Aye, Papi  —  Ortiz's walkoff HR in 10th lifts Red Sox over Phillies  —  BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hits so many walkoff homers that one teammate even predicts them.  —  The Boston slugger hit the ninth of his career, a two-run blast to the center-field bleachers that gave the Red Sox …

Redemption for Orioles … It wasn't about rivalry or even revenge.  For the home team, the first regular-season baseball game here between the Washington and Baltimore franchises since 1971 had nothing to do with the club in the visiting dugout.  —  It was all about the collective psyche of the Orioles …

Remlinger designated for assignment  —  Veteran southpaw reliever hopes to hook on with another club  —  ST. PETERSBURG — At 40 years old, Mike Remlinger knows his pitching career won't last forever.  Still, he was understandably disappointed after being designated for assignment after Saturday night's game at Tampa Bay.

RANGERS NOTES  —  Manager has lots of faith in DeRosa  —  DENVER — Buck Showalter made it official Friday:  —  Mark DeRosa has earned a job as a Rangers starter.  —  In one sense, that's not news.  DeRosa has been in the lineup in all 20 games in June.

Stories really missed point on Guillen  —  Somewhere on the drive between Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta on Thursday afternoon, White Sox general manager Ken Williams released a heavy sigh into his cell phone.  —  "Ozzie (Guillen) has to keep this stuff off my desk.

Rockies aim to even series with Rangers  —  Texas (40-34) at Colorado (36-37), 6:05 p.m. MT  —  For the first time this year, the Rockies will be looking to rebound Saturday night after the first game of an Interleague series.  —  After easily taking the first games against the Blue Jays …

Tomko strong, but suffers injury in win  —  Righty tosses five scoreless innings, but strains oblique muscle  —  LOS ANGELES — Brett Tomko eliminated the bad pitches Friday night, but not the bad luck.  —  Tomko had to leave after five scoreless innings with a strained left oblique muscle …

Sox rally from four down, beat Astros  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Crede provided a painful flashback for the Houston Astros and helped rally the surging Chicago White Sox to their ninth straight victory.  —  Crede hit reliever Chad Qualls' first pitch for a game-tying grand slam in the seventh …

Mariners Notebook: Putz settles in as closer  —  Guardado biting his lip, won't ask team to trade him  —  SAN DIEGO — J.J. Putz is the Mariners' closer.  —  Nobody will say it officially, but the company line when Eddie Guardado was demoted in early May — it's just temporary until he gets …

O's leading contender to sign Ortiz off scrapheap … The Baltimore Orioles are the leading candidates to sign pitcher Russ Ortiz, who was released by the Arizona Diamondbacks despite having $22 million left on his four-year, $33 million contract.  —  "The Orioles are the frontrunners …

No place like home for Roe  —  LAFAYETTE GRAD HOLDS LEXINGTON TO TWO RUNS IN HOMECOMING  —  The Lexington Legends could have done without the return of the native last night.  —  Lafayette High School grad Chaz Roe held the Legends to two runs through six innings, then turned matters …

Santana, Angels polish off D-Backs  —  Rookie Napoli goes 3-for-3, including eighth home run  —  PHOENIX — The youth movement continues for the Angels.  —  A variety of factors, including injuries and subpar play, has forced a number of rookies and younger players in the lineup.