Game 48: Mariners at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Andy Pettitte (3-5, 4.42) against the Seattle hitters.  —  Erik Bedard (3-2, 3.24) against the New York hitters.  —  Notes: Giambi is .273/.431/.545 in May. ...  Melky is 5 of his last 34 with no runs scored and two RBI. ...

Mets GM Minaya gives support to Randolph  —  DENVER (AP)—Mets general manager Omar Minaya voiced support for Willie Randolph on Friday night as speculation swirled that the embattled manager's job could be in jeopardy.  —  “Willie Randolph is our manager.

Report: Mets call up Nick Evans  —  According to the Binghamton Press, the injury-ravaged Mets have called up first baseman Nick Evans from Double-A Binghamton.  Evans was told of the move during the ninth inning of Friday night's game in Reading, Pa., and will fly to Denver this morning to join the big-league club.

Who's getting the better end of last winter's biggest trades? … The winter of 2007-08 brought us some honest-to-goodness blockbuster trades.  Hitting prodigy Miguel Cabrera, star starters Johan Santana, Dan Haren, Erik Bedard and Dontrelle Willis plus standout shortstops Miguel Tejada …

Angels end White Sox's 8-game win streak  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Joe Saunders couldn't stop coughing, couldn't stop sniffling and couldn't sleep the past few days.  —  He felt miserable.  However, he looked pretty good on the mound.  —  Saunders took a shutout into the ninth inning …

Gagne goes on DL  —  Washington - The Brewers just announced that closer Eric Gagne is going on the 15-day disabled list with rotator cuff tendinitis, retroactive to Wednesday.  —  The move opens a roster spot to activate reliever Tim Dillard, who was summoned from Class AAA Nashville earlier in the day.

Putrid is a good word for this  —  This is just a quick thought in the ninth inning of a 13-2 Seattle loss in New York.  —  I've been covering baseball for more than two decades.  —  I have never seen a team look as bad as Seattle looks now without having players that were exponentially worse than the players on the Seattle roster.

The Kid does some piling on  —  Boy, are the buzzards circling.  Willie Randolph isn't even cold yet and ex-Met Gary Carter already is campaigning for the managerial job.  —  Carter, who is currently managing the Orange County Flyers of the Independent Golden League in California …

Posada may return in early June  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Catcher Jorge Posada will head to the Yankees' minor league complex in Tampa, Fla., for rehabilitation of his throwing shoulder next week and could rejoin New York in early June.  —  The five-time All-Star hasn't played since April 26 …

Angels to play host to 2010 All-Star game  —  Official announcement is next week.  Game hasn't been played in Southern California since 1989.  —  For the first time since Bo Jackson and Nolan Ryan graced Anaheim Stadium, the All-Star game is returning to Southern California.