.  —  Only this time, Almonte is not accused of being a ringer like he was found to be on the Rolando Paulino All-Star team from the Bronx that played in the championship game of the 2001 Little League World Series.

Orioles release Eaton, recall Albers  —  Team parts ways with struggling RHP; Trembley mum on Tuesday's starter  —  WASHINGTON, DC - The Adam Eaton Era has ended for the Orioles after eight starts and an 8.56 ERA.  —  The club informed Eaton he had been released Friday afternoon at Nationals Park …

Pelfrey doesn't balk at solving case of yips  —  BOSTON - Mike Pelfrey believes his yips, which resulted in a franchise-record-tying three balks his last start in San Francisco, will be gone when he opposes Josh Beckett Saturday.  Pelfrey said active and former players who had similar problems reached out to him this week.

Struggling Snider earns a ticket to triple-A  —  BOSTON — The Travis Snider experiment is over for now.  —  The 21-year-old power-hitting left fielder, who slugged his way on to the Blue Jays in spring training and opened the regular season with a rush, last night was packing his bags and headed to triple-A Las Vegas.

Buzz: The Stick, Dye, A.J., and LaRoche  —  This morning on ESPN Radio, Peter Gammons said the Nationals offered Nick Johnson to the Red Sox for 27-year-old set-up man Manny Delcarmen, who has a 0.95 ERA in 18 relief appearances for Boston.  —  ...this makes sense, since i was told …