Game 62: Mets at Yankees (now with updates, pre-game Girardi audio and Bruney blasting K-Rod)  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (6-2, 4.22).  —  METS (31-28)  —  Castillo 2B  —  Cora SS  —  Beltran CF  —  Wright 3B  —  Sheffield DH  —  Tatis 1B  —  Church RF  —  Santos C  —  Martinez LF

Penny fires back  —  PHILADELPHIA - Brad Penny responded with a verbal brushback to Yankees manager Joe Girardi's assertion that Penny intentionally hit Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, saying Girardi should worry about doing his job and not about how Penny pitches.  —  “I don't give two f—

Florence man tries to elude police, dies in crash  —  A Florence man trying to elude police crashed his vehicle and died early today in downtown Florence, authorities said.  —  Jon Willingham, 27, was pronounced dead at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital.  The crash occurred just before 2 a.m …

Acta still the manager  —  It's uncertain for how long, but at least for now, Manny Acta is still the Washington Nationals' manager.  —  A FoxSports.com report said on Saturday afternoon the Nationals were planning to fire Acta and replace him with bench coach Jim Riggleman in the next several days …

Arguellez, Iglesias Sweepstakes Begins  —  Miami-based agent Jaime Torres confirmed a report in El Nuevo Herald (the Spanish-language version of the Miami Herald) that Cuban defectors Noel Arguelles and Jose Iglesias have cleared the unblocking process and have been declared free agents by Major League Baseball.

Pujols packs punch as Cardinals edge Indians 3-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Indians 3-1 on Saturday.  —  Pujols' 27th multihomer game and fourth this season helped Brad Thompson (1-2) get his first win since St. Louis' final game in 2008.

Swarzak leads Twins over Cubs, 2-0  —  Rookie Anthony Swarzak scattered four hits over seven innings, Jason Kubel homered and the Minnesota Twins hung on to beat Chicago 2-0 Saturday after the Cubs threatened in the ninth.  —  What looked like a relatively easy win for the Twins took …

Atlanta Braves acquire Blue Crabs LHP Halama  —  Southern Maryland Blue Crabs manager Butch Hobson has announced that the contract of left-handed starting pitcher John Halama has been purchased by the Atlanta Braves.  Halama, who was signed by the Cleveland Indians in 2008 after making eight starts …

Light outage delays Dodgers-Rangers  —  Breaker malfunction in one bank stops game in sixth  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers' game with the Dodgers was delayed after five innings because a bank of lights was out between home plate and first base at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Backing Up an Agent's Pitch  —  Perhaps the scariest-looking acronym in the alphabet soup of advanced baseball metrics that have arisen in recent years is TINSTAAP: There Is No Such Thing as a Pitching Prospect.  From iconic flops like Todd Van Poppel to flashes in the pan like Mark Fidrych …

Rockies win 10th straight game, beat Mariners 5-3  —  DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies have turned a few heads with their recent success.  Don't count manager Jim Tracy among them.  —  “What's happening now, I saw back in February,” said Tracy, 12-4 since he took over for the fired Clint Hurdle on May 29.

Andruw Jones says he left because of Frank McCourt  —  The outfielder, now in Texas after one disappointing season in L.A., says Dodgers owner treated him with ‘disrespect’ and 'wasn't standing behind me.'  —  Reporting from Arlington, Texas — Sitting at his corner locker …

Halladay leaves early as Marlins top Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Cody Ross hit a tiebreaking grand slam, Chris Coghlan had a career-high four hits and the Florida Marlins beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3 Friday night.  —  Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez returned to the starting lineup …