Sources: Philadlelphia Phillies won't meet Toronto Blue Jays' demands for Roy Halladay  —  If the Blue Jays' asking price for Roy Halladay is J.A. Happ, top pitching prospect Kyle Drabek and high-ceiling outfield prospect Dominic Brown, the Phillies aren't buying.

A's pound Pettitte, Aceves in 7th as streak ends  —  Hope rippled through the new Stadium Saturday when the Yankees staged a mini-rallies in the eighth and ninth innings, but neither could out-do the damage Andy Pettitte and Alfredo Aceves did in the seventh.

Top Mariners officials think Erik Bedard is hurt again  —  The good news in the photo above is that I think the Mariners actually won the game you see them playing.  The bad news is, it was against their own 4 and 5-year-old kids and doesn't count in the standings.  —  Oh well.

Can it Be?  Are the Tigers After Milton Bradley?  —  Two very solid baseball sources confirmed for me just moments ago that the Detroit Tigers are interested in Cubs RF Milton Bradley.  They believe that Bradley would be a much better fit as a DH than as a right fielder and that he would mesh well with Tigers manager Jim Leyland.

Scott Kazmir wants to remain with Tampa Bay Rays  —  TORONTO — LHP Scott Kazmir had had a bit of a rough Thursday anyway, what with being on the other side of Mark Buehrle's perfect game, when he got a call from his father, Eddie, asking about his name popping up in trade rumors.

Deals for Holliday, DeRosa demonstrate the team's urgency  —  New Cardinals Matt Holliday, left, and Mark DeRosa (P-D)  —  Cardinals chairman Bill DeWitt Jr. is rarely mistaken for a riverboat gambler.  But Thursday night, in a move with long-term implications, he officially authorized …

Diamondbacks 7, Pirates 0  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Justin Upton homered and drove in three runs, and Doug Davis rebounded from his worst start of the season with six sharp innings in the Arizona Diamondbacks' 7-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday.  —  Upton's two-run homer …

Rice a hero in a big way for a young boy  —  Nearly 27 years ago, Red Sox slugger came to the aid of injured boy at Fenway Park … FORT MYERS, Fla. — It's not yet 9 a.m., but already there are signs this will be an uncommonly pleasant March day at City of Palms Park.

Orioles vs. Red Sox  —  RED SOX WIN (9:45, FINAL, 7-2 RED SOX)  —  Ramon Ramirez threw the final inning, getting Jones to fly out to right to end the game and secure back-to-back victories for the Red Sox.  Wieters led off the inning with a hit and was followed by a strike out by Izturis.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3 (10 Innings)  —  DETROIT (AP) — Carlos Guillen's RBI single in the 10th inning gave the Detroit Tigers a 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Saturday.  —  After the Tigers sent the game into extra innings with a ninth-inning rally, Clete Thomas led off the 10th …

Gammons' Latest: Duke, Halladay, Reds, Rays  —  ESPN's Peter Gammons has a new blog post up, writing about how teams are reluctant to part with their top young players, even if they are overvaluing them.  He also mixes in a little rumory goodness, so let's take a peek...

Mariners call up Michael Saunders from AAA, DFA Wladimir Balentien  —  The headline says it all.  Two years after the Mariners tried and failed to deal left fielder Wladimir Balentien for a reliever at the trade deadline, he could now be lost for next to nothing after being designated for assignment this morning.