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Anibal Sanchez took a no-hitter into the ninth inning before Minnesota's Joe Mauer broke it up with a one-out single, and that was the only hit the Detroit right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory over the Twins on Friday night.

Chris Davis hit his major league-leading 16th home run, Nick Markakis had three hits and three RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-6 on Friday night.

A day after the Orioles sent one of their prized pitching prospects to the mound for his major league debut, the Blue Jays trotted out 23-year-old left-hander Sean Nolin fresh out of Double-A to make his first big league start on Friday night at Rogers Centre .

Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera has six home runs in his last four games. In the month of May, he has a .427 batting average with a .505 on-base percentage and an .878 slugging.

Prince Fielder, Jose Valverde and Brayan Pena celebrate Thursday night after the Detroit Tigers rallied for a 7-6 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

Kevin Gausman made his big league debut last night in Toronto, and with mixed results at that.

A caller to our show this week said one thing the Orioles are missing is that feared hitter in the heart of the batting order.

Dodgers 9, Brewers 2: Manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles rout Milwaukee.

Now, they're turning to one of their top prospects, and they expect it to be a long-term solution.

Nick Markakis added a solo home run for the Orioles, who took two of three from New York to pull within three games of the first-place Yankees in the AL East.

MAY 22: Chris Davis #19 of the Baltimore Orioles rounds first base after hitting a two RBI home run against the New York Yankees in the first inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on May 22, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Baltimore Orioles batter Chris Davis is greeted by teammates Matt Wieters and Adam Jones after belting a two-run homer off of New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning during their American League baseball game in Baltimore, Maryland May 22, 2013.

Kuroda gave up a third-inning single to Chris Davis before grimacing near the mound in pain.

A couple of weeks ago, we used this space to advocate the shopping of Ryan Howard to general managers searching for power.

It would seem to be a poor matchup -- the Rockies' left-handed-hitting Carlos Gonzalez entered Monday's game against D-backs sizzling left-hander Patrick Corbin.

The O's took a hard fought lead into the ninth inning, but it was erased in an instant thanks to a home run by Travis Hafner and Jim Johnson's third consecutive blown save.

Kelly Johnson finished 3-for-5 with a three- run homer, four RBI and two runs scored as Tampa Bay withstood a late Baltimore charge and escaped with a 12-10 victory in the opener of a three- game set from Camden Yards.

Miguel Cabrera leads the AL in batting average and RBI and is second in home runs.

Sunday's rainout against Toronto gives Sabathia the chance to start in what perhaps may be a more meaningful series.

The Birds hit a new low this season, dropping their fourth straight game with a 10-6 loss to the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday evening.