Rays try to minimize impact on pitching staff  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays won't know the full impact of the suspensions handed down for a few days.  —  By having James Shields (six games) and Jonny Gomes (five games) appeal their suspensions, which were to begin Friday …

Texas Rangers cut ties with pitcher Ponson  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  ARLINGTON - Citing a lack of respect for teammates and the club, the Rangers suddenly severed ties with No. 3 starter Sidney Ponson on Friday.  —  General manager Jon Daniels declined to reveal specific reasons …

Hal on Cash: We'll ‘wait until after the season’  —  There are no plans to sit down and talk with general manager Brian Cashman about his contract status, Yankees co-chairman Hal Steinbrenner said Friday.  —  Steinbrenner was at Yankee Stadium for Friday night's game against the Royals.

postGame: Padres 2 Mets 1  —  The Mets (30-30) lost to the Padres (26-37) by the score of 2 to 1 in San Diego tonight.  —  For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.  —  Randy Wolf + Petco Park = Loss  —  However, in case you missed it:  — The game's only runs were scored …

Jeremy Bonderman out for season  —  Jeremy Bonderman is officially out for the season due to circulatory problems in his shoulder.  —  Bonderman was examined yesterday at the Detroit Medical Center and it was determined he has a blood clot of the axillary vein due to thoracic outlet compression syndrome.

Cuban says he will ‘pull out all the stops’ in bid to buy Cubs  —  Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, one of the Major League Baseball-approved bidders for the Chicago Cubs, expects to receive confidential financial data on the team any day now and said Friday on a Chicago radio show that it is his …

OF Wells, INF McDonald rejoin Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP)—Outfielder Vernon Wells rejoined the Toronto Blue Jays, less than a month after fracturing his wrist while making a diving catch, and was quickly pressed into action Saturday when Shannon Stewart went down with an ankle injury.

Hank Steinbrenner: Do your own jobs  —  Do your own jobs, and stop worrying about Joba.  —  That was Hank Steinbrenner's strongly worded message Friday for Johnny Damon or any other veteran Yankee who wants to see Joba Chamberlain switched back to the bullpen.

Home Run Derby Swaps Ortiz for 2 to Be Named  —  David Ortiz of the Boston Red Sox was supposed to try to mimic Babe Ruth during a Call Your Shot promotion in next month's All-Star Game festivities at Yankee Stadium.  After the Yankees protested and Ortiz was injured, officials decided to have two players replace him.

Did Youkilis ignite scrap?  —  Multiple Red Sox players confirmed yesterday that Thursday night's dugout altercation between Manny Ramírez and Kevin Youkilis resulted from Ramírez objecting to what he believed was excessive - and chronic - complaining about the strike zone …

Kyle Davies helps KC enjoy trip to NY  —  Kyle Davies won his second consecutive start since being called up from the minors and the struggling Kansas City Royals earned a rare victory at Yankee Stadium, shutting down New York, 2-1, last night to snap an 11-game road skid.