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—

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.

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 …

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

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 …

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.

Ochinko, Schimpf homer in LSU's win over Virginia  —  OMAHA (AP) — LSU found another unlikely hero at the College World Series.  —  No, Sean Ochinko's go-ahead three-run homer in the Tigers' 9-5 victory over Virginia on Saturday night didn't have the dramatic flair of Warren Morris' improbable winner …