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

Howie Kendrick's demotion is not a message  —  Manager Mike Scioscia says it is not intended as a perform-or-else edict to other Angels.  —  Howie Kendrick's demotion to triple-A Salt Lake after Friday night's game did not come with a produce-or-else edict for the rest of the Angels, Manager Mike Scioscia insisted.

Nieve nixes Yankees as Mets rebound with 6-2 victory  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Injury fill-in Fernando Nieve earned his first major league victory in three years, Omir Santos drove in three runs and the New York Mets bounced back from a heartbreaking loss, beating the Yankees 6-2 Saturday.

St. Louis Cardinals president says a big trade is not likely at this time  —  Seven months ago Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. convened a meeting of department heads to discuss an organizational worst-case scenario predicated upon diminishing attendance.  A 20 percent drop would render …

Penny gets his two cents in on Girardi  —  PHILADELPHIA - Brad Penny responded with a verbal brushback to Joe Girardi's accusation that he intentionally hit Alex Rodriguez with a pitch, saying the Yankees manager should worry about doing his job and not about how Penny pitches.

Harper ready to give college try  —  16-year-old Las Vegas High baseball prodigy registers at CSN, plans to attain GED to speed draft eligibility  —  Bryce Harper, the baseball phenom from Las Vegas High School, has no future in high school.  An extraordinary player is ready to make an unusual move.

Royals place Crisp on disabled list  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Coco Crisp [stats] was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a sore right shoulder, joining six other Kansas City Royals on the injury list.  —  Crisp played in just five games since May 26 and does not have an extra-base hit since a May 14 triple against Baltimore.

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 …

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.

Berkman's 300th HR, Tejada's 2,000th hit highlight Astros win  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Lance Berkman hit his 300th homer moments after Miguel Tejada singled home a run with his 2,000th hit, and the Houston Astros defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4 on Saturday night.  —  GAME REPORT: Astros 6, Diamondbacks 4

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 …

Orioles break through vs. Braves  —  Bats come alive as team scores 6 in wild seventh  —  His team hadn't scored five runs in a game in two weeks and was in the midst of another night of missed opportunities when Orioles manager Dave Trembley turned to his hitting coach, Terry Crowley …

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.