Rookie Duncan Fits Right Into the Yankees' High-Powered Offense  —  When the fourth inning was done — after the Yankees had batted around, after 10 runs had scored and it had taken 29 minutes to record three outs — the thrashing that led to the Yankees' 21-4 victory against Tampa Bay yesterday was still not complete.

ALOU READY TO RETURN  —  When the Mets return to Shea Stadium tomorrow to play the Pirates, Moises Alou expects to join them.  —  "I don't know if I will be back in the lineup on Tuesday," said Alou, who has been on the disabled list since May 13 with a strained left quadriceps.  "I think I will be, though.

Angels are gone; help is coming  —  Another day of subpar offense came with news that a long-awaited player is almost back.  —  A veteran hitter is returning to the Twins tonight.  Ol' what's his name?  —  Rondell White.  Yes, that's him.  —  The one who injured his right calf skipping onto …

Joba juice?  —  The Yankees' current thinking on the trade market it that position players will be available to upgrade their bench - Saturday night's trade for backup catcher Jose Molina, for example - but pitchers will be hard to come by.  —  With that in mind, the Yankees …

White Sox roughed up in Boston  —  Southpaw Danks allows four runs, seven hits in six innings  —  BOSTON — Sixty-six games remain in what only currently can be considered as nothing short of a hugely disappointing 2007 season for the White Sox.  —  That total gives the South Siders …

Ex-MLBer Coolbaugh, 35, killed by line drive  —  Minor league coach died after being hit with line drive  —  NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Tulsa Drillers coach Mike Coolbaugh died Sunday night after being struck in the head by a line drive as he stood in the first-base coach's box during …

Phillies eyeing Towers?  —  Philadelphia Phillies general manger Ruben Amaro was at the Rogers Centre on Saturday afternoon and a day later he was as good as gone.  —  A one-day trip always means the evaluator was looking at pitching.  —  Amaro picked a good day to see Blue Jays starter Josh Towers …

Bullpen in need of relief effort  —  Washington - Even before Jorge Julio unleashed a hanging slider to Austin Kearns, the Rockies were looking for late-inning reinforcements.  —  They would like to add another reliever, inquiring about everybody from Washington's Jon Rauch and Chad Cordero …

Pirates Notebook: Inquiry about Glaus spurned  —  Talk about aiming high.  —  The Pirates, in preliminary talks with Toronto regarding shortstop Jack Wilson, inquired about the Blue Jays' power-hitting third baseman, Troy Glaus, according to two sources intimately familiar with the matter.

Little scrambles, Dodgers end up fried  —  Mets score in final three frames for 10-inning victory  —  LOS ANGELES — It wasn't on the promotional calendar, but Sunday at Dodger Stadium was turn-back-the-clock day.  —  Nomar Garciaparra looked like a home-run hitter again.  Derek Lowe was a reliever again.

Happy to deliver good news on Lester  —  It stopped being about baseball late last August when doctors told Jon Lester he had a treatable form of anaplastic large cell lymphoma.  —  After that, it became about nothing other than the long-term health and well being of a 22-year-old …

Notes: Nats making a play for Dunn  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  It's no secret that Nationals general manager Jim Bowden covets Reds left fielder Adam Dunn — and no surprise that the Nats are pursuing Dunn, according to major-league sources.  —  Whether the Nationals can obtain Dunn is another question.