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CINCINNATI - The Reds called up left-hander Tony Cingrani from Triple-A Louisville to start on Thursday night against the Miami Marlins.

MILWAUKEE - Yovani Gallardo homered and struck out six in his first start since being arrested on a drunken driving charge, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat San Francisco 7-2 Thursday for a three-game sweep.

Canadian welterweights Jordan (Young Gun) Mein and Rory (Ares) MacDonald have come a long way since meeting as teenagers back in June 2006 in Lethbridge, Alta. Both were 16. MacDonald wouldn't turn 17 for another five weeks.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - Lawrence Frank's tenure in Detroit is over, and the Pistons are still searching for a coach who can revive the franchise. The Pistons fired Frank on Thursday after he went 54-94 in two seasons with Detroit.

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - Kyrie Irving was surprised, disappointed and deeply hurt. With everything the Cavaliers' All-Star guard has experienced during two seasons in the NBA, nothing prepared him for this. This was as painful as any injury.

BOSTON - After Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres pulled out a comeback win over the Bruins, they had one last gesture to mark the significance of Boston's first pro game since the marathon bombings.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The Dodgers knew they would be playing without the struggling centre fielder Matt Kemp in the series finale against San Diego. They also didn't get the usual start from ace Clayton Kershaw, either.

SEATTLE - The moment Dustin Ackley's line drive left the bat, Justin Smoak knew he was going to get waved home by third base coach Jeff Datz.

SEATTLE - Brayan Pena knew the collision was coming. All that mattered was keeping grasp of the ball. "It doesn't matter where your body is going to go, just hold onto the baseball," he said.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Boosted by Chase Headley's return to the lineup, the San Diego Padres put on a surprising power show against one of baseball's best pitchers.