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.

Heated rivalry nears boiling point  —  Houston's interpretation of Adam Wainwright's message fastball thrown behind the back of catcher Brad Ausmus on Saturday was about as subtle as the pitch itself.  —  “I thought it was intentional, yes,” Ausmus said.  “Wainwright shook …

Davey Johnson tells of Mets days, steroids and Olympic dreams  —  The manager of the U.S. Olympic baseball team is a familiar, craggy-faced man whose life has known soaring triumph and unspeakable tragedy and who, across five decades in locales ranging from Baltimore to Atlanta, Tokyo to Flushing, has had a diamond life like few others.

Morris, Pirates could be parting ways  —  Van Benschoten to be recalled after 8-4 loss to Phillies  —  The Matt Morris matter, one way or another, should come to a head today.  —  The Pirates will recall starter John Van Benschoten from Class AAA Indianapolis this morning and, thus, must make another move to clear roster space.

Baseball beat: Hall of Famer Palmer a big fan of Yankees' young pitchers  —  in focus, by peter abraham  —  Jim Palmer was 19 when the Orioles called him up to the majors in 1965, and he became a full-time starter a season later.  He can relate to the experiences Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy …

Redman + Dodgers = 10-run inning  —  LA bangs out six hits in first, the last being Kemp's grand slam  —  LOS ANGELES — The Rockies gave Mark Redman a two-run lead going into the bottom of the first inning Saturday.  But Redman endured one of the worst innings imaginable, giving up 10 runs to the Dodgers.

Peavy pitches the idea of acquiring the ageless Lofton  —  Jake Peavy's next start is Sunday, but the Padres' ace made an unscheduled pitch on behalf of Kenny Lofton yesterday.  —  “I like Kenny,” Peavy said of the unemployed outfielder.  “I think he'd bring a dimension to this ballclub …

Galarraga flirts with no-no in Tigers' win  —  Starter takes bid into sixth; Detroit scores three in seventh  —  DETROIT — Armando Galarraga's first Major League start came last September for the Rangers against the Angels.  It didn't go so well.  But Saturday's outing against them did.

Volquez emerging as top-flight pitcher  —  Cincinnati (10-15) at San Francisco (11-14), Sun., 4:05 p.m. ET  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The last time Edinson Volquez matched up with Barry Zito, both pitchers were in the American League and Zito was the dominating pitcher.