WILLIE'S METS ARE MESS  —  RALLY FALLS SHORT AS AMAZIN'S LOSE 8-7  —  Kevin Millwood sweated out his first road win in a year - and it wasn't the steamy weather.  —  Mets manager Willie Randolph was feeling the heat for another reason.  —  Millwood pitched six solid innings Sunday …

Interest in Rockies' Fuentes, but deal not close  —  The Mets have shown interest in Rockies closer Brian Fuentes, though no deal is considered imminent.  —  An All-Star the last three years, Fuentes picked up his 10th save of the season Saturday night in Chicago, locking down the Rockies' 2-0 win and lowering his ERA to 2.28.

Cardinals catcher removed on stretcher in neck brace  —  ST. LOUIS (AP)—Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was taken off the field on a stretcher with a brace around his neck after getting run over on a tag play in the ninth inning Sunday.  —  Molina was taken to a hospital for evaluation of neck and back pain.

YANKEES MONITOR C.C. SWEEPSTAKES  —  Indians GM Mark Shapiro is both a realist and an executive who is willing to act quickly.  And his club has played so poorly and has so many key injuries (Jake Westbrook, Fausto Carmona, Travis Hafner, Victor Martinez) that he is leaning more toward trading free-agent …

Drug secret helped Mets get Keith Hernandez  —  The 25th anniversary of the most significant trade in Mets history includes a historic footnote.  It might never have occurred if the Mets' front office knew why the Cardinals were unloading Keith Hernandez.  —  Years before he became …

Game 70: Yankees at Astros  —  YANKEES (36-33)  —  ASTROS (33-36)  —  Chien-Ming Wang (7-2, 4.30) vs. the Houston hitters  —  Roy Oswalt (5-6, 5.06) vs. the New York hitters.  —  Notes: I know I often have typos in the lineup.  But, yes, Melky is playing RF. ...

Yanks aiming to keep .500 behind them  —  New York (36-33) at Houston (33-36), Sunday, 2:05 p.m. ET  —  HOUSTON — The Yankees spent the first 68 games of their season trying to get to three games over the .500 mark.  Having finally accomplished it, they'd like to believe they've left the break-even mark behind for good.

Hernandez caps wild win for Orioles  —  Catcher hits walk-off single in ninth after Salazar's homer ties it  —  BALTIMORE — If the Orioles have proved one thing this season, it's that no opponent's lead is safe — 19 of the team's 34 wins have been come-from-behind victories.

Byrd likely to play into doubleheader  —  Texas (34-35) at New York (32-34), Sunday, 12:10 p.m. CT  —  NEW YORK — Marlon Byrd, out of the starting lineup for the first two games of the Rangers' series with the Mets, could be back on the field on Sunday at Shea Stadium.

JOBA II . . . WITH A TWIST  —  ROBERTSON'S KILLER CURVE WILL CARRY HIM TO BRONX  —  THERE are two young relievers on the fast track to Yankee Stadium, one you've heard about - Mark Melancon.  The other has been quietly streaking up the ranks.  His name is David Robertson.  —  Remember the name.

Late rally not enough to save Dodgers from defeat  —  Dodgers shortstop Angel Berroa breaks his bat during a swing in the third inning Sunday.  Berroa got enough of the ball to get a hit.  —  Chan Ho Park gives up five runs in 1 1/3 innings of relief as the Tigers sweep the series and hand L.A. a fifth consecutive loss.

Indians reach deal with top pick  —  Chisenhall, 29th overall selection, inks Minor League contract  —  CLEVELAND — Lonnie Chisenhall had nothing special he'd planned to do with the riches that are afforded a first-round Draft pick.  —  To Chisenhall, the money meant maybe a new car, nothing more.

A Jay who'd like to be a Cub  —  CUBS IN BRIEF  —  TORONTO — One day after beating the Cubs in Toronto, Blue Jays pitcher A.J. Burnett liked the idea of a trade to the Cubs so much he might as well have said, “Please.”  —  “As of right now I'm a Blue Jay, and I'm going to pitch to the best …