Dodgers to lose reliever Kuo to DL  —  Los Angeles (16-8) vs. San Diego (11-12), 7:10 p.m. PT  —  LOS ANGELES — On Wednesday night, Hong-Chih Kuo retired the side in order and looked like he finally was back on track.  —  On Saturday, he goes back on the disabled list.

Yankees sign Fossum to start Saturday  —  Casey Fossum will start Saturday's Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees game.  I don't have contract details or a corresponding move, but I know Fossum is the guy.  —  The 31-year-old lefty opened the season with Triple-A Buffalo, had a .82 ERA through …

Jays would want a lot in Halladay deal … Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi identified his asking price if he were ever to consider trading star pitcher Roy Halladay in an interview today, and he pretty much summed it up in one word: Boatload.  —  The Jays are defying critics …

Orioles blow lead, fall to Blue Jays  —  Toronto 2B Hill ties game with HR in 10th, wins it with RBI single in 11th  —  TORONTO - The Orioles' frustrating losing streak lived to see another day, thanks to Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill.  —  Hill tied the game with a 10th …

Game 24: Angels at Yankees (updates with comments from Cashman and rehab news from Tampa)  —  YANKEES (13-10)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (1-2, 4.73).  —  ANGELS (9-13)  —  Figgins DH  —  Matthews RF  —  Kendrick 2B  —  Hunter CF  —  Napoli C  —  Morales 1B  —  Rivera LF  —  Wood 3B

Quotes: Manuel, Minaya and Reyes on having an Edge  —  Yesterday, in a report for FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal quoted Omar Minaya as saying, while the team does not lack leadership, the team's stars do lack ‘a certain edge.’  —  However, according to Newsday, Minaya talked with reporters …

Indians promote INF Josh Barfield, OF Matt LaPorta & INF Luis Valbuena from AAA Columbus  —  RHP Joe Smith placed on 15-day DL; OF Trevor Crowe optioned to AAA Columbus; INF Tony Graffanino designated for assignment  —  The Cleveland Indians today announced they have recalled INF JOSH BARFIELD …

A-Rod plays defense for first time since surgery … TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez took another step toward returning to the New York Yankees on Saturday by playing defense for the first time since right hip surgery in early March.  —  Rodriguez played third base for five innings …

Martis, Dunn power Nationals past Cardinals  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Shairon Martis pitched a five-hitter, Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 on Saturday.  —  GAME REPORT: Nationals 6, Cardinals 1  —  Dunn connected in the fifth …

Reaping the rewards of improved defensive efficiency  —  It was last winter that Jim Leyland said the first thing the Tigers had to address was their defense.  General manager Dave Dombrowski traded for Gerald Laird and Josh Anderson, signed Adam Everett, Brandon Inge was returned …

Tip Sheet  —  OK, coming off the latest talk of pitch tipping and Alex Rodriguez, we're going to talk a little bit about cheating today — but, hey, we're not talking morality.  Everyone has their own level of distaste for cheating and lying.  Some think it's wrong all the time.

Swisher exits after being hit by a pitch  —  X-rays negative on Yanks slugger's bruised right elbow  —  NEW YORK — A tricky outfield situation for the Yankees just became a little trickier.  —  Already without Xavier Nady, their starting right fielder, the Yankees on Friday evening lost Nick Swisher …

Ballplayer's father back home after kidnapping  —  TIJUANA — The father of former major league baseball player Oscar Robles, kidnapped Wednesday by gunmen, was back home with his family a day later, the Red Devils baseball team of Mexico City announced.  —  Oscar Robles Arangure, 54 …

Posada rallies Yankees past Angels with early homer, late single  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jorge Posada hit a two-run single in the ninth inning off Brian Fuentes, and the New York Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-9 Friday night for their fourth straight win.