Young and Mets Take Care of Former Teammate  —  LOS ANGELES — Before the start of the 2011 season, Sandy Alderson, who was then just beginning his run as the Mets' general manager, signed a pair of veteran pitchers to bargain-price, one-year deals.  —  Chris Young and Chris Capuano …

Bautista keeps blasting away but Jays lose slugfest to Angels  —  Is there something wrong with Robinson Cano's phone?  —  Perhaps his mobility plan restricts long distance calls from the U.S. to Canada.  —  Red Sox rough up Romero, Blue Jays 10-4  —  HOT BODY Blue Jays slugger to bare it in Body Issue

Padres rally as Astros meltdown in 9th inning  —  Astros closer Brett Myers didn't blame anyone or anything except himself for the team's 7-3 loss to San Diego on Thursday night.  —  “I (stunk).  I gave up runs.  That's not my job,” said Myers, who gave up six runs — five unearned …

Girardi botches ninth vs. White Sox  —  Instead of calling on Robertson, manager's ‘mix-and-match’ puts Yanks in a mess … NEW YORK — The following column is being written with the approval and blessing of Joseph Elliott Girardi, the manager of the New York Yankees.

Bryce Harper loves Washington, and says he wants to play his entire career in the city  —  Ron Harper speaks with his youngest son most every day, and on the evening of June 13, Bryce Harper sounded tired.  The Washington Nationals had finished a road trip through Boston and Toronto …

Hernandez matches career-best 13 Ks, Mariners top Red Sox  —  SEATTLE — Felix Hernandez matched his career high with 13 strikeouts in a brilliant five-hit complete game and John Jaso's pinch-hit single in the bottom of the ninth scored Casper Wells to give the Seattle Mariners a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night.

Giants 5  —  Preview  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Reds-Giants Preview … The Cincinnati Reds' Johnny Cueto and San Francisco Giants' Madison Bumgarner both have a chance to go unbeaten in the month of June.

Scherzer pitches six strong as Tigers defeat Rays  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Max Scherzer struck out seven in six innings and Miguel Cabrera had four hits and drove in two runs to lead the Detroit Tigers to a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night.  —  Scherzer (7-5) allowed two runs …

Indians Beat Orioles 7-2 to End 5-Game Skid  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Johnny Damon and Asdrubal Cabrera hit three-run homers, Shin-Soo Choo had a solo shot, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-2 Thursday night to end a five-game losing streak.

Cleveland Indians' Jack Hannahan has idea to punish bad umps: Minor League demotions  —  Victim of Yankees' Dewayne Wise fake catch ruled an out by umpire Mike DiMuro wants demotions on table for bad calls.  —  Jack Hannahan comes out swinging after ump blows call that gives him an out instead of chance to tie game vs. Yankees.

Get Ready for Rangers to Fill Up All-Star Roster  —  Two straight trips to the World Series have turned the Texas Rangers into baseball's glamour gang.  —  Josh Hamilton is the most popular player in the game.  Mike Napoli could run for mayor of Arlington.  Adrian Beltre, Nelson Cruz and Yu Darvish — household names by now.