Brewers asked about DeRosa  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Assistant general manager Gord Ash confirmed Sunday that the Brewers had interest in Cleveland second baseman Mark DeRosa, who was traded to St. Louis in a move that should help the Cardinals greatly in the NL Central race.

Yankees gaining confidence in Wang  —  Yankees (42-32) at Mets (37-36), 8:05 p.m. ET  —  NEW YORK — Chien-Ming Wang still hasn't won a game for the Yankees this season.  But he has done enough in his recent losses to prove to manager Joe Girardi that he deserves a little more job security.

Bulletin: Mike Morse traded for outfielder Ryan Langerhans  —  Jack Zduriencik just announced that the Mariners have acquired outfielder Ryan Langerhans from the Nationals for Mike Morse.  Langerhans, a left-handed hitter, plays all three outfield positions as well as first base.

Jon Heyman: The best and worst free agents emerge … Cubs manager Lou Piniella allegedly told Milton Bradley “you're not a player, you're a piece of s—” one day, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, then batted him third the next.  Which only shows that 1) Piniella has a deep sense of guilt …

FINAL: Braves 2, Sox 1  —  BRAVES WIN, 2-1  —  The Red Sox avoided a shutout on Jason Varitek's two-out, RBI single in the top of the inning, but Mike Gonzalez struck out Jacoby Ellsbury with the tying run at first to give the Braves a 2-1 win.  —  PERFECT EIGHTH FOR BARD (4:24 p.m., END 8, BRAVES LEAD 2-0)

Brooklyn Dodgers fan's dream comes true  —  McCourt flies 71-year-old to LA to join other bloggers for tour  —  LOS ANGELES — Joe Pierre was excited.  —  Now that he was 19 years old and had his own job, he could finally afford season tickets to see his beloved Dodgers play at Ebbets Field.

Yankees say Jackson having a strong season, despite criticism to contrary  —  In an online chat this month, ESPN.com baseball analyst Keith Law was asked a question about New York Yankees first-round draft pick Slade Heathcott.  —  “He'll sign,” Law wrote.

Injuries finally catch up with depleted Mets lineup  —  The only good news for the Mets Saturday night was that they weren't no-hit.  —  Alex Cora snapped an 0-for-21 career skid against A.J. Burnett with a single leading off the sixth inning, but that was the only hit off the Yankees' righthander and the two relievers who followed.

Dodgers' Ronald Belisario arrested early Saturday  —  Dodgers reliever Ronald Belisario pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 6.  Belisario was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.  —  Pitcher was arrested on suspicion of driving under …

Manuel finally favors a trade  —  Jerry Manuel is not banging down Omar Minaya's door yet begging for help, but he sounds like he's getting closer.  —  In his strongest statement of the season, the Mets manager said if his team slips below .500 Minaya needs to make a trade for a big bat.

Penny has earned his keep  —  ATLANTA - Suddenly, Brad Penny looks like a heck of a lot more than just bait.  In fact, he looks more like a very big fish.  —  “We didn't sign him to trade him,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said yesterday of Penny, who will take the mound this afternoon …

Danks, Linebrink blank Cubs, Getz steals home  —  CHICAGO (AP) — John Danks pitched seven shutout innings, Chris Getz stole home against Carlos Zambrano and the Chicago White Sox got another run on a bases-loaded infield fly rule Sunday to beat the Cubs 6-0.

Phils' Moyer wins 252nd career game, passes Bob Gibson  —  TORONTO (AP) — Chase Utley hit a two-run triple, Jamie Moyer won back-to-back starts for the first time in more than two months and the Philadelphia Phillies held on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Sunday afternoon.

Manny Ramirez homers in the minors  —  The suspended Dodgers standout hits his first home run since beginning a stint in the minor leagues last week.  —  Manny Ramirez belted his first home run of his week-long minor-league tour today.  —  Batting leadoff as the designated hitter for Class …