Johnson (1-3) had gone winless in 12 starts since his most recent victory on April 19, 2011. He missed the final 4½ months of last season because of right shoulder inflammation. Hanley Ramirez had three hits and two RBIs for the Marlins. Omar Infante tied a career high with four hits, including a two-run single, and John Buck singled home the other two...

Brian McCann homered and the Braves scored four runs in the third inning. Cueto (4-1) led the major leagues with his 1.12 ERA before giving up six runs, five earned, on eight hits in four innings. He had allowed only one earned run over 23 innings in his last three starts. The first-place Braves moved one-half game ahead of the Nationals in the NL...

Santana struck out nine during 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball, Albert Pujols drove in two runs with infield singles, and the Los Angeles Angels rebounded from yet another shutout loss with a 4-0 victory over the A’s on Tuesday night. Bartolo Colon (3-4) allowed 12 hits while pitching into the seventh inning for the A’s, who were off to an...

The Royals took advantage of two throwing errors by Rangers starter Colby Lewis (3-3) to score five unearned runs in the first two innings. Moustakas reached base for a 22nd consecutive game to help make a winner of Vin Mazzaro, who made his first start this season. Mazzaro allowed three runs on seven hits in five innings. He struck out two and walked one. ...

The Braves jumped on Cueto early Tuesday night and beat the Reds 6-2, giving the right-hander his first loss of the season. Brian McCann homered and the Braves scored four runs in the third inning. Cueto (4-1) led the major leagues with his 1.12 ERA before giving up six runs, five earned, on eight hits in four innings. He had allowed only one...

The announcement was made during a news conference at City Hall with baseball Commissioner Bud Selig, Mets owner Fred Wilpon, Mr. Met and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg also is hoping New York will host another baseball event. “I’m counting on a Subway Series this year,” he said. Baseball decided at...

The 31-year-old Starke, who had been at Hoffenheim since 2010, will be replacing 37-year-old Joerg Butt, who will retire after the Champions League final against Chelsea in Munich on Saturday. “We are happy to get Tom Starke,” said Bayern sports director Christian Nerlinger. “He is an experienced professional who oozes calmness and can...

Hodgson’s appointment at the start of the month raised eyebrows in many quarters, particularly in the notoriously vicious tabloid press who had championed Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Redknapp as Fabio Capello’s replacement. The line was that the experienced Hodgson had a point to prove after a less than impressive stint in charge of...