Posada bruises thumb; Damon has hamstring, back woes  —  BOSTON - The Yankees' injury list got a little longer last night, as Jorge Posada and Johnny Damon were banged up during the Bombers' shocking 7-6 loss to the Red Sox.  —  Posada left the game in the fourth inning with a bruised left thumb …

NY Mets 7, Atlanta 2  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Oliver Perez could hardly throw a strike in his previous outing.  This time, he couldn't miss.  —  Perez struck out nine and walked none in an impressive bounce-back performance, and Carlos Beltran had four hits to lead the New York Mets past the Atlanta Braves 7-2 on Saturday.

4/21/07 vs. NY  —  As much as not throwing well can feel in a game like tonight's, the win negates pretty much any negatives you might otherwise take away.  What a job by an entire cast of guys.  Kyle ending the 8th by keeping the bases loaded and not letting the game get out of hand was the first big moment.

No sign of Aybar, who stands up MLB  —  New York — Another day passed without a sighting of troubled infielder Willy Aybar.  He didn't report to Major League Baseball offices in New York or call to inform anyone of his whereabouts.  —  The suspended player's agent told The Journal-Constitution …

Pirates Notebook: Nutting rejects Forbes report  —  LOS ANGELES — The Pirates have acknowledged making a profit in 2006, but they firmly rejected a Forbes magazine estimate that their operating income — earnings before interest, debt and taxes — was $25.3 million.

Lo Duca lashes out  —  Paul Lo Duca, who found himself in the gossip pages last year in stories about gambling and relationships with young women, is again getting unwanted attention for his off-the-field escapades.  —  Yesterday could have been a nice day for the Mets catcher after success …

Notes: Zimmerman unfazed  —  Third baseman not concerned with slow start to the season  —  MIAMI — After Ryan Zimmerman drove in 110 runs and hit .287 as a rookie last year, plenty of people have predicted he will have All-Star credentials this season.  So far it hasn't been the case.

Rangers' bad start gets worse, 16-4  —  rdurrett@dallasnews.com  —  ARLINGTON - Several of Ron Washington's former players gave him a hearty greeting hours before Friday's game.  Then they showed no mercy to their ex-coach.  —  Oakland blistered the Rangers, 16-4, in a game that started badly for Texas and never got better.

Biggio's slam lifts Astros to fifth straight  —  Veteran collects third career grand slam  —  MILWAUKEE — A major contribution from the longest-tenured Astro proved to be just enough to avoid spoiling a big night from the shortest-tenured one.  —  Though Houston had to survive tense moments …

Cleveland 4, Tampa Bay 3  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Travis Hafner and the Cleveland Indians didn't let a nightmare loss linger.  —  Hafner hit a two-run homer and drove in the go-ahead run on a ninth-inning single and the Indians beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4-3 on Friday night.

Duel turns wacky in wild loss to Cards  —  Lilly cruises until seventh, which kicks off Cubs' tough breaks  —  CHICAGO — The umpires made the right calls Friday.  You just won't see Lou Piniella picking up home-plate umpire Larry Young's tab at the same downtown Chicago restaurant this weekend.