Another Growing Pain in Yanks' Young Arms  —  BALTIMORE — Brian Cashman did not count on the injuries, the suspensions or the offensive struggles of the Yankees' powerful lineup.  But Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, said he expected all along that the team's young starters would wobble early on.

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 …

Bannister digs into stats to pile up pitching feats  —  It had to happen sooner or later.  —  All those new-wave statistics that are taking baseball far beyond earned-run average, runs batted in and batting average.  All the cutting-edge research into what really is meaningful — and what isn't — in judging player performances.

Madden: Payback is a pitch  —  When Kyle Farnsworth fired that “I was only trying to throw inside” haymaker pitch that actually almost conked Manny Ramirez on the back side of his head Thursday night, you could almost hear the collective “it's about time!” chorus from Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez & Co.

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.

The World Series the Cubs (maybe) gave away  —  The odometer has turned here in Chicago, where, as readers of just about any sports section know, the Cubs are in Year 100 of their World Series chase.  Or, as a local T-shirt entrepreneur puts it, the Cubs are going for their “Century Peat.”

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.

Spinning Age  —  The Athletics front office, in the wake of the Miguel Tejada birthday change, tries to make it seem like age doesn't matter: … This is a team that calculated the monetary value of every ball in play.  This is a team that knows the worth of every minor league player in North America.

SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH...  CHIEN-MING WANG  —  The Post's Steve Serby chatted with the Yankees' ace righty, through an interpreter.  —  Q: How are you able to look so calm when you're pitching?  —  A: Because I'm cold-blooded (smiles).  —  Q: What's going on inside your stomach?

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 …

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.