National League News

For anyone who was concerned that Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels would not be able to match his incredible rookie season following a slow first month of the season, his recent performances should put an end to any doubt.

The Michael Cuddyer Show rolled into town Friday night, stealing the spotlight from the Giants and Colorado Rockies in a battle of first-place teams.

Don Mattingly isn't in immediate danger of being fired as manager of the last-place Los Angeles Dodgers, with team president Stan Kasten saying none of the players are asking for his dismissal, either.

The Philadelphia Phillies had a chance to get even. In two ways. A win would have put them at .500 for the first time since April 14.

Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a homer, and Ryan Hanigan and Brandon Phillips also homered on Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight win, 7-4 over the Chicago Cubs.

Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a homer, and Ryan Hanigan and Brandon Phillips also homered on Friday night, powering the Cincinnati Reds to their fourth straight win, 7-4 over the Chicago Cubs.

Brandon McCarthy set the bar high his last time out, so the Arizona Diamondbacks should expect nothing less than another strong outing Friday in the opener of a three-game series versus the San Diego Padres at Chase Field.

The St. Louis Cardinals hope to pad their NL Central lead while the Los Angeles Dodgers look to climb out of the NL West basement, as the two are set to begin a three-game series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.

Three's a crowd atop the NL West standings, but the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants will both try to change that as they meet up Friday at AT&T for the opener of a three-game series.

Ike Davis has heard the talk, the quotes, the sound bites and the opinions about what the Mets should do with him.

"My personality won't let me do it," he said recently. "I'm not a numbers type of guy.

"There goes Roy Hobbs," Gattis said, chuckling at the thought of being compared to the mythical figure played on screen by Robert Redford.

Here's hoping Orioles pitching prospect Kevin Gausman , who will make his major league debut tonight against the Blue Jays, lives up to the hype, because this year's American League rookie class is one of the weakest in recent memory.

Jeanmar Gomez tries to pitch the Pittsburgh Pirates to a three-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs Thursday when the National League Central foes close their set from PNC Park.

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly has heard the cascade of criticism washing down upon his high-priced, underperforming roster and he seems to have had enough.

Weeks had a day off Tuesday and utility man Jeff Bianchi showed Roenicke what he could do, collecting two hits.

We talked privately to several Dodger front office officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitive nature of the situation, and they couldn't figure out the motive behind Mattingly's pre-game outburst, either, knowing only that he violated everything we've been taught about job security.

Delmon Young homered and Ryan Howard added three hits and three RBIs to help carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.

Carlos Gonzalez homered and drove in two runs, Jorge De La Rosa pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 4-1 on Wednesday to take two of three in the series.

Peralta was knocked out in the second inning and Milwaukee went on to a 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.