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BUFFALO, N.Y. - Tyler Ennis and the Buffalo Sabres are beginning to separate themselves from the bottom of the Eastern Conference pack with a late-season playoff push.

MIAMI - The Miami Marlins averted a shutout by scoring their 20th run of the season, which didn't quite match Roy Halladay's milestone.

Candidates in Oak Bay-Gordon Head, expected to offer one of the tightest races in the May 14 provincial election, will warm up with a high-school forum on Thursday. Mount Douglas Secondary School will play host to the event, beginning at 10:30 a.m.

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte is expected to make his next start Friday at Toronto after his turn in the rotation was pushed back.

SEATTLE - Brandon Maurer shook the nerves, went back to relying on his primary pitches and finally displayed why the Seattle Mariners felt the 22-year-old was ready to make the jump from Double-A to the majors.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Injured Octavio Dotel danced his way through the Detroit clubhouse, gyrating and skipping while Torii Hunter held court in front of his locker.

SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Padres brought in the right-field fences in an attempt to make Petco Park play a little fairer, knowing that opponents would benefit, too. Todd Helton is glad they did.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Now that Josh Hamilton has homered in consecutive games, Mike Trout has found his power stroke and C.J.

CHICAGO - With a record number of wild pitches in the middle of the game and a balk near the end, the San Francisco Giants sure got plenty of help from the Chicago Cubs. They'll take it.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The way the Toronto Blue Jays had been playing, manager John Gibbons was perfectly content with leaving Kansas City having won two out of three. Just imagine how he'd have felt if they could have held on Sunday.