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

Castillo's error undoes Mets' comeback  —  Wright's heroics against Rivera forgotten after two-run gaffe  —  NEW YORK — Frankie Rodriguez already had begun to raise his arms, as he does whenever he achieves the final out.  His hands were almost at eye level, perhaps a shade higher.

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.

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 …

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 …

Nationals To Fire Manny Acta  —  7:31pm: Jon Heyman confirms Rosenthal's report that Acta will be fired, perhaps as soon as Monday.  —  5:17pm: Ben Goessling of The Washington Times spoke to team president Stan Kasten about Rosenthal's report.  Kasten addressed the report but did not refute it …

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 …

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.

Herrera short in stature, not heart  —  At 5-foot-6, Reds reliever surviving in big leagues on stuff and guts  —  I am 5-foot-5.  This is relevant for one reason: On Wednesday, I stood next to Danny Herrera.  He is 1 inch taller than I. And he is a good relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.

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.

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 …