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 …

Yankees acquire Molina from Angels  —  Veteran backstop comes in trade for right-hander Kennard  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees moved to bolster their catching depth on Saturday, acquiring backstop Jose Molina from the Angels for right-handed pitcher Jeff Kennard.

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.

No offense and none taken  —  Missed chances cost O's; Trachsel unimpressive in return  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - The crucial seventh-inning at-bat ended with mild-mannered Orioles second baseman Brian Roberts yelling at plate umpire Mike Winters, saying repeatedly, "That's not even close."

Halladay, Glaus power Jays over M's 8-0  —  TORONTO (AP) — When Felix Hernandez lost his cool, the Toronto Blue Jays took advantage.  Roy Halladay never gave the Seattle Mariners a chance to recover.  —  Halladay threw a three-hit shutout, Troy Glaus hit a three-run homer and the Blue Jays beat the Mariners 8-0 on Sunday.

Petit helps Diamondbacks blank Cubs  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Yusmeiro Petit pitched six scoreless innings, Chris Snyder homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Sunday to win a road series for the first time in more than a month.  —  The Cubs dropped 3 1/2 games behind …

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.

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 …

Kason attends 'Tek school  —  Kason Gabbard pulled up the seat in the clubhouse ordinarily occupied by Curt Schilling [stats], sat down next to catcher Jason Varitek [stats] and his notebook full of scouting reports and officially began his sixth start of the season.

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.

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.

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 …