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Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay, top, collides with Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis while scoring on a double by David Freese during the second inning of their baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, right, is checked by trainer Sue Falsone after he collided with St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay who scored on a double by David Freese during the second inning of their baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis, right, is checked by trainer Sue Falsone, center, as starting pitcher Chris Capuano, left, looks on after Ellis collided with St. Louis Cardinals' Jon Jay who scored on a double by David Freese during the second inning of their baseball game onFriday, …

Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten talks to reporters during batting practice before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

Los Angeles Dodgers manager Don Mattingly looks on during batting practice before a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Friday, May 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dodgers open homestand with 7-0 loss to Cardinals

The Dodgers returned home and lost for the fifth time in seven games, with sluggers Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier going hitless in a combined six at-bats.

Seattle drops 7th straight in 9-5 loss to Texas

A flurry of roster moves and Joe Saunders pitching at Safeco Field, where he had never lost, couldn't snap Seattle's skid.

7 Filipino marines, 4 militants killed in clash

At least seven Filipino marines and four Abu Sayyaf militants were killed in a clash Saturday as the military launched an offensive against al-Qaida-linked gunmen who have been blamed for recent kidnappings and of trying to sabotage a road project in the southern Philippines.

Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on Qusair

Forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad unleashed on Saturday their heaviest artillery and rocket barrage yet in a week-long battle to dislodge rebels from a strategic western town, activists said.

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval pops out on a pitch from Colorado Rockies' Tyler Chatwood in the third inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum, right, waits for Colorado Rockies' Michael Cuddyer to run the bases, left, after Cuddyer hit a home run off Lincecum in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Tim Lincecum roughed up by Rockies again

Tim Lincecum is having his share of trouble against Colorado's dangerous lineup. When he misses, the Rockies capitalize.

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Colorado Rockies' Tyler Chatwood works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Colorado Rockies' Tyler Chatwood works against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Colorado Rockies' Michael Cuddyer, right, is congratulated by third base coach Stu Cole after hitting a home run off San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Colorado Rockies' Michael Cuddyer swings for a home run off San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum in the sixth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval pops out on a pitch from Colorado Rockies' Tyler Chatwood in the third inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Rockies beat Giants for fourth straight time

Colorado Rockies' DJ LeMahieu swings for an RBI-single off San Francisco Giants' Tim Lincecum in the fourth inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 24, 2013, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)