ST. LOUIS -- San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with a strained right hamstring, one day ahead of his scheduled start against the St. Louis Cardinals. The move was made retroactive to May 22, and outfielder Juan Perez was recalled from Triple-A Fresno. "Were going to take the safe route," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "He wanted to pitch, but at the same time hes feeling a little something. "Its just not worth the risk." Yusmeiro Petit will start in Cains place for the second straight time Saturday. Bochy anticipates Cain will make his next start at home June 6 against the New York Mets. Bochy said if it was mid-September and the Giants were in a tight race, Cain would have pitched. Cain is 1-3 with a 3.66 ERA in eight starts. Petit is 3-2 with a 5.08 ERA in 14 games, four of them starts. San Francisco catcher Buster Posey missed his second straight start with tightness in his lower back. "Hes doing better," Bochy said. "Give him another day." Hector Sanchez, in a 2-for-23 slump, started again in Poseys place. Perez was 1 for 20 in an earlier stint with the Giants. He was batting .333 with eight RBIs in 20 games at Fresno. . Patrick Sharp scored twice and Patrick Kane, Bryan Bickell and Nick Leddy also connected to lead Chicago to a 5-2 win over the Devils on Monday night. . Got Jacks? Pulling off a comeback for the ages, feisty Stephen F. Austin became the latest No. 12 seed to pull off an upset, tying the game on Desmond Haymons did-that-just-happen four-point play with 3. . Maximilian Arnold put Wolfsburg ahead in the eighth minute, when the stationary Fallou Diagne allowed him to guide Patrick Ochs cross beyond the helpless Freiburg goalkeeper, and Ivica Olic doubled the lead three minutes later after Luiz Gustavo did well to set him up. . In the days leading up to the draft, TSN.ca and TSN Radio basketball analyst Duane Watson looks at some of the names that will be headlining the event. Tonight, Michigans Nik Stauskas of Mississauga, Ontario. .com) - The NFL is investigating whether the New England Patriots intentionally deflated balls during Sundays AFC Championship Game against Indianapolis.KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- Novak Djokovic advanced without hitting a ball for the second time at the Sony Open, and now hes in the final. Djokovic received his latest walkover Friday when Kei Nishikori withdrew less than two hours before their semifinal because of a left groin injury. "I tried to warm up and I couldnt move" Nishikori said. "With anybody on the other side, I dont think I could win today." The No. 2-ranked Djokovic also got a walkover in the third round and has played only six sets in the tournament. Hell try for his fourth Key Biscayne title Sunday against the winner of Friday nights match between No. 1 Rafael Nadal and No. 7 Tomas Berdych. No. 1 Serena Williams will try for her seventh Key Biscayne title when she plays No. 2 Li Na on Saturday. Former No. 1 Martina Hingis advanced to her first doubles final since 2007 when she and Sabine Lisicki beat Cara Black and Sania Mirza 6-3, 6-4. Nishikori said his groin has bothered him for more than a month, and he retired during a match in Delray Beach last month. This weeek he won a won a three-set match against David Ferrer, saving four match points, and then beat Roger Federer in a three-setter Wednesday night.dddddddddddd The No. 21-ranked Nishikori said he wont need surgery, but hes unsure how long hell be sidelined and will fly home to Japan to see a doctor. His next scheduled match is in Davis Cup for Japan against the Czech Republic in Toyko on April 4. Nishikori has retired or withdrawn 14 times in his career, including three times in Grand Slam events. He was hoping to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 final. "It was going to be a great challenge for me today," Nishikori said. "Hopefully I can play another time." A Key Biscayne mens semifinal was also cancelled in 2012 when Nadal withdrew because of a knee injury, giving Andy Murray a walkover. Djokovic will try to complete a March sweep Sunday. He won the Indian Wells title two weeks ago, when he beat Federer in the final. Regardless of results the rest of the week, Nadal will remain No. 1 and Djokovic No. 2 next week. ' ' 'd better, and Im going there with a team thats very experienced and has been very successful as well." ' ' 'urn to practice Wednesday.___AP NFL website:
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