Pirates designate Travis Ishikawa for assignment to make room for Ike Davis  —  The Pirates announced this afternoon that they have designated Travis Ishikawa for assignment in order to make room for Ike Davis on the active roster.  Davis, who was acquired from the Mets yesterday …

Kershaw throws simulated game  —  LOS ANGELES — All indications point to Clayton Kershaw passing his biggest test with ease.  —  Kershaw, the Los Angeles Dodgers' ace, has been on the disabled list with an upper back problem, but he threw a simulated game Sunday at Dodger Stadium at maximum effort and reported no problems afterward.

Hanigan collects 6 RBIs in 16-1 rout of Yanks  —  Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Ryan Hanigan racks up 2 HRs, 6 RBIs as Rays rout Yankees  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Hanigan homered twice and had six RBIs …

Lewis Gets 1st Win in 2 Years, Texas 6-3 Over WSox  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Colby Lewis pitched into the sixth inning for his first win in nearly two years, Prince Fielder homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3 on Saturday night.  —  Lewis (1-1) struck out four while allowing only one run over 5 1-3 innings.

Braun Homers Twice, Rallies Brewers Over Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Ryan Braun hit two homers, including a two-run shot with two outs in the ninth inning that sent the Milwaukee Brewers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 Saturday night.  —  Braun has five home runs this season after being suspended …

Diamondbacks owner backing his management team, for now  —  Ken Kendrick is the king of cardboard baseball.  —  He has a Honus Wagner card that sells for eight figures.  He has a Babe Ruth card from when Ruth was just a svelte young pitcher.  He has cards that cost him a penny and are now worth over $50,000.

Yankees closer David Robertson says 'I'm ready to go pitch' after facing five batters in extended spring training game  —  Robertson expects to return from the DL Tuesday in Boston when the Yankees open a three-game set against the Red Sox.  —  TAMPA - Tuesday can't come soon enough for David Robertson.

Bryce Harper benched for ‘lack of hustle’ despite quad injury  —  Nationals wunderkind Bryce Harper was pulled from Saturday's game and benched for a “lack of hustle,” manager Matt Williams told reporters.  Harper grounded out back to pitcher leading off the sixth inning but did not run hard down to first base.

Pipeline Perspectives: Polanco should get the next call  —  Outfielder has all the makings to help Pittsburgh sooner rather than later this season … Gregory Polanco not only has one of the most impressive collections of tools in the Minor Leagues, but he also seems to get more and more out of them every year.

MLB likely to adjust two rules: plays at home & transfer catches  —  From the beginning, baseball promised that if its new rules warranted adjustments, those adjustments would be made.  —  Two such adjustments are likely to occur, according to sources with both Major League Baseball and the players union.