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.

Opportunity's knock sounds softly for Eaton  —  WASHINGTON - Adam Eaton is back with the Phillies, but might not pitch meaningful innings this final month of the season.  —  “It might be a small window for him,” general manager Pat Gillick said.  “When the game is on the line …

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.

Hitting funk produces third straight loss  —  Cubs four-hit by Astros' Oswalt to negate Marquis' sharp outing  —  CHICAGO — For the first time this season, the Cubs have lost three straight games at home.  They've been outscored 13-5 in those contests, gone 6-for-25 with runners …

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 …

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 …

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.

CITY WILL $TRIKE OUT IF YANKS MISS PLAYOFFS  —  Damn Yankees!  —  City businesses stand to miss out on making $141 million this fall if the Yankees fail to make the playoffs for the first time in 13 years, according to a study commissioned by The Post.  —  The report conducted …

Tuesday Ten Pack  —  Carlos Carrasco, RHP, Triple-A Lehigh Valley (Phillies)  —  Carrasco entered the year as the Phillies' top prospect, but his performance had been disappointing right up until the end of the season when he finished with a flourish.  The 21-year-old Venezuelan put …

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 …