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Prince Fielder's three-run homer snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning and the Brewers went on to beat the Padres 5-2 at Petco Park. Mike Cameron also homered as Milwaukee stretched its winning streak to seven games. Jeff Suppan allowed just four hits and two runs in eight innings to post his eighth win. Salomon Torres worked a 1-2-3 ninth for his 23rd save. The Brew Crew moved to within three games of the NL Central-leading Cubs, who were rained out in Atlanta. Cha Seung Baek gave up five runs in six frames to take the loss. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Jody Gerut hit solo homers for San Diego.

A's Edge Rays As Gonzalez Gets First Big League Win

Bobby Crosby hit a two-run homer in the second inning and Gio Gonzalez pitched five innings for his first major league win as the A's edged the Rays 2-1 at McAfee Coliseum. Gonzalez gave up five hits, four walks ane one run in five frames to even his record at 1-and-1. Three relievers followed to allow just one hit over the final four frames, with Brad Ziegler recording his second save. Scott Kazmir allowed just two hits in five frames, but gave up the home run to Crosby to take the tough-luck loss and fall to 8-and-6. Akinori Iwamura's sac-fly plated the Rays' lone run in the third. Tampa Bay leads Boston by three games in the AL East.

Reds Sink Pirates 5-1
Brandon Phillips clubbed a two-run homer and scored twice as the Reds dropped the Pirates 5-1 in the first of a three-game set at PNC Park. Javier Valentin smacked a solo shot and Corey Patterson knocked in two runs as Cincinnati snapped a six-game skid. Edinson Volquez struck out five over six-and-two-thirds innings of five-hit, one-run ball to improve to 14-and-5. Andy LaRoche plated Pittsburgh's lone run with a double in the fourth. Jeff Karstens yielded three earned runs in seven innings to suffer his first loss with Pittsburgh.

Eight-Run Seventh Propels Astros Past Giants

Darin Erstad singled in the go-ahead runs and Lance Berkman followed with a grand slam in an eight-run seventh inning as the Astros beat the Giants 12-4 at Minute Maid Park. Ty Wigginton and Hunter Pence also homered as Houston reeled off its sixth straight win. Roy Oswalt pitched seven innings of three-run ball to improve to 10-and-8 with the win. Tyler Walker took the loss for San Francisco, which lost starter Tim Lincecum to a knee injury when he was hit by a Brad Ausmus line drive in the fifth inning. Fred Lewis had three hits and Randy Winn drove in two runs for the Giants, who have lost the first two of an eight-game road trip.

Indians Edge O's 7-5

Asdrubal Cabrera went 3-for-4 with an RBI as the Indians edged the Orioles 7-5 at Progressive Field. Six different players plated a run for Cleveland, which has won five straight, including the first two of a four-game set with Baltimore. Rafael Perez tossed an inning-and-two-thirds of relief to get the win. Jensen Lewis closed it out in the ninth for his second save. Nick Markakis drove in two runs and scored once for Baltimore. Jim Johnson gave up a pair of runs in relief to suffer the loss. The Orioles have dropped three consecutive games.

Vazquez, ChiSox Clobber Royals
Javier Vazquez tossed eight shutout innings as the White Sox clobbered the Royals 9-0 in the first of a three-game set at U.S. Cellular Field. Vazquez fanned 10 while allowing just five hits to improve to 9-and-10 on the season. Jermaine Dye went 2-for-4 with a homer, a double and three RBI for the Sox, who have won two of their last three games. Nick Swisher and A.J. Pierzynski also homered for Chicago. Brian Bannister gave up four runs in seven innings to fall to 7-and-11 with the loss. Alex Gordon had a triple and Mike Aviles had a double in defeat. Kansas City has dropped five of its last six.

Byrd's Blast Give Rangers Walk-Off Win Over Yankees

Marlon Byrd belted a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Rangers a 9-5 win over the Yankees in the first of a four-game series at Rangers Ballpark. Michael Young went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, and David Murphy had two hits and drove in two runs for Texas. Eddie Guardado worked a scoreless top of the ninth to get the win in relief. Damaso Marte took the loss for New York, which blew an early 3-0 lead. After Young's homer in the fifth gave the Rangers a 5-4 lead, Xavier Nady hit a solo shot in the eighth to tie it for the Yanks. Jason Giambi and Robinson Cano also homered for New York. Starter Joba Chamberlain left in the fifth with shoulder stiffness.

Royals Edge Red Sox

Alex Gordon homered to back six solid innings from Gil Meche as the Royals held off the Red Sox 4-3 in the first of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium. Meche gave up two runs in the first inning, but allowed just four hits with nine strikeouts in all for his 10th win of the season. Joakim Soria gave up an RBI infield single to Jason Bay in the ninth, but got Sean Casey to fly out with the bases loaded to end the game and record his 32nd save. Clay Buchholz gave up all four runs in six frames to take the loss. Mark Teahen had two hits and an RBI for KC, which has won seven-of-eight. Dustin Pedroia had three hits for Boston, which had won three in-a-row.

Snakes Put Away Pirates Late 13-7

Alex Romero snapped a 4-all tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and the Diamondbacks went on to beat the Pirates 13-7 in the first of a three-game set at Chase Field. Mark Reynolds hit a solo homer in the seventh to extend the Snakes' lead to 7-5 and they added six more in the eighth to put the game away. Reynolds finished 3-for-5 with three RBI and Chris Young had three hits and scored twice for the D'backs, who banged out 18 hits in all. Dan Haren pitched six innings of four-run ball to improve to 12-and-5. Jason Davis, the second of six Pittsburgh pitchers, took the loss. Doug Mientkiewicz and Jason Michaels hit home runs for the Bucs. Arizona moved a game-and-a-half ahead of idle LA atop the NL West.

Nationals Knock Off Rockies 9-4

Willie Harris went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI to help power the Nationals to a 9-4 win over the Rockies at Coors Field. Jose Flores also went 2-for-5 with a home run, and Emilio Bonifacio had three hits, an RBI and scored twice for Washington. Tim Redding gave up a three-spot in the first inning but allowed just one more run in five-plus frames to notch his eighth win. Aaron Cook was clocked for 11 hits and seven runs, including four earned, in five-and-two-thirds frames to fall to 14-and-7 with the loss. Matt Holliday had an RBI double and Brad Hawpe a two-run single in the opening inning for Colorado.

Astros Blank Cubs In Rain-Shortened Game At Wrigley

Brian Moehler pitched five innings of four-hit, shutout ball as the Astros blanked the Cubs 2-0 in a game plagued by rain and tornado threats at Wrigley Field. The game was delayed twice and was finally called in the bottom of the eighth inning. Carlos Lee singled in a run in the first inning and Humberto Quintero walked with the bases loaded in the fourth to account for the game's only runs. Moehler got his seventh win and LaTroy Hawkins notched his first save by recording just one out before the second rain delay in the eighth. Ryan Dempster took the loss, allowing five hits and two runs in five innings to fall to 12-and-5 on the season.

Giants Double Up Braves 4-2

Randy Winn went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored to back a solid outing by Matt Cain as the Giants doubled up the Braves 4-2 at AT&T Park. Ivan Ochoa added two hits and drove in a run for San Francisco, which has won three of its last four games. Cain scattered five hits and five walks while allowing just one run over six-and-two-thirds innings for his seventh win. Brian Wilson fanned two in a perfect ninth for his 31st save. Jair Jurrjens was charged with all four runs in six frames to fall to 10-and-7 with the loss. Omar Infante went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Atlanta, which has dropped eight-of-10.

M's Trump Twins With 10-Run Seventh

Raul Ibanez had a grand slam and a two-run single in a 10-run seventh inning as the Mariners rallied to beat the Twins 11-6 at Safeco Field. Jose Lopez singled to tie the game at six and Jeff Clement sinlged in the go-ahead run as Seattle erased a 6-1 deficit. Roy Corcoran worked a scoreless inning of relief to get the win. Brian Bass took the loss for Minnesota, which fell into a first-place tie with the idle White Sox in the AL Central. Justin Morneau went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two walks and a run scored for the Twins. Nick Punto added a solo homer for Minnesota in defeat.

Angels Blow Lead Before Edging Birds

Chone Figgins walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Angels salvaged a 6-5 win over the Orioles in Anaheim. The Halos blew a 5-1 lead as Baltimore scored four times in the top of the ninth off Scot Shields and Francisco Rodriguez before pulling out the win in the bottom half. Vladimir Guerreo went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer for Los Angeles, which built an early 5-0 lead off O's starter Dennis Sarfate. Nick Markakis had a two-run single and Melvin Mora a two-run double to tie the game in the ninth for Baltimore. K-Rod blew the save, but got credit for the win. George Sherrill worked the final inning-and-two-thirds, but took the loss for the Birds.

I don't remember my question, I don't remember his answer, but I will never forget his grin. It was early in the 2001 MLB campaign, and Manny Ramirez now a member of the Boston Red Sox, was going to do something he never did with the Cleveland Indians. He was about to answer one of my questions on the record.

Manny Ramirez was the most exasperating athlete I ever covered in over a decade of covering MLB, the NBA, and the NFL in Cleveland. It wasn't that Manny was a bad guy, he was always very polite, smiled when he saw you. But he was the only athlete I ever covered on a daily basis during my career that I could never get a read on. I never had any idea what went on inside his head, nor did any member of the Cleveland media.

I covered Manny as a radio beat reporter while he played for the Cleveland Indians from 1995-2000. During that time period he never once spoke to a reporter. Not that we didn't try, during Manny's last two seasons in Cleveland, 1999, and 2000, I was one of a trio of radio beat reporters that would approach him once a month. Every month for two seasons we went through the same routine, Manny would be sitting in front of his locker, and one of the three of us would ask him if we could ask him a couple of questions. Very politely Manny would say "Not right now." Our next question would invariably be, in a little while? At which point he would get up look you in the eye smile, say "No" and walk out of the clubhouse.

Manny of course left the Cleveland Indians after the 2000 season as a free agent and signed a mega-deal with the Boston Red Sox. Thus began a love/hate relationship between the fans of Red Sox Nation, the Boston media, Boston management and Manny, that finally ended on July 31, as the Red Sox made a deadline deal trade involving Boston, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Manny Ramirez is now a Dodger, because after seven and a half seasons, the Red Sox had finally tired of Manny being Manny.

You could be frustrated with Ramirez, but you rarely stayed upset with him for long. He would make a base running blunder in the fourth inning, and get thrown out. Then he would come up in the ninth and hit a walk-off home run. You would start to scream that Ramirez should be a DH, and then he would make a play in left field that you did not think he was capable of. Just when you thought you had Manny figured out, he would totally surprise you. He was a great showman when he wanted to be. The day he was sworn in as a United States citizen, he took his position in left field in Fenway Park waving a tiny American flag.

Red Sox Nation will always be indebted to Manny Ramirez for being a major factor of winning the World Series in 2004, and 2007. He was as much of a factor of the Sox breaking the "Curse of the Bambino" as David Ortiz, and Curt Schilling were. However for almost Manny's entire tenure with the Red Sox, it seemed they were on the verge of trading him. Reports surfaced in 2001, that he was unhappy in Boston and was calling his former teammates in Cleveland, saying he wanted to return there. There was the widely reported incident a few years ago when Manny missed a game against the New York Yankees and then was seen in a hotel bar with Yankees infielder Enrique Wilson his former teammate with Cleveland. Then of course the Red Sox had a trade engineered that was sending Ramirez to the Rangers for A-Rod, but it fell apart and A-Rod was traded to the Yankees.

But this season things went past the point of no return. Earlier this season Ramirez pushed the team's traveling secretary Jack McCormick to the ground, when Manny did not receive the amount of game tickets he wanted in Houston. Manny later apologized to McCormick, but the gesture was totally out of character for Ramirez. Ramirez for all his faults had always been the laid back goofy guy, not prone to temper tantrums.

However the final straw that broke the proverbial camel's back occurred last Friday. Ramirez who had already been put into the lineup by manager Terry Francona said he could not play because of a bad knee. His timing for this stunt could not be worse, it was the opening game of a three game series at Fenway against the hated Yankees. According to the "Boston Globe" Manny was told that if he did not play Saturday it would be construed as an "act of defiance." Manny played but apparently the Friday night incident made the situation between player and team irrevocable, and the trade was consummated.

Manny Ramirez is one of the greatest hitters of his generation, and is probably a lock for the Hall of Fame. He along with Vladimir Guerrero have the uncanny ability of being able to hit balls way out of the strike zone. Manny is a true hitting savant. But he also is maddening, he can be incredibly indifferent, or incredibly sensitive. And there is no rhyme or reason why he does what he does, it's always been chalked up to "Manny being Manny." The Red Sox will miss his offense, but not his unpredictability. It turns out that Manny was Manny once too often.

Yanks Bats Come Alive As New York Avoids Sweep

Bobby Abreu hit two home runs for three RBI and scored four times as the Yankees crushed the Orioles 13-3 in the Bronx. Alex Rodriguez and newcomer Xavier Nady each had two hits, two runs scored and a pair of RBI. A-Rod added a solo homer as New York avoided a three-game sweep at the hands of the O's. Joba Chamberlain was the winner, striking out six and allowing two runs, one earned, on five hits over six frames. The win ends a three-game skid for the Yanks, who have won nine of 12 since the All-Star Break. Pinch hitter Juan Castro had a solo blast for Baltimore. Nick Markakis had two of the Birds' six hits, plus drove in a run. Dennis Sarfate was the loser. In four innings, he allowed five runs, three earned, on just two hits and three walks. The loss was the Orioles' sixth in their last nine games. After the game, the Yankees announced they acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for relief pitcher Kyle Farnsworth.

Pudge Rodriguez Traded
With a day left before the trade deadline, the Detroit Tigers dealt catcher Ivan Rodriguez to the New York Yankees for reliever Kyle Farnsworth on Wednesday. Rodriguez will fill in for Jorge Posada, who had season-ending surgery. "Pudge" is hitting .295 this season, with five home runs and 32 RBI. In his 18-year career, he has 293 homers and 1,214 RBI to go along with a .302 lifetime average. Farnsworth posted a 3.65 ERA in the Yankees' pen this season. He had 43 strikeouts and walked 17 over 45 appearances.

Royals Sweep A's

Jose Guillen drove in the go-ahead run with a sac-fly in the top of the 10th inning as the Royals clipped the Athletics 4-3, sweeping the three-game set at McAfee Coliseum. Guillen plated two while Mike Aviles and Mitch Maier also knocked in a run each for Kansas City, which has won four straight overall. Alex Gordon added a franchise-record five walks in the victory. Ramon Ramirez tossed an inning-and-two-thirds of scoreless ball to pick up the win. Joakim Soria closed it out for his 30th save. Bobby Crosby had two hits, two walks and two RBI for the A's, who have dropped six of their last seven games. Huston Street gave up the go-ahead run in the 10th to absorb the loss.

Carpenter Makes Season Debut, Cards Beat Braves

Albert Pujols broke a 2-all tie with an RBI double in the top of the seventh inning and the Cardinals went on to beat the Braves 7-2 at Turner Field. Joe Mather hit a two-run homer in the eighth for St. Louis, which has won the first three of the four-game set. Chris Carpenter allowed one run in four innings in his first start in more than a year. Carpenter underwent ligament replacement surgery last season. Brad Thompson got the win and Ron Villone recorded the final four outs for his first save. Jair Jurrjens allowed three runs in seven frames to take the loss. Omar Infante had three hits and an RBI in defeat.

Rockies Sink Pirates

Chris Iannetta clubbed a three-run homer as the Rockies beat the Pirates 7-4 to salvage the finale of a three-game series at PNC Park. Troy Tulowitzki had three hits, an RBI and a run scored for Colorado, which won for the sixth time in eight games. Aaron Cook allowed four runs on nine hits over seven innings to become the second 14-game winner in the National League. Brian Fuentes struck out two in the ninth to notch his 18th save. Ryan Doumit, Jason Bay and Jose Bautista each drove in a run for Pittsburgh. Zach Duke fell to 4-and-9 with the loss.

Phillies Score Five In Fifth To Beat Nationals

Shane Victorino went 3-for-5 with a solo homer, three RBI and three runs scored as the Phillies used a five-run fifth inning to get past the Nationals 8-5 at Nationals Park. Chase Utley hit a two-run shot for Philadelphia, which won its fourth consecutive game. Jamie Moyer yielded three runs over six innings to improve to 10-and-6. Brad Lidge closed it out in the ninth for his 26th save. Willie Harris and Jesus Flores homered for Washington, which dropped its eighth straight game. Tim Redding was lit up for 10 hits and seven runs over four innings to fall to 7-and-6 with the setback. Philly moved a half-game ahead of the Mets in the NL East.

Five-Run Sixth Powers Halos Past BoSox

Garret Anderson's two-run homer sparked a five-run sixth inning as the Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Red Sox with a 9-2 victory at Fenway Park. Torii Hunter added a solo shot for LA, which has won 10-of-12 since the All-Star break. Joe Saunders became the American League's second 14-game winner with six innings of two-run ball. Mark Teixeira, acquired Tuesday, was 0-for-4 with a walk in his Angels debut. Coco Crisp hit a two-run homer for Boston. Josh Beckett surrendered 11 hits and eight runs to take the loss. The Red Sox have dropped three straight and five of their last six overall.

Quentin Helps Power Pale Hose Past Twins
Carlos Quentin went 3-for-4 with four RBI, including his American League-leading 28th home run, as the White Sox beat the Twins 8-3 at the Metrodome. Alexei Ramirez added a three-run homer for Chicago, which moved back to a game-and-a-half ahead of Minnesota in the AL Central after dropping the first two of the four-game series. Gavin Floyd pitched seven-and-two-thirds innings of four-hit, one-run ball for his 11th win. Livan Hernandez was lit up for nine hits and five runs in just four innings to fall to 10-and-8 with the loss. Justin Morneau and Delmon Young had RBI doubles for the Twins in the setback.

Cubs Continue Dominance Over Brewers

Ryan Theriot went 3-for-3 with two walks and three RBI to lead the Cubs to a 7-2 win over the Brewers in the third installment of a four-game series at Miller Park. Reed Johnson also had three hits and drove in a run, and Alfonso Soriano went 3-for-4 and scored twice for Chicago. Ryan Dempster stuck out nine while pitching seven innings of five-hit, one-run ball for his 12th win of the season. The Cubs have won the first three games of the series to extend their lead over Milwaukee to four games in the NL Central. Manny Parra allowed five runs in five-and-a-third frames to fall to 9-and-4 with the loss. Prince Fielder went 2-for-3 with his 21st home run of the season for the Brew Crew, which has lost four in-a-row.

Rangers Edge M's With Late Sac-Fly

Michael Young snapped a tie-game with a sac-fly in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Josh Hamilton and Brandon Boggs each hit solo homers for Texas, which has won the first two in the three-game series. Eddie Guardado pitched a scoreless inning of relief to get the win and C.J. Wilson worked the ninth for his 24th save. Arthur Rhodes walked three and was charged with the go-ahead run in two-thirds on an inning. He was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Ichiro Suzuki had three hits and Jeremy Reed went 2-for-3 with an RBI for Seattle. Jose Lopez also had an RBI single to extend his hitting streak to 17 games for the M's, who have lost nine-of-11.

It's official: Maddux back in LA, returns to Dodgers
The Dodgers announced Tuesday that they have reacquired Greg Maddux and cash considerations from San Diego. The Padres will receive two minor league players to be named or cash considerations.

Numbness in hand delays Beckett's next start
Josh Beckett's next start has been pushed back a few days while the Boston Red Sox try to determine the cause of lingering numbness in the his right hand.

Cards' Isringhausen (elbow) likely out for season
Cardinals reliever Jason Isringhausen, twice demoted from the closer role this season, could miss the rest of the season with an elbow injury, the team said Tuesday night.

Rangers' Kinsler may avoid season-ending surgery
Texas Rangers All-Star second baseman Ian Kinsler might be able to avoid season-ending surgery for a sports hernia after receiving an encouraging diagnosis from a specialist Tuesday.

Indians' Martinez has strong Triple-A rehab start
Indians catcher Victor Martinez, sidelined two months because of right elbow inflammation, drove in two runs Tuesday night in his first Triple-A rehab appearance.

Orioles place closer Sherrill on 15-day disabled list
Orioles closer George Sherrill was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with left shoulder inflammation, a disappointing setback for an All-Star pitcher who has 31 saves and has already exceeded a career high in innings pitched.

USA baseball, softball in medal rounds at Olympics
Team USA put together a winning streak at the right time and qualified for the Olympic medal round with a victory Tuesday over Chinese Taipei in Olympic baseball in Beijing. And...

Braves' veteran plan backfires
The Atlanta Braves' pitching struggles in 2008 will come to mind to any general manager who tries to turn back the clock with a ultra-veteran pitching staff. Tom Glavine's season is...

Little League World Series starts today
It's taking a bit of a back burner because of the Olympics this year, but the 62nd Little League World Series gets started today in Williamsport, Pa. The qualifying teams: American Mid-Atlantic: Hagerstown,...

A's Ziegler finally gives up a run
They're never on "SportsCenter" unless they mess up, and they don't make the huge money. Middle reliever is just about the most anonymous existence a big-leaguer can have, especially on...

Team USA loses opener
A comeback went for naught for the United States baseball team in its Beijing Olympics opener on Wednesday. South Korea upset Team USA 8-7, scoring two runs in the bottom...

Olympics update: Finch throws gem
The Olympic softball tournament is under way, and it started in familiar fashion for the American team. Jennie Finch and Monica Abbott combined on a five-inning no-hitter in an 11-0 win...

Dunn deal great for Diamondbacks
When the Los Angeles Dodgers traded for Manny Ramirez - a deal that seems to be working out just fine - it put the Arizona Diamondbacks on the clock to...

Fight gives Brewers a spark
The dugout blowup last week between slugger Prince Fielder and pitcher Manny Parra was looked at as a crack showing in the Milwaukee Brewers' resolve. They had just been swept...

Junior casts his vote for Edgar
We of the Seattle media just finished meeting (Monday afternoon) with Ken Griffey Jr. in his new role as the sometimes center fielder of the Chicago White Sox.

Silva going on DL; Feierabend to start Sunday
In the wake of Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Twins, the Mariners confirmed that right-handed starter Carlos Silva is going on the disabled list.

Mariners ready to put Silva on the disabled list
The Mariners aren't saying anything about the move that they'll use to get Sunday's starting pitcher -- presumably Ryan Feierabend -- on the active roster.

Bonser wasn't heading to Seattle
Despite persistent media reports, the Mariners never had a chance at getting right-handed reliever Boof Bonser from the Twins in exchange for jarrod Washburn.

Mariners aren't closing in on Fields quite yet
The Mariners would like nothing better than to sign their first-round draft pick, Josh Fields, but unlike most every other team in baseball, Seattle doesn't have to get it done today.

Washburn, Ibanez staying put
Waiver claims made this week on Mariner starting pitcher Jarrod Washburn and Seattle left fielder Raul Ibanez expired Thursday afternoon without a deal being consummated.

Vidro cut; Morrow sent to become a starter
Maybe the least surprised player in the Seattle clubhouse when the news came out that Jose Vidro was being released was Jose Vidro. Vidro, a highly paid veteran with rotten numbers, knew the scored. Wladimir Balentien, who is part of the Mariners' future, has been riding a hot streak and got called up for the second time this season. This time it cost Vidro his job. ''I'm not surprised at all,'' said Vidro, reached at his Seattle-area home. ''But it's disappointing, because I take a lot of pride in what I do.'' Earlier in the day the Mariners sent Brandon Morrow to the minor leagues with the idea of converting the reliever into a starter. In the meantime, Jared Wells was called up from Triple-A Toronto. Morrow will make his first start for Triple-A Tacoma Wednesday. Vidro was designated for assignment, meaning the mariners have 10 days to trade him or release him. A trade is unlikely in the extremely, but it's probable that he will get a couple of job offers from contending or near-co

David Sabino: Red-y to go in Cincinnati
Paul Maholm isn't a Cy Young contender -- but he might be if he played for a better team. David Sabino explains what makes the Pirates' southpaw so special.

Brewers taking risky approach with Sabathia
CC Sabathia is near 200 innings, and it's still August. Why isn't Milwaukee concerned? Ken Rosenthal knows, but he isn't buying it.

On the Mark: The Big Apple has turned rotten
Sorry, kids. Unless daddy's rich, you're not going to any ballgames. Mark Kriegel says only the bigwigs still have a seat in New York.

Dodgers making moves, but missed a key one
The Dodgers' trade additions are great, but it's the guy they let slip away that might haunt them in the end, Ken Rosenthal says.

Yaz undergoes heart bypass surgery
Baseball Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski was hospitalized for tests Tuesday after experiencing what his spokesman called chest pains. The spokesman, Dick Gordon, said Yastrzemski went to Massachusetts General Hospital in the morning. "He had experienced some chest pains and he's in for testing," Gordon said. When asked if it was serious, Gordon said: "Any time you are in the hospital, it's got to be pretty serious.

Upton trying to put baserunning error behind
B.J. Upton apologized Tuesday for a "mental lapse" on the bases, saying he didn't want to become a distraction for the first-place Tampa Bay Rays. "There's no excuse for it. It can't happen, especially in the middle of a pennant race," the 23-year-old center fielder said a day after his gaffe. Benched three times in the past two weeks for not hustling, Upton looked shocked Monday night when he was thrown out at second base on what should have been a routine double.

Mets closer Wagner out indefinitely
Billy Wagner has more pain and swelling in his pitching elbow, and the New York Mets' All-Star closer is out indefinitely. Wagner had an MRI exam Tuesday that revealed additional inflammation in his left elbow - an alarming sign. The NL East leaders don't know when Wagner might be able to return to the mound, if at all, this season. The Mets had hoped to activate Wagner from the disabled list Monday in Pittsburgh.

Summer lovin': Diamond dandies and doozies
Ice cream, hamburgers and baseball ... that pretty much sums up summer. From bad owners to great ballparks, essential songs and must-see restaurants, Scott Miller lists the pleasures and bummers of summer on the diamond.

Power Rankings: Pennant races? Give me Indians-Royals!
Anybody can watch a first-place club and witness good baseball. But what about the bottom-feeders? They need love too. So, while Larry Dobrow introduces the Cubs as his new No. 1, make sure you check out that Nats-Braves series.

Mets drop five runs on Braves in 8th in win
Carlos Delgado hit a go-ahead double off the left-center fence to end the Mets' long stretch of bases-loaded futility, and New York broke loose in the eighth inning to rally past the Atlanta Braves 7-3 Tuesday night.

BoSox Hall of Famer Yaz has heart bypass surgery
Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski, the last player to hit for the Triple Crown, was resting comfortably Tuesday night after having triple bypass heart surgery.

Dice-K struggles, but wins 15th in beating Orioles
Daisuke Matsuzaka won his fourth consecutive start despite struggling through five innings, and the Red Sox received homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis in a 7-2 victory over the Orioles Tuesday.

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