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.

Torre's 12th is 'toughest'  —  Tells News of season's trials, but still manages  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Joe Torre's first year in pinstripes read like a Hollywood script, the story unfolding just the way he must have always imagined it could - veteran manager in the starring role …

Braves Want Young Impact Pitcher For Salty  —  Back on June 24th, Dejan Kovacevic of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette mentioned that the Pirates inquired as to the availability of catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia.  At that point the required bounty was thought to be a frontline starting pitcher like Mark Buehrle.

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.

Carmona continues dominance in daytime  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Travis Hafner had three hits, including a long two-run homer to help Fausto Carmona and the Cleveland Indians defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Sunday.  —  Carmona (11-4) improved to 8-0 with a 1.98 ERA in nine daytime starts.

Rockies deserve a big deal  —  The last and only time the Rockies were good enough to make the playoffs, 12 years ago, they made a significant move at the trading deadline.  —  General manager Bob Gebhard acquired Mets pitcher Bret Saberhagen for minor- leaguers Juan Acevedo and Arnold Gooch.

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.

Just How Long Does the Average Baseball Career Last?  —  Baseball lore is littered with one-game wonders, from Moonlight Graham, whose brief stint in the outfield for the New York Giants in 1905 was immortalized in "Field of Dreams," to Larry Yount, whose major league career amounted to warming …

Notes: Escobar to displace outfielders  —  Logan, Langerhans to sit when Alex Escobar is called up  —  MIAMI — On Friday, Nationals center fielder Nook Logan had his best game of the season, going 2-for-4 with two walks and four runs scored, while outfielder Ryan Langerhans entered …

Biggio to start fewer games for rest of season  —  Most starts will come at home, as he and Garner have discussed  —  CHICAGO — Per the schedule he and manager Phil Garner have set up, Astros second baseman Craig Biggio is tentatively scheduled to start fewer games, especially on the road.

Sheets leaves with sprained finger  —  All-Star right-hander may need MRI if symptoms persist  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brewers were cautiously optimistic late Saturday about the health of ace right-hander Ben Sheets, who was forced out of his start in the fourth inning with a sprained middle finger.

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 …