Joba to spend rest of season in pen  —  DETROIT - Joba Chamberlain is headed back to the bullpen.  —  The man Hank Steinbrenner recently called “the most dominant starting pitcher in baseball” will work the final month as a reliever after being activated from the disabled list before Tuesday's game.

Beltre hits for cycle as M's roll past Rangers  —  Third baseman finishes feat with triple, also scores five runs  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Adrian Beltre doesn't like to be showered in beer, the traditional celebration of a major baseball feat when there's no postseason champagne around.

Kendrick chased in Phillies' defeat  —  WASHINGTON - There's a characteristic that managers and coaches love to see in players.  They call it “good face.”  Back in spring training in 1994, manager Jim Fregosi saw it in a young reliever named Ricky Bottalico.

Minnesota (77-60) at Toronto (70-66)  —  Finished with the West Coast portion of their longest road trip in more than 39 years, the Minnesota Twins are headed east.  —  The Twins begin the final leg of their 14-game journey Tuesday when they open a three-game set against the Toronto Blue Jays …

Ricciardi contemplates next season's moves  —  CATHAL KELLY  —  While Toronto's division rivals prepare for free-agent spending sprees, Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi is planning a quiet off-season of internal re-arming.  —  “I don't really know how much we're going to look to spend,” Ricciardi said over the weekend at Yankee Stadium.

Cubs C Hill returns after saw accident  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Koyie Hill may have been the happiest callup of all when the Chicago Cubs expanded their roster Monday for the final month of the season.  —  Just to be in a major league uniform—any baseball uniform really—seemed unlikely a little …

Anatomy of a player: Josh Beckett  —  Josh Beckett has become one of the premier postseason pitchers in the big leagues.  After winning a ring with the Marlins, he was traded to the Red Sox and was on a Series winner again last year.  Expectations were high for him this year …

Dominant Lee breaks 20-win mark  —  Shutout makes lefty first Tribe hurler to milestone since '74  —  CLEVELAND — On Sept. 1, 2007, Cliff Lee was one of the players the Indians called up from Triple-A Buffalo when the team expanded its roster.  —  The left-hander had struggled for most of the season …

Fresh start to September for Red Sox  —  Byrd, big sixth ensure Orioles won't play spoilers in opener  —  BOSTON — It certainly wasn't the equivalent of Clay Buchholz's no-hitter when the Red Sox and Orioles met exactly one year ago.  But the way balls were flying in the cool Boston air on Monday …

2008 Pirates minor league year in review  —  Despite many dramatic changes, talent pool still shallow  —  One must dig deep to uncover positives in the Pirates' minor league system for 2008, and that applies across the board:  —  • The six affiliates, with the top four having …

Pirates to recall 10 players today  —  Return of Paulino part of unusually large September group  —  The Pirates will have 10 new faces by the time they report to Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park this afternoon.  —  Yes, 10.  —  The team, for its September roster expansion …