Game 61: Mets at Yankees (with pre-game updates and the arrival of a new belt)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (3-1, 3.79).  —  METS (31-27)  —  Cora SS  —  Martinez LF  —  Beltran CF  —  Wright 3B  —  Church RF  —  Sheffield DH  —  Murphy 1B  —  Schneider C  —  Castillo 2B

Halladay exits game with strained groin  —  Blue Jays ace will likely miss at least one start  —  TORONTO — It was strange enough for Cito Gaston to see Blue Jays catcher Rod Barajas head out from behind the plate to talk to ace Roy Halladay during the fourth inning.

Tribe devises plan to scare off seagulls  —  Club sets off fireworks between innings to keep birds away  —  CLEVELAND — The Cardinals are in town for an Interleague set with the Indians, but the Tribe has had other birds on its mind in recent weeks.  —  The gulls that have invaded …

Ortiz at first, Penny at home, Francona in Philly  —  Three topics dominated the pregame chatter today.  We'll start with Terry Francona's initial lineup adjustments in the Red Sox' first game of the season in a National League park.  —  Francona went with David Ortiz at first base …

Papelbon fined for pace-of-game violation  —  BOSTON n- Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who picked up his 16th save of the season in last night's 4-3 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park, tying him with the Angels' Brian Fuentes for the American League lead, was fined by Major League Baseball earlier …

Bradley struggles in right, Cubs fall to Twins 7-4  —  Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins felt loved at Wrigley Field while the home fans took out their frustrations on one of their own, mistake-prone right fielder Milton Bradley.  —  Mauer, batting .413 after getting two more hits …

Ellsbury delivers key hit as Red Sox outlast Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 13th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night in an interleague matchup between division leaders.

Lincecum goes all the way as Giants blank A's  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tim Lincecum pitched a seven-hitter for his third career complete game and first this season, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Friday night to win the first meeting of the Bay Bridge Series.

Friday's news and notes  —  An unintended consequence of the Washington Nationals' move out of Jose Rijo's complex near San Cristobal was the costs that would fall on the San Diego Padres and Detroit Tigers, the two other teams that have academies near San Cristobal.

Strasburg's Bonus: What's The Big Deal?  —  With the draft comes never ending radio hits, many of the surprise variety when they call and want you on right then and there.  When one talks about the draft on the radio with a national perspective, nearly all of the discussion revolves around Stephen Strasburg …

Melvin: Talk of imminent deal ‘absolutely false’  —  I bit the bullet this afternoon and asked Doug Melvin about the trade rumors that have swirled on the Internet over the past 36 hours about an imminent trade for a front-line pitcher.  —  His two-word response: “Absolutely false.”

Another shutout victory at home for Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Vicente Padilla worked five effective innings, Hank Blalock homered and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-0 Friday to record shutouts on consecutive nights at home for the first time in 29 seasons.

Wang's Time in Rotation May Be Running Short  —  BOSTON — The struggling Chien-Ming Wang will get another start for the Yankees, but possibly no more after that.  Manager Joe Girardi said he told Wang that the Yankees expected positive results from him next Wednesday against the Washington Nationals …