Game 25: Yankees at Indians  —  YANKEES  —  Notes: The man, the myth, the legend that is David Shelley Duncan is back with the Yankees and hitting sixth.  He was, as you might imagine, quite excited.  We shook hands and it still hurts. ...  No word yet on the corresponding move but I would guess Chris Britton's stay is over. ...

Ortiz scratched tonight  —  Brandon Moss has joined the Red Sox in Tampa, and the corresponding move might be a trip to the DL for Sean Casey.  Casey suffered a strained right hip flexor in last night's game.  —  In other news, David Ortiz was in the original Red Sox lineup …

Martin's shift, heroics win it for Dodgers  —  Catcher moves to third base; hits game-winning sac fly in 13th  —  LOS ANGELES — The game that started on Friday ended on Saturday and like many tough marathon battles, even in victory there were casualties.  —  So while the Dodgers took satisfaction …

The Prince and the Pinto  —  Prince Fielder came into tonight's game doing a good job of getting on base, but his power was sagging.  He took care of that in the eighth tonight when he came up with in a 3-3 game and took Renyel Pinto deep in what turned out to be the game winner.

Back spasms sideline Braves' Jones  —  Pre-game injury makes third baseman a late scratch vs. Mets  —  NEW YORK — Hot-hitting Chipper Jones had back spasms while changing into his uniform Saturday morning and was scratched from the Braves' lineup for an afternoon game against the Mets at Shea Stadium.

Key Players Sit as Yankees Lose Third in a Row  —  CLEVELAND — It was a walk-off victory for the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, and among the Yankees walking off the field at the end were the unused relief pitchers shuffling along from the bullpen to the first-base dugout.  Joba Chamberlain was not among them.

Thome's in the 500 Club, but Maybe Not in THE Club  —  Jim Thome of the White Sox hits long homers, prodigious homers, majestic homers, a lot of homers.  Thome is patient and powerful, a left-hander hitter with an open stance, with an uppercut swing and with forearms as massive as telephone poles.

Will Salty Callup Lead To Laird Trade?  —  Jarrod Saltalamacchia has been called up, and GM Jon Daniels has no plans for him to warm the bench.  Salty performed well at AAA Oklahoma, and when backup backstop Adam Melhuse broke a bone in his hand on Thursday, the call-up seemed imminent.

Nix treading carefully during cold streak  —  Rookie second baseman struggling in season's first month  —  LOS ANGELES — Rockies rookie second baseman Jayson Nix might be on precarious Major League footing, with his .128 batting average.  In returning him to the starting lineup on Friday night …

The Stalwart and the Shaky Preserve a Mets Victory  —  It would all be so much easier for the Mets if every time Manager Willie Randolph removed his starting pitcher, the same designated reliever would appear.  Another would follow, as many as necessary, and not only would they appear …

Burres pitches O's past ChiSox in opener  —  CHICAGO (AP)—About 15 hours after his start was rained out, Brian Burres jumped back on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles and pitched one of the best games of his career.  —  The quick turnaround didn't faze Burres, who pitched eight shutout innings …

Ledezma plunks Conor Jackson in ribs  —  Post game host on Channel 4, Bob Scanlan got real fired up talking about Ledezma hitting Conor Jackson in the ribs after he swung so hard that he fell to his knees in the previous pitch. … Conor Jackson swings so hard that he falls to his knees.

Patience rewards Marlins in extras win  —  Team scores three in 10th inning off Mota for victory  —  MILWAUKEE — Patience and stellar pitching paid off for the Marlins on Friday night.  —  Wes Helms, Cody Ross and Mike Rabelo each had RBIs in the 10th inning as the Marlins finally broke through …