Mets drop four-game series in Atlanta  —  Nieve hurts quad in second inning; bats continue to scuffle  —  ATLANTA — The Mets beat the Braves on Saturday afternoon.  If their performance was marked on a curve, they crushed the home team.  They executed, they amassed nine hits, they produced multirun rallies.

Brewers acquire Felipe Lopez  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Cincinnati - While on the hunt for a starting pitcher, Brewers general manager Doug Melvin decided to give his offense a boost today by trading for Arizona second baseman Felipe Lopez.

Halladay deals as Blue Jays prevail  —  TORONTO — The afternoon began and ended with a standing ovation for Roy Halladay.  —  Prior to taking the mound on Sunday afternoon, the Blue Jays' ace stepped out of the bullpen beyond the wall in left field at Rogers Centre and slowly made his way toward the dugout.

O's, Padres Swap Salazar and Meredith  —  6:51pm: As several readers have pointed out, this deal may be a precursor to a Danys Baez or George Sherrill trade.  —  Both have been floated as possible trade chips recently.  —  6:29pm: Kubatko reports the Orioles have acquired submariner Cla Meredith in return.

Kinsler homers twice, powers Rangers past Twins in 12  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer with one out in the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers avoided being swept at home with a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night.  —  It was Kinsler's second homer …

One small step into history: Baseball recalls moon landing  —  Perhaps the most memorable story connecting baseball with the Apollo 11 moon landing begins back in 1962, when a reporter asked Giants manager Alvin Dark about the rookie pitcher taking swings in the batting cage - Gaylord Perry.

Vladimir Guerrero to be DH for the rest of the season  —  Mike Scioscia says the veteran will not play the outfield after returning from the disabled list to minimize the possibility of injuries.  —  Reporting from Oakland — The Angels plan to restrict Vladimir Guerrero to designated hitter …

Tavarez Cut After Nats Are Swept Away by Cubs  —  Start to finish, Julián Tavárez spent 128 days with the Washington Nationals, and though the relationship started out well, by the end he contributed dismal performances with such regularity that even the poorest team in baseball couldn't keep him around.

Yankees Old Timer's Day might need a nap  —  Disclaimer: I love baseball.  I love history.  I love baseball history.  I'm a Mets fan who does not dislike the Yankees (settle down Benigno).  —  That being said ... it might be time to put this Old Timer's Day thing on the shelf …

Sanchez, Wilson reject contract offers  —  Infielders haven't made counter-offers; Bucs not optimistic  —  PITTSBURGH — Both Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson have rejected the Pirates' contract offers, and as of Sunday, neither has come back to present a counter-offer.

He's got to have something better to do  —  Red Sox owner John Henry is a smart guy.  He played hedge funds to make a fortune, picked Theo Epstein to be his GM and put seats on top of the Green Monster.  He just married a woman half his age.  —  So why was he on Twitter (John_W_Henry) posting this tonight?

Dodgers consider activating reliever Kuo  —  Left-hander could make surprise return from elbow strain  —  LOS ANGELES — Not only is Jason Schmidt returning Monday night, but the Dodgers also are considering activating reliever Hong-Chih Kuo.  —  Kuo pitched a scoreless inning …