Interference call tough to swallow  —  Aybar's rundown collision with Pierzynski affects Rays' loss  —  CHICAGO — Sunday's Rays-White Sox contest saw a controversial call affect the outcome when A.J. Pierzynski got caught in a rundown in the 10th inning, but was ruled safe when interference …

Cano's homer gives Yanks sweep of O's  —  BALTIMORE — With the game three hours in and the score deadlocked at 7, Robinson Cano took things into his own hands.  In the second inning, the second baseman had hit an RBI double that helped propel the Yankees to a five-run lead over the Orioles.

Cano: My biggest hit of the year  —  Once the Red Sox beat Toronto today, the Yankees had to find a way today.  They did when Robinson Cano hammered a Jamie Walker fastball over the wall in the seventh inning.  —  It was part of a 4-for-5 day for Cano, who drove in two runs.

The reappearance of Gary Matthews Jr. leads to Angels' victory  —  Reduced by injury and ineffectiveness to a bit role since early July, the Angels outfielder reappeared in a big way for the Angels, hitting a run-scoring triple to key a three-run eighth inning.

Mota, Villanueva continue to contribute  —  Often idle relievers strive to be ready to go when needed  —  MILWAUKEE — Brewers reliever Guillermo Mota notched a well-deserved win on Sunday.  One of his teammates thought Mota also deserved a save.  —  “Mota bailed me out,” fellow reliever Carlos Villanueva said.

Is CC Sabathia a prize Dodgers have their eye on?  —  Left-hander has California roots, and former Indians teammate Casey Blake thinks Dodgers would make sense for him.  But as the top free-agent pitcher he'll command a huge contract.  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Dodgers might be more likely …

Mets pen falters in 6-4 loss to Astros  —  The finish line, at least for the regular season, is Sept. 28.  That's less than five weeks away.  But at this rate, with the Mets already pushing to the point of exhaustion, the needle could be on empty before the division race is officially decided.

Maine's season may be done  —  Mets could shut down righty as shoulder limits effectiveness  —  NEW YORK — Less than 24 hours after a compromised performance added a layer of doubt to the immediate future of John Maine, that doubt was amplified by his manager.

Thrown a curve, kindness is my buoy  —  I've always thought the real lesson in Jim Bouton's classic book, “Ball Four” was found in its final passage, when he wrote, “you spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.”

Don't expect Pavano to be consistent help  —  Carl Pavano is still a colossal disappointment, the appropriate butt of countless jokes and hands down the most overpaid athlete in Yankees history.  Heck, he's probably the most overpaid athlete in New York sports history, too.

Moose moving closer to upstate New York  —  Everyone from stat-literate writers like Rob Neyer to members of the blogosphere to the mainstream media agrees: If Mike Mussina wins four more games this season, he's punched his ticket to the Hall of Fame.  —  This unanimous sentiment comes with Mussina sitting on 16 wins.