During streak, Yanks' fielding perfectly good  —  CLEVELAND - Back in spring training, Brian Cashman said one of the reasons he wanted to bring in strikeout artists such as CC Sabathia and A.J. Burnett was that the Yankees were “a bad defensive team,” so the less opponents put the ball in play, the better.

Ollie faces setback, not surgery  —  As bad as Oliver Perez was in Tuesday's rehab start for Triple-A Buffalo, his situation actually worsened Saturday when the Mets announced he was headed back to Port St. Lucie because of a recurrence of patellar tendinitis in his right knee.

O's five-game winning streak ends vs. Tigers  —  Big games from Scott, Wieters not enough against Detroit ace Verlander  —  Matt Wieters showed the world that, yes, the hype is probably justified.  Luke Scott continued to hammer the ball like a dialed-in slugger in a beer-league softball game.

Yankees' Sabathia wins in return to Cleveland  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — CC Sabathia won in his return to Cleveland, and the New York Yankees got home runs from Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher in a 10-5 victory over the Indians on Saturday night.  —  Sabathia (5-3) didn't allow a hit until the fifth …

Dempster rebounds as Cubs beat Dodgers 7-0  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Dempster bounced back from his worst start of the season, pitching seven sharp innings for the Chicago Cubs in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.  —  Milton Bradley had three hits and Reed Johnson homered for the Cubs …

MLB superstars hard to find these days  —  Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio?  —  Indeed.  —  Just like the Simon and Garfunkel song rang so true a generation ago, a nation once did turn its lonely eyes to the Yankees slugger - and toward a slew of multiple, colorful other major league superstars from various eras, too.

Reds place Votto on 15-day DL  —  Stress shelves first baseman; Castillo up from Triple-A  —  MILWAUKEE — Reds first baseman Joey Votto was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday because of stress-related issues.  —  Catcher/infielder Wilkin Castillo was recalled from Triple-A Louisville to take Votto's roster spot.

In a state of suspended disbelief over Manny Ramirez  —  From the top (owner Frank McCourt) down, the Dodgers have treated their star left fielder with kid gloves during his drug suspension.  The team's fans deserve better.  —  The actions have been goofy.  The approach has been casual.

The managerial ranks  —  La Russa, Francona at the top of the order  —  In March 2008, with the help of scouts, front office people, players, and coaches, this reporter rated the managers 1-30.  Here's a revised list, with previous rank in parentheses.  —  1. Tony La Russa, Cardinals …

Play-by-Play  —  2009 NCAA Austin Regional  —  Texas Longhorns at BC Eagles - Play-by-Play  —  Score by Innings R H E  —  Texas Longhorns..... 020 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 1 - 3 20 3  —  BC Eagles........... 000 101 000 000 000 000 000 000 0 - 2 8 0

Price gets first regular-season win for Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — David Price struck out 11 to earn his first regular-season win in the majors, and Evan Longoria got his 55th RBI of the season to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 5-2 on Saturday.

Rox edge San Diego 8-7  —  Barmes contributes triple, two doubles, single  —  Happy honeymoon, Jim Tracy!  —  A walk-off win featuring Garrett Atkins desperately sliding into home in the ninth gave the Rockies a dramatic 8-7 win over San Diego on Saturday night at Coors Field.