Game 6: Yankees at Royals  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain.  —  ROYALS (2-3)  —  Crisp CF  —  Aviles SS  —  DeJesus LF  —  Teahen 3B  —  Jacobs 1B  —  B. Pena DH  —  Callaspo 2B  —  Buck C  —  Bloomquist RF  —  Pitching: RHP Gil Meche.  —  Joba Chamberlain vs. the Kansas City hitters.

Pitching plans for this week RE Stults and McDonald  —  Eric Stults is going to stay in the rotation and will pitch again on Thursday against the Giants.  James McDonald is going back to the bullpen, although Torre was adamant that this wasn't a reflection of the fact he didn't pitch well on Friday night.

Baseball Brunch  —  Back in early February, Luis Gonzalez was all set to fly from his Phoenix-area home to San Diego to meet with the Padres.  —  And then the phone rang.  —  “There's no need for you to come,” the Padres told Gonzalez and his agents.  San Diego had signed Cliff Floyd.

The toll on Papelbon  —  The Red Sox intense victory yesterday - newsflash: Howie Kendrick just fouled off another pitch - still feels like it resonates today.  Though it was Game 5 of 162, manager Terry Francona said it felt like a playoff game.  The reason for that was Jonathan's Papelbon performance.

Phillies likely standing pat for now  —  ‘Nothing imminent’ in terms of adding hitter to bench  — Howard's bases-clearing double Watch … DENVER — The Phillies tried to convince Gary Sheffield that Philadelphia would be a great place to play in 2009.  —  Sheffield signed with the Mets instead.

Pedroia family receives death threats  —  Days after an article quoted 2007 Rookie of the Year Dustin Pedroia calling the city of Woodland “a dump,” the Pedroia family received a series of death threats.  —  On Friday at about 12:29 p.m., Sgt. Health Parson said Woodland Police responded …

Teixeira expected back for KC finale  —  Yankees first baseman only has tendinitis in left wrist  —  KANSAS CITY — Mark Teixeira celebrated his 29th birthday as a game-time scratch from the Yankees' lineup, but he expects to be back in the lineup on Sunday, a little older but with less discomfort.

Tampa Bay Rays' James Shields to alter routine  —  BALTIMORE — RHP James Shields is going to try a few things differently today.  —  Confounded as much as anyone over his lack of success on the road compared with Tropicana Field, he's going to come to Camden Yards a half-hour earlier …

Phillies defeat Rox 8-4  —  Brett Myers schooled Jorge De La Rosa tonight at Coors Field.  —  The Phillies' veteran right-hander was far from perfect, giving up three homers to the Rockies, but he showed De La Rosa how to endure and ultimately thrive.  —  The result was an 8-4 Philadelphia victory …

Triunfel to have broken fibula examined  —  Mariners don't know yet how much time prospect will miss  —  OAKLAND — Mariners prospect Carlos Triunfel, who broke his left fibula while sliding into second base on Friday night in Montgomery, Ala., will be examined by Mariners medical director Ed Khalfayan in Seattle.