Joba to return tonight  —  Word here at Camden Yards is that Joba Chamberlain will rejoin the team in time for tonight's game against the Orioles.  —  He has not pitched since April 10 but did throw to a catcher twice while he was in Nebraska attending to his father.

Schneider sore, OK after injury scare  —  X-rays negative after backstop's left arm struck by foul tip  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Mets could exhale when Aaron Heilman extricated them from danger in the eighth inning on Saturday, but in the ninth and for nearly 90 minutes after they completed …

Orioles' Burres, Johnson shut out Yanks  —  BALTIMORE (AP)—Ian Kennedy struggled to find the strike zone, and it cost the New York Yankees.  —  Brian Burres started and pitched 5 2-3 innings for the Orioles in a 6-0 win Saturday night, while Kennedy couldn't get past the third inning.

Thomas benched for time being  —  Designated hitter, mired in early slump, frustrated with decision  —  TORONTO — Frank Thomas received an unexpected call into Blue Jays manager John Gibbons' office on Saturday morning.  The message was that the omission of the designated hitter's name …

Marlins sneak past Nationals  —  MIAMI - Wes Helms singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 6-5 on Saturday night.  —  Helms' one-out grounder up the middle off reliever Saul Rivera (1-1) scored Dan Uggla from second, ending the Marlins' two-game losing streak.

Rangers' pitcher makes outfield debut  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  BOSTON - German Duran's first major league start was against Roy Halladay.  His second might have been an even bigger test.  He played left field at Fenway Park.  —  It was Duran's first professional game as an outfielder.

Girardi not too pleased  —  Joe Girardi was not a happy manager tonight after watching Ian Kennedy walk five and get knocked out in the third inning.  —  But he said - somewhat - that Kennedy would stay in the rotation.  At least, “that's the plan right now.”

Diamondbacks rip Padres, improve to 13-4  —  PHOENIX (AP)—The Arizona Diamondbacks were outscored by 20 runs on their way to the 2007 NL West title.  —  They're making up for it this season.  —  Chris Young singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, and the Diamondbacks scored six runs …

Game 19: Yankees at Orioles  —  YANKEES  —  Notes: Joba is in the air and headed this way.  They hope he will arrive in time for the game.  Presumably, Edwar Ramirez will be sent back. ...  Kyle Farnsworth claimed he was surprised that he was suspended and denied any bad intentions when he threw at Manny Ramirez.

Rays' Sonnanstine 3-hits White Sox  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Andy Sonnanstine threw a three-hitter for his first career complete game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0 on Saturday night.  —  The White Sox had just three singles, including a bunt hit, and didn't get a runner past second base.

Free Agent Stock Watch: Ben Sheets  —  It looks like Ben Sheets made the right decision by signing a four-year contract with the Brewers after his spectacular 2004 season.  The then-25-year-old tossed 237 innings to the tune of a 2.70 ERA, striking out 264 to just 32 walks, with a WHIP below 1.00.