Shields, four other Rays get multiple-game suspensions after fight  —  Boston's Coco Crisp, right, swings at Rays pitcher James Shields, who plunked him in response to a Crisp slide.  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — The Rays were unhappy with the severity of the discipline handed out for Thursday's brawl …

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.

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 …

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 …

Westbrook to have elbow surgery, out for season  —  DETROIT — Cleveland Indians starter Jake Westbrook will have surgery on his right elbow, sidelining him for the rest of the season.  —  Westbrook was scratched from his scheduled start Tuesday and sent to Cleveland to have his elbow checked out.

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.

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.

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 …

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.