Rivera, Yanks stunned by late homer  —  In tie game in ninth, closer victimized by Royals' Guillen  —  NEW YORK — Johnny Damon saw it, and thought he had it.  Mariano Rivera agreed.  But still Damon backpedaled, shifting his gaze up, up, and finally, behind.

Griffey joins kings of clout with No. 600  —  Reds slugger belts historic homer off Marlins lefty Hendrickson  —  MIAMI — As Ken Griffey Jr.'s deep drive landed in the right-field seats at Dolphin Stadium on Monday night, he moved out of the batter's box and trotted through the door of the elite 600 home run club.

Rocket's game got boost from Viagra  —  Roger Clemens, whose claims he never took steroids are under federal investigation, has apparently discovered the benefits of another performance-enhancing drug sweeping the sports world - Viagra.  —  Clemens stashed the clearly marked …

Pirates Rattle Big Unit to Defeat Diamondbacks  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates took advantage of a rattled Randy Johnson and a reversed home run call to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Monday.  —  Johnson limited the Pirates to six singles and struck out three in 5 2-3 innings …

Pudge, Inge to split time at catcher  —  Leyland concerned Rodriguez could wear down without rest  —  DETROIT — Brandon Inge became a former Tigers catcher four years ago when the club signed free agent Ivan Rodriguez.  Now, they're basically a catching platoon.

The 10 worst No. 5 hitters since 1957  —  Our tour of the most pitiful performances in the various spots in the batting order has so far visited leadoff, the second slot, No. 3, and cleanup.  This time we'll look in on the fitful flailers of the fifth position, as defined by starting at least …

Giants finish 4-game sweep of Nationals  —  In the sixth inning, Jesus Flores fouled off five pitches against Matt Cain before striking out on a slider, stranding runners on first and third.  —  One long turn at the plate ended successfully, the other in failure.

Swisher Homers From Both Sides in White Sox Win  —  CHICAGO — Switch-hitter Nick Swisher homered from both sides of the plate and the Chicago White Sox completed a dominant four-game sweep, beating the Minnesota Twins 7-5 Monday for their seventh straight victory.

Barfield relishes call up in wake of Draft  —  Tribe shakes things up with second baseman struggling  —  DETROIT — Josh Barfield's little brother, Jeremy, was taken by the A's in the eighth round of last week's First-Year Player Draft and signed his first professional contract Monday.

Mets OF Church headed for disabled list  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Mets outfielder Ryan Church will go on the disabled list Tuesday, still slowed by the effects of a concussion nearly three weeks ago.  —  Church's most recent examination with a neurologist didn't show dizziness or any major symptoms, the Mets said Monday.

THIS TEAM'S GOING NOWHERE!  —  Nothing's working for the Mets these days - not even elevators.  —  Above, Pedro Martinez (center) and team COO Jeff Wilpon (striped shirt) smile as they and at least seven fellow passengers endure a stuck lift at Richards clothing store in Greenwich, Conn., where some Mets appeared at a charity event.

Melvin denies interest in Roberts  —  I just talked to Brewers general manager Doug Melvin and he denied a Fox Sports report today that he is interested in Baltimore second baseman Brian Roberts.  —  Ken Rosenthal, a veteran baseball reporter and reliable source on the sport …

Mariners fire hitting coach Pentland  —  Players take full blame for inept offense  —  TORONTO — The hitters are to blame.  —  That's the result of a quick poll of Mariners players Monday in the wake of the firing of hitting instructor Jeff Pentland, who was replaced by former Mariners hitting coach Lee Elia.