Robinson Cano to hire Jay-Z  —  Roc Nation, an entertainment company founded by Shawn Carter, also known as Jay-Z, will announce on Tuesday that it is getting into the sports representation business through a partnership with Creative Artists Agency (CAA).  —  The company, which will be known …

Yu Darvish Loses Perfect Game With 2 Outs in 9th  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Yu Darvish was one out from a perfect game when Marwin Gonzalez grounded a clean single through the pitcher's legs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Tuesday night.  —  The celebrated right-hander …

Cardinals Hit 3 Home Runs in 6-1 Win Over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Matt Holliday, Pete Kozma and Jon Jay homered and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Tuesday night to even their season-opening series at a game apiece.  —  Jaime Garcia (1-0) gave up two hits …

Reds OF Ludwick needs surgery on shoulder  —  CINCINNATI — Reds outfielder Ryan Ludwick tore cartilage in his right shoulder while sliding into third base during the season opener and will need surgery, leaving the defending NL Central champions without one of their main run producers for an uncertain period.

Giants' Madison Bumgarner shuts down Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Madison Bumgarner pitched two-hit ball over eight innings, giving the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 win against the Dodgers while overshadowing the major league debut of high-priced Los Angeles pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu on Tuesday night.

Draft Bonus Pools Rise 8.2 Percent  —  Assigned pick values for the first 10 rounds of the 2013 draft have increased 8.2 percent from last year's numbers, according to documents obtained by Baseball America.  The total value for those rounds is $202,501,600.

Wieters, Davis, Jones Power Orioles Past Rays 7-4  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Baltimore played like a confident bunch that's left 2012 behind and is intent on proving a surprising breakthrough season wasn't a fluke.  —  Adam Jones keyed a seventh-inning rally with a go-ahead double …

Jackie Bradley's Red Sox debut was a show-stopper  —  NEW YORK — First walk.  First hustle on the basepaths.  First strikeout.  First run.  First RBI.  First “tremendous” catch.  —  How long before Dr. Charles Steinberg produces “The Ballad of Jackie Bradley Jr.?”

RAYS  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays begin the 2013 season this afternoon against the Baltimore Orioles fully intent on winning the American League East title, the American League pennant and the final game of the World Series.  —  “I think you're doing everyone a disservice if you don't believe that,” third baseman Evan Longoria said.

Nationals notes: Ian Desmond focused on winning, not new contract  —  Not much has changed for Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond when it comes to a possible contract extension.  The team is still open to discussing one with Desmond, and Desmond is still open to considering it.