Sore shoulder stings Garcia, Phils  —  Righty gives up six runs in 1 2/3 innings to Kansas City  —  KANSAS CITY — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he thought Freddy Garcia might be pitching with a sore shoulder.  —  Garcia confirmed Manuel's suspicions after he was unable …

Smoltz to miss start, Cormier goes to DL  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves veteran right-hander John Smoltz will miss his scheduled start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, and Lance Cormier was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tired arm on Saturday.

A's send backup C Melhuse to Rangers  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics traded little-used backup catcher Adam Melhuse to Texas on Saturday for cash considerations, reuniting him with former A's coach and first-year Rangers manager Ron Washington.  —  Texas had expressed interest in acquiring Melhuse about a month ago.

Joe Lemire: Clemens' solid debut just what Yankees looking for  —  NEW YORK — It wasn't until after his 108th and final pitch that the Yankee Stadium crowd felt comfortable showering Roger Clemens with the appreciation that been building since his last visit to the Bronx, when he announced his return to pinstripes.

Hatcher is again a hit at his trade  —  ST. LOUIS — So, what do you have to say about Mickey Hatcher now?  —  All the Angels hitting coach who was excoriated on radio talk shows and Internet message boards earlier this season has been hearing recently is the crack of his team's sizzling bats.

Mets ready to fit Draft pieces into puzzle  —  New York leans toward pitching with eye toward quick risers  —  NEW YORK — When the day was finally over after hundreds and hundreds of names whizzed on and off of Draft boards and in and out of consciousness, the Mets' front office could finally rest.

6/7/07 vs. Oakland and shaking off 'Tek......  Nice to be able to start a post game thread with something other than "I sucked and we lost".  —  Figured it would be quickest to get to the middle part of the game, when things began to get interesting.  We got to the fourth in a 1 …

Washington Stops Its Former Team  —  No current member of the Washington Nationals even was a fleeting thought in his parents' minds back in 1961, when the District's long-standing American League franchise, the Senators, moved to a Minneapolis suburb and became the Twins.

Giants' Lewis, Alfonzo head to 15-day DL  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Fred Lewis and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, two San Francisco players injured in Friday's wild game, were placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with injuries that could take significant time to heal.

Detroit 8, NY Mets 7  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Bonderman is still able to gut out a win even when he's not at the top of his game.  —  Bonderman won his sixth straight start and Carlos Guillen hit a three-run homer in the Detroit Tigers' 8-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday.  —  "I felt great.

Henin wins third straight French Open title  —  PARIS — Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title and her fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic's nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2.  —  Henin closed out the victory with a forehand volley winner …

SHEFF: YANKEES COULD USE ME THIS SEASON  —  Gary Sheffield praised Bobby Abreu, the man who replaced him in right field for the Yankees, but the Tigers' slugger believes the Bombers certainly could use what Sheffield offers.  —  "Bobby Abreu's a great player and that's the thing.