Brewers hesitate, opening Sabathia sweepstakes … With the Cleveland Indians in the process of considering offers for Cy Young Award winner C.C. Sabathia, the Milwaukee Brewers — who seemingly match up better with Cleveland than any other team in the Indians' need for young position players …

Rockies put Tulo on DL, demote Reynolds  —  Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki was placed on the disabled list Saturday, the third key player to be sidelined in five days, and the team is expected to send right-handed pitcher Greg Reynolds to Triple-A Colorado Springs, the Rocky has learned.

Game 88: Red Sox at Yankees  —  YANKEES (45-42)  —  RED SOX (52-37)  —  Mike Mussina (10-6, 3.87) vs. the Boston hitters  —  Justin Masterson (4-2, 3.75) has never faced any of the Yankees.  —  Notes: The Yankees have lost five of their last six and nine of their last 14. ...

Floyd gets 10th win as ChiSox beat A's  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Gavin Floyd pitched 7 1-3 scoreless innings to get his 10th victory and Nick Swisher, Brian Anderson and Alexei Ramirez homered in the Chicago White Sox's 6-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday night.

Rivera, Yankees hold off Red Sox 2-1  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Mariano Rivera was on the ropes, and the Boston Red Sox were poised to earn a memorable comeback victory.  —  That's when the New York Yankees closer found his classic form again.  —  Rivera pitched himself in and out of trouble Saturday …

Ankiel's 2-run single caps Cards' rally on Cubs in bottom of ninth  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rick Ankiel slapped a two-run, two-out single to right field in the bottom of the ninth inning to cap a three-run rally and lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.

Royals' Guillen has heated exchange with coach … ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Volatile Kansas City outfielder Jose Guillen got into a heated clubhouse exchange with pitching coach Bob McClure prior to Saturday night's game, knocking over chairs before several Royals stepped in to separate them.

Report: Lee, Webb to start Midsummer Classic … NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez will highlight an American League All-Star team loaded with Yankees and Red Sox, according to a report on the New York Post's Web site.  —  Balloting for the All-Star game ended Wednesday …

The Adventures of an Autograph Hunter  —  In the Great Depression 1930s, I lived across the street from South Field, which was a breeding ground for Lou Gehrig's home runs at Columbia University.  In those days, many of the youngsters in the neighborhood collected autographs of ballplayers, some famous and some not so famous.

Salazar designated for assignment  —  Romero, Bonifacio recalled from Triple-A  —  PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks designated outfielder Jeff Salazar for assignment before Friday night's game against the Padres.  —  The 27-year-old outfielder was hitting just .202 (20-for-99) with five doubles …

Texas Rangers' loss to Orioles has Padilla hurting  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  BALTIMORE - One game, three injuries to the starting rotation.  —  Even in the strange, twisted history of Texas Rangers pitching, this may be some kind of record.  —  By the time a 10-4 loss to Baltimore …

Damon likely headed to DL  —  Johnny Damon is likely going on the disabled list because of his bruised and sprained left shoulder.  —  Two people close to Damon, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not made a final decision, said they expect Damon to go on the DL.

Track playoff odds through coolstandings  —  The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in baseball.  —  They own a three-game lead over the defending champion Boston Red Sox, and a nine-game lead over the New York Yankees.  What are the chances the Rays will win the division crown …

Nomar Garciaparra has a happy return  —  Garciaparra has two doubles and no errors at shortstop in his first game since April 25.  Andruw Jones strikes out four times.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For at least a day, Nomar Garciaparra was the answer to the question the Dodgers will be asking themselves …