Ike Davis relieved to get his first hit  —  In his 19th at-bat of the season, Ike Davis finally got his first hit, a sixth-inning single to right in the Mets' 4-0 loss to the Nationals Wednesday.  —  “I have numbers on my average now,” said Davis, who is batting .050 after going 1-for-4 with two strikeouts.

Halladay, Phillies Beat Marlins  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay's presence was a bigger obstacle for the Miami Marlins than Ozzie Guillen's absence.  —  Halladay threw seven sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies broke out of their offensive slump, beating the Marlins 7-1 …

Johnny Damon excited to join Indians  —  Johnny Damon is leaving one team and readying to join another — the Cleveland Indians.  —  As for the team he's leaving, the 38-year-old Damon played in a soccer game on Wednesday night before sending word that he expects to sign with the Indians soon.

Rockies pound Tim Lincecum, Giants, 17-8  —  DENVER—Tim Lincecum had four inches cut off his famous locks before Wednesday's game and joked that he was trying to look like Tom Cruise in “Mission Impossible—Ghost Protocol.”  —  Lincecum's ensuing start was no blockbuster, more of an epic box office bomb.

Jaso helps Mariners rally for 4-3 win over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—John Jaso had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth to cap a three-run rally off new Rangers closer Joe Nathan and give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending American League champions Wednesday night.

Twins Pick Up 1st Win of Season, 6-5 Over Angels  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamey Carroll had his first two hits with Minnesota, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer to lift the Twins to their first victory of the season, 6-5 over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

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Pirates still engage in lost art of infield  —  LOS ANGELES — Early arriving media and maintenance crews saw the Pirates revive a lost practice at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday: Infield.  —  Clint Hurdle's Bucs are one of the very few Major League teams that still regularly take infield practice …

Braves win second straight, 6-3, over Astros  —  HOUSTON—Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs, David Ross hit a two-run double in his 2012 debut and the Atlanta Braves beat the Houston Astros 6-3 on Wednesday night.  —  Ross, the backup catcher, drove in Chipper Jones and Dan Uggla …

Construction on Ryan Howard's $23 Million Florida Home (And Lazy River) Begins This Month  —  So we figured we'd update you on its plans.  —  Last year we told you that Howard needed to get special permission to build a “moat” with his new home in Belleair Beach, Florida …

Bard gets no help from his BABIP  —  TORONTO — A good way to evaluate how well a pitcher is throwing is to count how many times the batter swings and misses at his pitches.  —  It's a simple, raw way of looking at things.  Throwing a ball right by a major league hitter means you're doing something right.