Joba leaves with stiff right shoulder  —  Yankees starter exits after 4 2/3 innings against Rangers  —  ARLINGTON — Joba Chamberlain left his start against the Rangers after 4 2/3 innings Monday with what the Yankees are calling a stiff right shoulder.  —  Chamberlain appeared to strain …

Manny: machine wash cold, tumble dry low  —  Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers last Thursday.  ESPN agency Ground Zero quickly sprang into action, and by lunchtime Friday, “nearly every Laundromat in Los Angeles county had at least one ‘Lost Red Sock.’ ” Even the Encino Quickie Wash?

Angels beat Orioles on bases-loaded walk  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chone Figgins drew a bases-loaded walk from All-Star closer George Sherrill with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels regrouped to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5 Monday night after Francisco Rodriguez blew a four-run lead.

MLB bonus probe targeting ‘handful’ of teams  —  Major League Baseball investigators are looking into accusations that several New York Yankees prospects from the Dominican Republic were forced to kick back portions of their signing bonuses to one or more team employees, several sources told ESPN.

MLB could punish White Sox's Ozzie Guillen for diatribe after fight  —  Manager Ozzie Guillen received an apology from umpire crew chief Gary Cederstrom after Sunday's tension-filled 14-3 loss at Kansas City.  —  Whether that apology supersedes strong comments made by Guillen will be determined …

Corner Outfield Concerns  —  After the Mets' loss against the Marlins on July 28th — a game in which Fernando Tatis went 2-for-4 with a triple and 2 RBI — Mets manager Jerry Manuel publicly announced that Tatis would be the starting left fielder, saying

Fielder goes after Parra in dugout  —  Cincinnati - The cameras just caught an altercation in the Brewers' dugout between Prince Fielder and Manny Parra in which Fielder shoved Parra down onto the bench twice before teammates and coaches pulled Fielder away.

Newcomers Nady, Aviles split AL honor  —  Recent arrivals to Junior Circuit named Co-Players of Week  —  One began this season in the Minor Leagues and did not make his big league debut until May 29.  The other spent his entire career in the National League before a July 25 trade shipped him to the Junior Circuit.

ALMIGHTY DOLLAR FALLS ON ‘GRAND CATHEDRAL’  —  JOHN STERLING and Michael Kay were doing a good job hosting the last Old Timers' Day in Yankee Stadium Saturday when it was time to introduce Don Larsen.  Larsen, Kay declared, had thrown the greatest game ever pitched in “this grand cathedral.”

Meche wins 4th straight, Royals hold off Red Sox  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — This is the Gil Meche the Kansas City Royals thought they were getting with the biggest free-agent contract in team history.  —  The right-hander, who won nine games last season while getting little run support …