Chavez HR keys Mets' win over Yankees  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Endy Chavez turned around the Subway Series opener, much like the Mets and Yankees have reversed fortunes this season.  —  Chavez's first home run of the year, a go-ahead, two-run shot off Andy Pettitte in the fifth inning …

Reds File Grievance Over Majewski Deal  —  The Cincinnati Reds have formally filed a grievance with Major League Baseball regarding last year's trade with the Washington Nationals in which the Reds believe they received damaged goods in reliever Gary Majewski.

Piniella has something up his sleeve  —  So what's next for the Cubs' pitching fixes after promoting power pitcher Carlos Marmol from the minors and sticking him in the bullpen Friday?  —  According to manager Lou Piniella, you might need a decoder ring to figure it out before Monday.

Major rout in minors: Padres affiliate beats Boston farm team 30-0  —  LANCASTER, Calif. (AP) — This minor league game quickly turned into a major rout: Lake Elsinore 30, Lancaster 0.  —  The San Diego Padres' affiliate put on a record-setting performance, beating Boston's farm team Friday night in the Class-A California League.

It's time to let Joe Torre go  —  Sixteen years ago I called for a coach to be fired.  —  He was Loren Kline, head coach of the men's soccer team at the University of Delaware.  At the time, the Blue Hens were in the midst of a 4-14 season — their third consecutive losing campaign.

Garko, Sizemore power Indians over Reds  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Garko and Grady Sizemore homered to help Cliff Lee remain undefeated in interleague play as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9-4 Friday night.  —  Garko hit a three-run homer and Sizemore had four hits including …

Rain on parade: Recent history shows Sox can't get comfortable yet  —  "This was the season for us to be 10 games up.  The Yankees can't play any worse than they did at the beginning of the season this year.  They can't play any worse than that."  —  Before the thought even enters your mind, here's a word to the wise: stop.

Notes: Weeks' wrist gets rest vs. Twins  —  Gross bats leadoff on Friday; Hall back in cleanup role  —  MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks' sore right wrist kept him out of the Brewers' leadoff hole again Friday, and the young second baseman could miss a start or two more this weekend.

Tigers blast Cards in rematch of '06 Series  —  DETROIT (AP) — The World Series rematch was a mismatch.  This time, the Tigers came out on top.  —  Andrew Miller pitched six scoreless innings in his first major league start and Detroit scored nine runs in the fifth inning of a 14-4 victory …

Cubs recall right-hander Carlos Marmol from Triple-A Iowa  —  Option infielder Mike Fontenot to Iowa  —  CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs today recalled right-handed pitcher Carlos Marmol from Triple-A Iowa and optioned infielder Mike Fontenot (FONT-uh-no) to Iowa.

Top Major League Rookies  —  We at Baseball America enjoy following the progress of big league rookies just as much as you do.  Maybe more.  But because BA's coverage is focused through the prism of player development, we often lose touch with young players once they reach the majors, i.e. the public domain.

Giambi's remark may lead to ban  —  Yankees slugger Jason Giambi's steroid admission to USA Today has possibly opened him up for questioning by Major League Baseball, additional scrutiny from both baseball and his team and perhaps even a suspension if it can be determined when he took the steroids, baseball officials told SI.com.

Inventor makes mud machine for baseballs … A strange, motorized contraption made of LEGOs looms between buckets of dirty baseballs on the countertop of Cameron Kruse's booth at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.  —  The invention might look like spillover from a boy's toy chest …