The Mets are out to prove that they belong in a division of heavyweights. To do so they'll have to play their best against their rivals, and they're off to a good start as they head into Saturday's contest with the ailing Phillies.

Friday night was already going to be a memorable evening for 13-year-old Kyle Smerer. But not only did he get to be on the field during the Mariners' home opener, but he was reunited with his father who has been serving in Afghanistan.

It won't get much easier for struggling righty Josh Collmenter on Saturday, as he opposes Jhoulys Chacin at hitter-friendly Coors Field with the D-backs looking to even the series.

The Nationals continue to show their fight on the diamond while having good luck at the same time. Jayson Werth's RBI single in the bottom of the 13th inning gave the Nationals a 2-1 win over the Reds at Nationals Park on Friday the 13th.

The Braves have rolled off three straight wins. Extending that win streak to four will be no easy task with Shawn Marcum taking the hill Saturday for the Brewers. Mike Minor gets the nod for Atlanta, looking to rebound from a rough season debut.

Brian McCann had a huge night, going 4-for-5 with four RBIs, but it was Dan Uggla's two-run single in the eighth that allowed the Braves to regain the lead in a 10-8 win over the Brewers at a sold-out and raucous Turner Field in Friday's home opener.

The Marlins send right-hander Carlos Zambrano to the mound to try to take the second game of series against Bud Norris and the Houston Astros on Saturday evening.

Jason Hammel had no-hit type stuff in his Orioles debut, taking a no-hitter into the eighth inning. The Baltimore right-hander might need a similar performance Saturday, as Baltimore faces Toronto righty Henderson Alvarez at Rogers Centre — which hasn't exactly been a pleasant venue for the O's.

There were plenty of quirky sequences around the league that fittingly fell on Friday the 13th, a day affiliated with luck, superstition and unconventionality.

Out of the Reds' lineup since he suffered a left hamstring cramp vs. the Marlins on Monday, second baseman Brandon Phillips was considered available to pinch-hit on Friday.

Gaby Sanchez, a Miami native, gave his hometown fans something to cheer about with a walk-off double in the 11th inning vs. the Astros.

Matt Harrison held the Twins to one run on seven hits over eight innings as the Rangers won, 4-1, for the sixth victory in eight games.

The sale of the Dodgers and Dodger Stadium to Guggenheim Baseball Management was confirmed Friday night by Federal Judge Kevin Gross in his Delaware court, over the objection of Major League Baseball.

In a power show at Rogers Centre on Friday night, the Orioles were out-slugged, out-hit and out-homered by the Blue Jays. But when it counted most, Baltimore came through, using Wilson Betemit's two-out single to edge Toronto 7-5.

On Saturday, one of Washington's new starters looks to continue the rotation's good fortune, as right-hander Edwin Jackson (0-0, 5.40 ERA) takes the mound against the Reds and righty Homer Bailey (0-1, 6.35).

There was a time when Mets manager Terry Collins was so intense he'd break the pen signing an autograph. When he managed the Angels and Astros, his players were petrified if they made a mistake. To say Collins was wound tightly is more than an understatement. That's what defined him.

Al Jackson, who has spent 44 of his 51 years in professional baseball with the Mets, knows that he owes a portion of everything he has accomplished to Jackie Robinson.