Phillies could not compete in Sabathia stakes  —  The Phillies placed Cy Young winner CC Sabathia atop their trade-deadline wish list but fell short simply because they couldn't beat the package the Milwaukee Brewers put together for him.  —  The Brewers offered top prospect Matt LaPorta to Cleveland …

Beltran's Throw  —  During the ninth inning of last night's game against the Phillies, Carlos Beltran made a throw to third base in attempt to nail Eric Bruntlett going from first to third on a single by Pedro Feliz.  The ball got away from third baseman David Wright, allowing Bruntlett to score and Feliz to take second base.

Masterson sent down to build up relief work  —  Two things can cure a good team from the doldrums.  One is returning to its home field after a 3-7 road trip (which featured six one-run losses) and winning a one-run game, 1-0, last night over the Twins.  Another is a good, swift kick in pants, a shakeup if you will.

Mets have no interest in Bonds  —  PHILADELPHIA - After more than 15 minutes of grilling on Ryan Church, concussions, migraines and any number of brain-related issues, general manager Omar Minaya actually seemed relieved Monday when someone asked him about pursuing Barry Bonds.

Kuroda brilliant in one-hitting Braves  —  Dodgers right-hander takes perfect game into eighth inning  —  LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda was nearly perfect Monday in the Dodgers' 3-0 victory over the Braves in front of 39,896 to open the series.  —  Instead, he was just very good and settled …

Pirates expecting Wilson to stay put  —  Coonelly: Team will ‘evaluate carefully every potential trade’  —  The Pirates expect to keep shortstop Jack Wilson beyond Major League Baseball's July 31 trading deadline, despite overtures from several teams in the past week.  —  And he might stay a lot longer than that.

‘What Have I Done Now?’  —  Milton Bradley, the Texas Rangers' designated hitter, was named to his first All-Star team and will play for the American League at Yankee Stadium next week.  He will contribute occasional items to the New York Times's Bats blog about his All-Star experience.

$31 million, all we got was a lousy Tulo  —  At age 23, is shortstop Troy Tulowitzki too big to be bent over the knee of Rockies manager Clint Hurdle and given a spanking?  —  On a team that has failed to live up to expectations, the biggest bust has been Tulowitzki.

Hendry: 'Nothing's changed' in wake of CC trade  —  The Cubs aren't planning any rush jobs or ramping up efforts to make a trade in the wake of CC Sabathia's trade to the rival Brewers.  —  It's not like historically aggressive general manager Jim Hendry suddenly could get more aggressive …