Ichiro's extension with Mariners worth $90 million  —  SEATTLE — Great week to be Ichiro Suzuki.  —  The Seattle leadoff man signed a $90 million, five-year contract extension Friday, three days after he was the unanimous MVP of the All-Star Game.  —  The deal ensures Seattle …

After Shake-Up, the Mets Are Focusing on Stability  —  On his first day as the Mets' first-base coach, Rickey Henderson showed reliever Guillermo Mota how to lead off a base, teased Lastings Milledge for celebrating after his clever slide in Thursday night's game and had the starting lineup …

Hendry confident 'Z' deal can get done  —  When Tribune Co. put up the for sale sign on the Cubs and reportedly clamped down on any new contract for Carlos Zambrano at the end of spring training, it left the financial doings of one of baseball's highest-salaried teams in question.

Royals acquire Colon from Tigers  —  Club will send player to be named later to complete deal  —  CLEVELAND — Roman Colon, a pitcher who was suspended this season for punching a Minor League teammate, was obtained on Friday by the Royals from the Detroit Tigers.

Giants Give Sabean Extension  —  The San Francisco Giants have signed Senior Vice President and General Manager Brian Sabean to a two-year contract with a club option for the 2010 campaign, club President and Managing Partner Peter Magowan announced this morning.

Giambi Meets with Mitchell Investigation  —  Jason Giambi of the New York Yankees met with Senator George Mitchell and members of his law firm, DLA Piper, today, Baseball Commissioner Allan H.  (Bud) Selig said this afternoon.  —  Details of the conversation, which was not recorded, were not released.

Sheffield: Yankees treat black players differently  —  Gary Sheffield asserts black and white players are treated differently under Yankees manager Joe Torre, says Derek Jeter "ain't all the way black," and denies he ever has used steroids because "steroids is something you shoot in your butt" …

Notes: Lewis added to Tribe bullpen  —  Move from starter to relief role accelerates development  —  CLEVELAND — The summons Jensen Lewis had dreamed of receiving since he was a little boy growing up in suburban Cleveland came late Thursday night at a restaurant in Durham, N.C.

Kazmir gets 500th whiff, beats Yanks  —  Rays lefty defeats Clemens for first home win since July '06  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Scott Kazmir faced his crisis moment in the sixth inning on Friday night.  —  The pitch count of the Devil Rays southpaw had climbed past 100, and the Yankees …

Marlins at midseason  —  The Marlins strike out too much.  They don't walk enough.  They don't have great situational hitters.  That said, this offense works in the one place it matters most: scoring runs.  Only the Phillies (456), Brewers (430) and Rockies (428) scored more first-half runs than the Marlins (424).

M's could make a run at the playoffs  —  The Seattle Mariners, ESPN.com's consensus pick for last place in the AL West, are just two games out of first place entering the second half and sit at 14 games over .500.  They're on pace to win 94 games, a total the M's have exceeded just once in their 30-year history.

Cleveland 5, Kansas City 4  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ryan Garko hardly had time to enjoy his game-winning hit Friday night before getting leveled by his happy roommate.  —  Garko singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 5-4 win over the Kansas City Royals.

'I trac system' a real eye-catcher  —  Some believe it enhances concentration; skeptics still remain  —  Before each home game, Travis Hafner walks over to the batting cage in the basement of Jacobs Field and goes through drills on a machine called the I trac Vision Training System.

Notes: Ledezma placed on restricted list  —  Lefty's return to U.S. delayed due to damaged visa  —  ATLANTA — Braves general manager John Schuerholz had no problem with Wil Ledezma heading back to his native Venezuela during the All-Star break.  But he would have liked for the left-handed reliever …