Did Johan Santana pay price for all those pitches?  —  NEW YORK — So what was actually wrong with Johan Santana?  It's the question the Mets have to be asking after the left-hander gave up four home runs in a 9-1 blowout to the Yankees on Friday night.  It wasn't just a bad outing …

Francis Has Tough Debut for Rockies in 11-6 Loss  —  DENVER (AP) — Jeff Francis returned to Colorado on Saturday, his homecoming short, painful and without a hint of nostalgia.  —  The Los Angeles Angels knocked Francis out in the fourth and scored in five of the first six innings while beating the Rockies 11-5.

Jones' HR in 12th Lifts Orioles Over Phillies  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones hit a two-run homer in the 12th and the Baltimore Orioles won their eighth straight extra-inning game, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 6-4 Saturday and spoiling B.J. Rosenberg's major league debut.

Uggla's HR Powers Hot Braves Past Blue Jays, 5-2  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Hanson shut down another AL East team, Dan Uggla hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Saturday for their season-best sixth straight win.  —  Braves rookie shortstop Andrelton Simmons hit …

Plouffe, Mauer Power Twins Over Cubs, 11-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Plouffe had a double, a homer and four RBIs and Scott Diamond pitched six scoreless innings to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 11-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.  —  Diamond (5-1) allowed seven hits …

Nats double up Red Sox, spoil Daisuke Matsuzaka's season debut … BOSTON — Gio Gonzalez pitched 6 1/3 effective innings, Adam LaRoche hit a solo homer and the Washington Nationals spoiled Daisuke Matsuzaka's return from reconstructive elbow surgery by beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Saturday.

Lowrie, Wallace, Bogusevic Homer to Pace Astros  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jed Lowrie, Brett Wallace and Brian Bogusevic homered and the Houston Astros got a strong effort from their bullpen to beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Friday night.  —  Houston's win was just its third in the last 13 games.

Mariners use 6 pitchers in no-hitter vs. Dodgers … SEATTLE — Kevin Millwood and five relievers combined on the third no-hitter in Seattle Mariners history, a 1-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.  —  The no-hitter was the fourth in the majors this season …

Roberts' HR in 9th gives Arizona win over A's  —  PHOENIX—Ryan Roberts hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 9-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.  —  Roberts, who also doubled twice, lined a 2-1 pitch from Brian Fuentes …

Third time's a charm for Mets' Collins  —  As Terry Collins calmly and deftly answered questions Thursday about yet another banged-up shortstop — Omar Quintanilla, the Mets' sixth shortstop of the season — I wondered if this was yet another area at which the manager had improved.