Wickman designated for assignment  —  Veteran closer converted 20 of 26 save opportunities  —  ST. LOUIS — Adam Dunn said goodbye to Bob Wickman's 12th-inning fastball on Thursday night, and the Braves said goodbye to Wickman on Friday afternoon.  —  Somewhat surprisingly …

Pads won't let dust-up at second just slide  —  PHILADELPHIA - So much for that City of Brotherly Love business.  —  There was none for one of the locals from anybody in the Padres clubhouse last night.  The common adjective being applied to the incendiary slide by Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz …

SIXTH SPOT IS NO HELP FOR DELGADO  —  With his struggles continuing, Carlos Delgado's time in the fifth spot has expired, at least for now.  —  Whether it's temporary is to be determined, but Delgado again was dropped to sixth in the batting order last night.

Yankees lose in 11 innings  —  The Yankees lost a torturously long and delayed game 9-6 in 11 innings.  Read below for more info.  —  Kat.OBrien@Newsday.com  —  DETROIT - The longest and latest of games came to a conclusion at 3:32 a.m with a three-run walkoff homer in the 11th inning by Carlos Guillen.

NO GUARANTEES FOR MOOSE  —  TORRE REFUSES TO ENDORSE ROTATION SPOT  —  With talk swirling through the Yankees universe that Mike Mussina could be pitching for his rotation spot Monday night against the Tigers, the right-hander said he isn't feeling the pressure.  —  "Who would they replace me with?"

Nutting serves as committee of one in the hunt for new CEO  —  The Pirates' search for a new CEO is piquing interest around baseball for at least two reasons — the extremely close-to-the-vest manner in which chairman of the board Bob Nutting is handling it and what it could mean for general manager Dave Littlefield.

Boomer back on Big Apple hill  —  David Wells always has loved New York.  It's where all of the biggest moments in his career have happened, from pitching his perfect game in 1998 to winning the World Series later that same year.  Now he is looking to the Big Apple for one more small miracle.

Pirates Notebook: Nady frustrated by hamstring  —  HOUSTON — Outfielder Xavier Nady's hamstring has regressed to the point he had difficulty completing running drills yesterday at Minute Maid Park, and he was restricted to pinch-hitting duties for a second consecutive game.

Weaver bests Halladay, Angels keep lead  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jered Weaver didn't pitch as long as Roy Halladay did — just better.  —  Weaver threw six scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels got RBI singles from Vladimir Guerrero, Maicer Izturis and Orlando Cabrera to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Friday night.

Dodgers can't make a move  —  Wells arrives, but offense fails in the clutch in a 5-2 loss to Mets that drops L.A. 31/2 games back in wild-card race.  —  NEW YORK — If the message wasn't clear before Friday, the Dodgers made it official just after 5 p.m. when newly acquired pitcher David Wells stepped …

Sharp Schilling caps off dominant doubleheader  —  CHICAGO - As players got dressed and attempted to end the longest of days by making the first bus back to the hotel, Curt Schilling [stats], David Ortiz [stats] and Ozzie Guillen teamed up to speak volumes about the Red Sox [team stats]' current lot in life.

Rockies score 5 in 9th, top Nationals  —  DENVER (AP) — Matt Holliday sparked a five-run, ninth-inning rally, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Friday night.  —  The Rockies, who had lost two straight to the Pittsburgh Pirates at home, avoided falling back to .500 …