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 …

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 …

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?"

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.

Howard on pace to break strikeout record  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — When he connects, the Phillies' Ryan Howard can hit the ball a long way.  Making contact is the slugger's biggest problem.  —  The reigning NL MVP is on pace to set the major league record for strikeouts in a season.

Maddux first 10-20 pitcher, leads Padres in rout of Phillies  —  CBSSports.com wire reports  —  PHILADELPHIA — Passing Cy Young didn't faze Greg Maddux.  Moving ahead of his older brother was a bit more exciting.  —  Maddux became the first pitcher to win 10 games in 20 consecutive seasons …

Delgado hits sixth and the skids  —  Carlos Delgado smiled when asked about the significance of his place in last night's lineup against the Dodgers.  —  "I just go to the plate a minute later, as far as I'm concerned," Delgado replied.  —  The scuffling first baseman and former cleanup man …

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.

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 …

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.

MLB, New Era both agree to yank caps  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  NEW YORK (AP) - A lineup of team logo baseball caps denounced as tailor-made for gang members was ordered removed from store shelves by its manufacturer Friday after complaints from baseball officials.