Rays edge Red Sox in 1st game of doubleheader  —  BOSTON — David DeJesus had a solo homer and drew a bases-loaded walk, and Tampa Bay's bullpen pitched 4 1/3 scoreless innings to lift the Rays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

Game Recap: Rockies 7 - Mets 4  —  Bartolo Colon was crushed in the opener of a four-game set in Colorado as the Mets (15-12) lost to the Rockies (17-13) by the score of 7-4 Thursday night >> Read the full recap and box score at SNY.tv.  —  Need to Know: Bartolo Colon got the start and struggled mightily …

Baseball Shakes Up Its Investigative Unit  —  In the wake of the Alex Rodriguez doping case, which drew accusations of unethical behavior by Major League Baseball's top investigators, the league has fired some members of its investigative team and moved to restructure the unit.

Kershaw whiffs nine in second rehab start  —  Likely to rejoin LA rotation next week, he allows one earned run in five innings  —  MINNEAPOLIS — With a likely return to the rotation next week in Washington, Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw made his second Minor League rehab start Wednesday night …

Braves To Extend Chris Johnson  —  6:04pm: The deal is complete, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (via Twitter), who says the contract is for three years and includes a club option.  That means that Atlanta will buy out both of Johnson's final two arb-eligible seasons along with a free agent year …

Giants think Cain will return to mound Monday  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Bruce Bochy scanned the field during Wednesday night's warmups to make sure right-hander Matt Cain wasn't trying to play catch somewhere.  —  Cain, who was scratched from Tuesday night's start after cutting …

Wieters home run gives Orioles doubleheader sweep over Pirates  —  BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters led off the 10th inning with a home run off Stolmy Pimentel to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates and a doubleheader sweep Thursday night.

Passionate Balsley brings out best in Padres' pitchers  —  Peavy among long line of hurlers to flourish under coach's guidance, influence  —  SAN DIEGO — It's difficult to know where Jake Peavy would be today had he not met Darren Balsley, who first was his pitching coach in the low levels …

Stanton, McGehee key rally, Marlins beat Braves for sweep  —  MIAMI — Giancarlo Stanton and Casey McGehee hit consecutive run-scoring singles off David Carpenter during a two-run rally in the seventh inning that led the Miami Marlins over the Atlanta Braves 5-4 Thursday night for a three-game sweep of the NL East leader.

Blue Jays Beat Royals 7-3 to Avoid Series Sweep  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Buehrle pitched into the seventh inning, Juan Francisco and Colby Rasmus each went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Thursday night to avoid a series sweep.

One month down: Early MLB award contenders  —  One month into his third season Mike Trout is exactly where he ended his first two: in second place in the AL MVP race.  —  With the calendar turning to May, it is time for Awards Watch to get down to business.

Robinson Cano has 2 RBIs as Mariners beat Yankees again  —  NEW YORK — Robinson Cano shrugged off the boos in his return to Yankee Stadium and walked away a two-time winner.  —  Cano doubled and drove in two runs to help the Seattle Mariners beat the New York Yankees 4-2 Thursday night behind …

Chavez Pitches A's to Sweep of Rangers in 12-1 Win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jesse Chavez allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings, Eric Sogard matched his season total with three RBIs on Wednesday night and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep with a 12-1 rout of the sloppy Texas Rangers.