Cardinals beat Brewers 7-3  —  ST. LOUIS—Yadier Molina tied his career high by going 4-for-4 with a two-run homer, and Kyle Lohse allowed three runs over six innings to run his record to 4-0 for the first time as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Saturday.

Kershaw Wins 10th Straight Decision, 3-2 Over Nats  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw won his 10th straight decision, Andre Ethier hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday night in a matchup of the top two teams in the National League.

Tigers place OF Delmon Young on restricted list  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers placed outfielder Delmon Young on the restricted list Saturday and said he would be evaluated under baseball's employee assistance program following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge for an encounter …

Jeter Scores on Passed Ball, Yanks Beat Tigers 7-6  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Derek Jeter scored on a passed ball with one out in the ninth inning and the New York Yankees rallied to hand the Tigers their fifth straight loss, 7-6 on Friday night, hours after Detroit left fielder Delmon Young was arraigned on a hate crime harassment charge.

MLB Notebook: Miggy ahead of curve  —  On a Tuesday afternoon in Philadelphia on April 27, 1926, in the top of the seventh inning, Mel Ott emerged in his Giants uniform for his first Major League plate appearance.  —  Ott was 17 years and 56 days old for that pinch-hitting appearance, which resulted in a strikeout.

Rockies' Moscoso starting in place of Guthrie on Saturday; Pomeranz ‘wait and see’ on possible DL  —  Guillermo Moscoso will start Saturday after Jeremy Guthrie sprained his right shoulder in a bicycle accident today.  An MRI showed no structural damage, but the right-hander will land on the disabled list.

Why 10 runs equals 1 win  —  It's a rule of thumb that in baseball, every additional 10 runs you score turns one loss into a win.  When I first heard that, it seemed like 10 was a lot ... but I managed to convince myself that it made sense.  Here's how I explained it to myself.

Castro returns to lineup after collision  —  CINCINNATI — Astros catcher Jason Castro was back in the lineup Friday after missing two games with a sore neck resulting from a violent collision at the plate with the Brewers' Mat Gamel on Monday night.  It was a scary moment for Castro …

Final Score: Rockies 18 Mets 9  —  The Mets (11-9) were blown out by the Rockies (10-9) by the score of 18-9 at Coors Field tonight.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Chris Schwinden started for the Mets and he was awful …

Longoria's 4 RBIs propel Rays past Rangers … ARLINGTON, Texas — Evan Longoria homered and drove in four runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays extend their winning streak to six games with an 8-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.  —  Longoria hit a three-run homer in the first inning …

Red Sox hot in cold  —  New-look club wins 5th in row  —  CHICAGO — As he jogged out to right field in 39-degree cold last night, Cody Ross donned a navy blue ski mask that hid half his face, making him appear like a cross between a bank robber and an Iditarod racer.