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.

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.

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. ...

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.

A's close the gap with a win over Angels  —  Rookie Greg Smith threw a four-hitter, Eric Chavez hit a two-run double, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Angels, 6-1, tonight to pull to within 3 1/2 games of the Angels in the AL West.  —  Smith (5-6) struck out three and walked two in his second complete game in 16 big league starts.

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 …

News: Phillips DFAd, Tony Armas Jr. Promoted  —  The Mets have designated Andy Phillips for assignment, and will promote RHP Tony Armas Jr. from Triple-A New Orleans to start tomorrow's game against the Cardinals.  —  RSS 2.0 You can skip to the end and leave a response.  Pinging is currently not allowed.

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 …

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.

Red Sox dealing with threat  —  Beef up security for Tampa Bay trip  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  HOUSTON - The Red Sox [team stats] and Major League Baseball have dispatched security teams to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next three days due to a recent threat made against the club's players.

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.