Report: Manny sorry after shoving Red Sox official  —  The Red Sox are confident it wasn't Manny just being Manny.  —  Manny Ramirez has apologized for pushing the team's traveling secretary to the ground in the visitors clubhouse during a confrontation Saturday in Houston, according to a report in The Providence Journal.

Game 83: Rangers at Yankees  —  YANKEES (44-38)  —  Scott Feldman (1-3, 4.60) vs. the New York hitters.  —  Mike Mussina (10-5, 3.93) vs. the Texas hitters.  —  Notes: Thanks to Mike Dougherty for calling in the lineup. ...  OF Justin Christian was optioned down. ...

Pierre placed on 15-day DL … HOUSTON (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after spraining a ligament in his left knee in Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Angels.  —  Pierre left in the sixth inning after hurting his knee sliding into second base on a successful steal.

Padres Likely To Sell  —  By Tim Dierkes [June 30 at 11:13am CST]  —  The Padres have lost eight in a row, slipping to 9.5 games out in the NL West.  CEO Sandy Alderson says “it's probably easier to see us as sellers at this point.”  He added that they could still look to buy if the Padres …

Griffey's HR in 9th lifts Reds over Bucs  —  CINCINNATI (AP)—Darren Baker hasn't yet learned the distinction between old and vintage.  —  The 9-year-old son of Reds manager Dusty Baker playfully called Ken Griffey Jr. old on Monday, then watched the 38-year-old outfielder end the game with a swing that was as sweet as ever.

Kansas City (37-45) at Baltimore (41-39)  —  The Kansas City Royals' quest to get out of last place hit a snag in their final two games of interleague play against their intrastate rivals.  —  Still, the Royals will be looking to win six straight road games for the first time in more than nine years …

Apparent injury knocks Oswalt out vs. Dodgers  —  HOUSTON — Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt left the game Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers with an apparent injury.  —  Oswalt allowed one run and six hits with nine strikeouts through six innings.  He grounded out to relief pitcher Ramon Troncoso …

INSIDE PITCH  —  Second baseman Dan Uggla said his sprained left ankle felt better Sunday but chances are he won't return to action until Thursday at the earliest.  —  Uggla left Saturday's game in the fourth inning after he took a hard turn toward second base on a single then lost his footing and stumbled in the dirt.

Okajima's woes could sound call for relief … HOUSTON — The more Hideki Okajima struggles, the more the Red Sox' interest in Colorado's Brian Fuentes might grow.  —  Okajima came into Friday night's game, and after recording two outs, gave up a long homer to Reggie Abercrombie …

Road trip  —  Over the rivers and through the woods to Jacob's Field we go.  —  The car knows the way to carry us through the rain and lightening oh.  —  Across the fields and through the plains the city stands on high.  —  The mistake by the lake was such a dump its river caught on fire!

Loewen returns; Walker heads to DL  —  Reliever placed on 15-day disabled list with left elbow inflammation  —  The addition of a left-hander to the Orioles' bullpen today coincided with the loss of another.  —  Adam Loewen returned from his injury rehabilitation assignment and the Orioles activated him from the disabled list.

Cards go back to 13 pitchers  —  With the Cardinals' bullpen having been taxed by an early exit from RHP Braden Looper on Sunday, the club has gone back to 13 pitchers, at least for the four-game series with the New York Mets.  —  Righthander Brad Thompson, who has been up and down a couple …