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.

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.

Peavy, Hairston lift Padres past Arizona  —  PHOENIX (AP)—Jake Peavy's monthlong stay on the disabled list is fading into memory.  —  Peavy threw seven scoreless innings and Scott Hairston homered twice in the San Diego Padres' 4-2 victory over the slumping Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday night.

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. ...

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 …

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 …

Floyd gets 10th win as ChiSox beat A's  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Gavin Floyd got his 10th win with an approach that's worked well all season and made him the biggest winner on the Chicago White Sox's staff.  —  “Whatever the catcher throws down, I'm going with it,” the White Sox's tall right-hander …

Dukes injures right knee vs. Reds  —  Patella tendon strain sidelines left fielder in seventh inning  —  CINCINNATI — Nationals left fielder Elijah Dukes left the game in the bottom of the seventh inning with a patella tendon strain in his right knee.  It's not known how serious the injury is.

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.

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.

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.

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 …