A-Rod belts historic 500th homer  —  Yanks slugger becomes 22nd member of prestigious club  —  NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez became the 22nd member of the prestigious 500 home run club on Saturday, slugging a three-run homer off Kyle Davies of the Kansas City Royals for the landmark blast.

Pirates Notebook: Wilson waives no-trade clause  —  Shortstop Jack Wilson has informed the Pirates he will accept a trade to any of the six teams named in his limited no-trade clause, including the Detroit Tigers.  —  The Pirates and Tigers continue to discuss a multiplayer deal …

Bradley vents: Billy Beane betrayed him  —  SAN DIEGO — Milton Bradley is in contention, he's hitting .370, he's Oakland's huge loss and San Diego's monumental gain.  He should be happy.  —  But Bradley is still hurt, very hurt, exceedingly hurt.  —  Not in a physical sense …

Notes: Logan gets center field job  —  Outfielder's hot bat gives him edge over Langerhans  —  WASHINGTON — It appears that the Nook Logan/Ryan Langerhans platoon is over — at least for now.  Manager Manny Acta, going with the hot hand, has decided that Logan will be the everyday center fielder.

Projecting career stats is an inexact science … Here at ESPN, we're pretty sure we've put Pedro Gomez's face on your TV screens enough times to alert you to the fact that some guy named Barry Bonds is about to hit a fairly momentous home run.  —  Well, it's time to change the subject (at least for the next minute and a half).

La Russa bumps Pineiro to 8th in lineup  —  Adam Kennedy, the Cardinals' second baseman will bat ninth.  —  "I've been thinking about for a while.  Our offense has been very erratic," La Russa said.  "We're just not getting enough guys on base.  (What) we're trying to do is get a legitimate position player in the lineup."

Kennedy claimed on waivers by Arizona; Lugo recalled from Sacramento  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland A's today announced that left-handed pitcher Joe Kennedy has been claimed on waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.  To take his spot on the roster, the A's have recalled right-handed pitcher Ruddy Lugo from Triple-A Sacramento.

Tigers' Perez says substance he used was OK'd by doctors … Detroit Tigers infielder Neifi Perez does not only think his 80-game suspension was unfair, but also believes he might be a victim of the way the drug programs are handled in baseball.  —  Perez was suspended for 80 games Friday …

'Wally' roughs up shocked Lucchino  —  SEATTLE — For a few minutes, onlookers must have wondered if Wally the Green Monster was attempting career suicide.  —  Name another Red Sox employee with the gall to treat CEO Larry Lucchino the way the team mascot did Thursday on one of the hottest days of the year at Fenway Park.

Trembley hopes Baez will save day for bullpen  —  Veteran takes over as closer, ending committee experiment  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Intent on shoring up his struggling bullpen, manager Dave Trembley said yesterday that he will abandon the closer-by-committee approach and primarily use Danys Baez to save games.

Thomas passes Murray for 20th on HR list  —  TORONTO (AP) — Frank Thomas hit two home runs to pass Eddie Murray for 20th place on the all-time home run list, Shaun Marcum won his third straight start and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 9-5 on Saturday.

A Seattle slew of Sox miscues  —  SEATTLE — You can't blame the city, the ballpark, the novelty choo-choo, Puget Sound, Mount Rainier, Pike's Market, the coffee, or the sushi for the way the Red Sox play here.  You can't even claim they were sleepless, not this time.