Budde's hit wins it in 10th inning  —  Angels reserve catcher Ryan Budde pulled off a rare double-double Monday night, evoking the memory of Adam Riggs and beating the New York Yankees with one clutch swing of the bat in the bottom of the 10th inning.  —  Budde, who entered the game …

Three keys  —  Key moments in the Rockies' 4-2, 11-inning loss against the Pirates at Coors Field on Monday night:  —  1 Left-hander Brian Fuentes, still trying to get in shape after six weeks on the disabled list, walked Cesar Izturis to open the 11th and, with one out, hit Matt Kata with a pitch …

Papi's car on eBay  —  The following story was written by the Globe's Andrew Ryan:  —  Used Car for Sale: A 2005 Mercedes-Benz convertible SL-Class SL65 AMG with 6.0-liter twin-turbo charged engine that rockets from 0 to 60 in less than four seconds.  —  Mileage: 4,034, driven predominantly to and from Fenway Park.

With Season in Focus, Wright's Vision Is Clear 30/30  —  David Wright's mind is in overdrive.  He is processing the score, the inning, the count and the number of outs.  He is studying the pitcher's time to home plate, his pickoff move and, if he can sneak a peek, his grip.

Red Sox, Wakefield cash in  —  New catcher handles the job in another shutout of Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Slaught, who was with Tim Wakefield when the knuckleballer was a Pirates rookie, caught him in the 1992 National League playoffs.  —  "Catching him today," Slaught said that night …

For Peña, Redding, Nats, No Problems in Houston  —  He was ridiculed and all but run out of Boston, where he flailed at breaking balls and looked at fastballs, and a team in a pennant race couldn't have that.  So one Wily Modesto Peña found himself far from a pennant race Monday night …

Gloveless hitters buck the trend  —  Few barehanded lumber wielders remain in the game  —  The evolution of baseball equipment has made it difficult for modern-day ballplayers to resemble their predecessors.  Double-flapped helmets, shoulder and shin pads, weighted donuts, oversized fielding gloves.

A-plus for Pedro  —  Martinez dazzles in third Single-A start  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - He'd lost a nine-pitch battle to a Single-A hitter and there was a palpable feeling at Tradition Field that Pedro Martinez was ticked off in the third inning of last night's game.

The 2007 Replacement Level Killers  —  In a pennant race, every edge matters.  The late-season heroics of one individual may turn a close race into a tale of success writ large, but it's the failures writ small, the weak links on a team, that commonly create that close race in the first place.

Jenks not quite perfect this time  —  Leadoff single leaves closer tied for record with 41 straight  —  Just how bad is it for the White Sox this season?  —  Even the wins don't go right.  —  Nursing a 4-3 lead Monday night with the ninth inning starting, it could only mean it was time to cue …

Yankee With Bright Future Is Guided by His Past  —  Yes, Harlan Chamberlain insists, he did play baseball as a boy.  Not in an organized league, but he played.  —  "I would bat and someone else would run for me — and, of course, I would throw and catch with one hand," …