Bruney may be lost for season  —  Surgery recommended for Yanks reliever's right foot injury  —  CLEVELAND — Yankees right-handed reliever Brian Bruney could miss the remainder of the season with an injury to the Lisfranc joint of his right foot that is likely to require surgery.

Thumb lands Mets' Schneider in hospital  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Mets catcher Brian Schneider remained hospitalized Friday with an infected left thumb and is likely to miss the weekend series against the Atlanta Braves.  —  Manager Willie Randolph termed it a staph infection …

Loewen goes on disabled list with ailing left elbow  —  Trembley declines to name replacement in rotation; infielder Torres called up  —  CHICAGO - Orioles starting pitcher Adam Loewen returned to Baltimore tonight and will have his ailing left elbow looked at tomorrow by team orthopedist Dr. John Wilckens.

Cliff Lee  —  Pardon me for asking, but has someone secretly replaced opposing lineups with a bunch of Double-A hitters any time Cliff Lee has taken the mound this year?  I realize this is a somewhat bizarre conspiracy theory, but in my defense I'd like to present you with my evidence: his numbers.

Mariners sign Kenji Johjima to three-year contract extension  —  Catcher now signed through 2011  —  SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Mariners have agreed to terms with catcher Kenji Johjima on a three-year contract extension.

Haynes' 11th-inning single gives Rays 5-4 win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Nathan Haynes singled with no outs in the 11th inning, driving in Carl Crawford from second base and giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox [team stats] on Friday night.

Recovering Liriano sent to Triple-A  —  Lefty pitched poorly, needs more time to heal from surgery  —  ARLINGTON — Francisco Liriano's comeback campaign from Tommy John elbow ligament reconstructive surgery has now shifted locations.  —  The Twins made the move to option Liriano …

Rangers 6, Twins 5 (10 innings)  —  The Rangers ran into outs.  They popped up bunts.  They made an error.  And yet Friday they came away with the kind of win that will at least temporarily buoy spirits.  OF David Murphy, you know the Rusty Greer starter kit, singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th.

Jock in a Box  —  New Reds General Manager Walt Jocketty spent 13 seasons as the GM of the St. Louis Cardinals.  During his tenure the Cardinals went from a team that hadn't been to the playoffs in 7 years to a team that won the division in his second season and went to the playoffs in 6 of the last 9 years.

Ausmus shocked by shark attack  —  An avid surfer, Astros catcher familiar with site of tragedy  —  ST. LOUIS — Brad Ausmus is an avid surfer during the offseasons in his hometown of San Diego, and he was particularly jarred by the news that a 66-year-old man was killed by what authorities believe …

A-Rod back in Yankees' starting lineup  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Alex Rodriguez ran himself back into the starting lineup.  —  After missing three games with a strained right quadriceps, A-Rod was back at third base and batting cleanup Friday night as the New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Cleveland Indians.

Big Unit earns first win since June  —  SAN DIEGO (AP)—Randy Johnson threw nasty sliders and a few fastballs in the 95-96 mph range, hit a single and made a nice defensive play, bounding off the mound to field a chopper and throw out the runner.  —  Just like that, the Big Unit was back in the win column.

Blogger Beat: Talking Chop  —  ...as the Mets return home to host the Braves for the first time this season, I caught up with Matt Foreman, who blogs about the Braves at Talking Chop...  D.J. Short:  —  First, tell us a little about tonight's starter Jair Jurrjens.  —  Matt Foreman: