Notes: Sosa back; Pelfrey to bullpen  —  Pitching shuffle continues as hurlers return from disabled list  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Sosa is healthy.  And as it turns out, Mike Pelfrey's Friday night bullpen stint wasn't a stint at all.  —  It was the first day of a new job.

Selig May Have a Way Out After All  —  Now that Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants has resumed his pursuit of Hank Aaron's career home run mark, he still does not know if Commissioner Bud Selig will attend the record-setting game.  There have been indications that Selig will eventually agree to trail Bonds.

League returning to the bullpen  —  Reliever has been on the disabled list since Spring Training  —  BOSTON — The disappearing act pulled by Brandon League has come to an end.  After Saturday night's 9-4 loss to the Red Sox, the Blue Jays announced that their long-lost reliever was making his return to the bullpen.

Soriano homers as Cubs win  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  CHICAGO (AP) - Ted Lilly won his fourth straight start, Aramis Ramirez had four RBIs and Alfonso Soriano hit a three-run homer Saturday as the surging Chicago Cubs roughed up Roy Oswalt in a 9-3 victory over the Houston Astros.  —  FOX Bite

It's a Pitch-by-Pitch Scouting Report, Minus the Scout  —  If you've tried to catch up on the home team this year while traveling, you may already be familiar with Enhanced Gameday — the application available on Major League Baseball's Web site that reports the trajectory of every pitch thrown in a game in real time.

Notes: Sosa on the block  —  Texas exploring trade options for DH, but little interest so far  —  ANAHEIM — The Rangers most immediate priority leading up to the July 31 trade deadline is to find a new home for Sammy Sosa.  —  The Rangers, according to Major League officials …

Extension snub irks Dye  —  BALTIMORE — There's a reason Jermaine Dye has seemed a bit distant to a handful of his teammates since the start of the second half of the season.  —  And on Saturday, the White Sox outfielder told the Sun-Times why.  —  Before the All-Star Break …

Issue has plenty of juice  —  Canseco says steroid talk not going away  —  Jose Canseco is living in Southern California, pursuing an acting career and trying to get funding for the movie adaptation of his best-selling book "Juiced," which blew the lid off baseball's steroid problem.

JASON BEGINS REHAB REGIMEN  —  Jason Giambi arrived in Tampa last night and is expected to begin working out at the Yankees' minor-league complex this week.  —  Giambi has been on the disabled list since June 1 with plantar fasciatis and a partial tear of the plantar fascia in the left foot …

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...RON DARLING  —  July 15, 2007 — Former Mets pitcher and Emmy award-winning SNY analyst Ron Darling sat down with Steve Serby at SNY studios as the second half of the season began:  —  Q: If you were Alex Rodriguez, would you stay a Yankee after the season?

Broke after the break  —  By  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Cardinals reached the All-Star break determined to look ahead rather than behind.  —  So they reach Sunday night's series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies still in pursuit of their first lead of the second half.  How's that for looking ahead?

Floyd's injury really stings  —  Was Cliff Floyd's shoulder injury Saturday a matter of "Police brutality"—the result of Floyd falling onto a harder-than-usual outfield surface after the recent Police concerts at Wrigley Field?  —  Or is the outfield grass always that hard?

Saito saves his high notes  —  Every time Takashi Saito prepares to run out of the Dodgers' bullpen, he taps himself twice on the chest and asks himself aloud, "Takashi Saito, what did you come here to do?"  —  Every time he asks himself that question, Saito says, he wants to feel the answer.

Tourist breaks neck at Yankee Stadium  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A tourist who suffered a broken neck at Yankee Stadium when another fan fell on him is recovering from his injuries.  —  Paul Robinson, 53, of Kirkland, Wash., was sitting in the stadium's steep upper deck with his wife and 13-year-old son …

Nats Win Slugfest Vs. Willis, Marlins  —  It was extremely difficult to decide what was more unusual: seeing Florida Marlins starting pitcher Dontrelle Willis, known for his throwback style and nice-guy image, booed off the field by his hometown fans, or the Washington Nationals …