Angels trade C Molina to Yankees  —  MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) - The Los Angeles Angels lost another link to their 2002 World Series championship team on Saturday, trading backup catcher Jose Molina to the New York Yankees for righthanded pitcher Jeff Kennard.  —  Molina, who started Saturday's …

Papi's shoulder looks good  —  David Ortiz and the Red Sox [team stats] dodged a sizable bullet yesterday when an MRI revealed no structural damage to the left shoulder of the club's designated hitter.  —  Ortiz could not play yesterday after jamming the shoulder on a thunderous headfirst slide …

Harris erupts with 6 hits, 6 RBIs in win  —  On a perfectly pleasant night, in front of a regular season-record 53,953 fans turning Turner Field claustrophobic, the Braves and Willie Harris played up to the atmosphere Saturday night.  —  How else to explain the outpouring of offense …

Pirates Notebook: Toronto interested in Wilson  —  The Pirates have made known to other teams that shortstop Jack Wilson is available, and the Toronto Blue Jays are interested.  —  But any trade is unlikely to happen until after Major League Baseball's July 31 non-waiver deadline …

Rangers DH Sosa leaves game after getting beaned  —  ARLINGTON, TEXAS (TICKER) — Sammy Sosa was helped off the field after getting hit in the head by a pitch Saturday night.  —  With the Texas Rangers leading 5-, Sosa was leading off the top of the third inning when the second pitch …

Notes: Oswalt may skip a start  —  Starter confident his injury will make him miss just one outing  —  PITTSBURGH — Sitting on a chair with a heating pad on his chest on Saturday, Roy Oswalt estimated the odds were 60-40 that he would not make his next start.

Gotay gets 2nd chance  —  LOS ANGELES - GM Omar Minaya said the Mets are prepared to stick with Ruben Gotay at second base rather than push for a trade to replace Jose Valentin.  —  Valentin broke the tibia in his right shin when he fouled a ball off the leg Friday.

The probability of the Bombers making the playoffs is still anybody's guess  —  The Yankees rolled their rock up the binomial distribution curve yesterday, Sisyphus-style.  They won a couple of must games from Tampa Bay with their fifth and sixth starters, pulling out the stoppers as required.

Police use stun gun in Olsen arrest  —  Police say Marlins pitcher refuses to stop his car and then fights officers in front of his home.  —  MIAMI GARDENS — Five days after being suspended for scuffling with his teammates, Marlins pitcher Scott Olsen was arrested early Saturday after failing …

Tigers beat Royals on Inge's HR in 10th  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Royals and Tigers played a game that looked so ugly Saturday night that Detroit manager Jim Leyland could hardly watch.  —  But was it so bad he could smell it?  —  "That one had a bad odor to it the whole way," Leyland said.

Howard hits two HRs as Phils blast Pads  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Ryan Howard made Petco Park look like a bandbox.  —  The reigning NL MVP hit two towering home runs off David Wells, drove in five runs and scored three times to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 12-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.

7/21/07 Vs Louisville  —  Not sure the day could have gone any better.  Sox won big, Kason dealt again and we accomplished everything we wanted to and more in Pawtucket.  —  It's been what seems like months since I've been able to compete and even longer since my arm felt like, well, my arm.