Mets finally bringing team history to Citi Field  —  Photo credit: Freelance/Photo by David Pokress |  Flushing, NY - Friday, August 14, 2009.  N.Y. Mets vs. San Francisco Giants at Citi Field. the Mets have installed a large video screen in right field at Citi field.  Photo by David Pokress

Dusting themselves off, Sox rally in 9th  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Covered in dirt, Clay Buchholz walked back into the dugout, his awkward, facefirst belly flop into home plate having yielded nothing more than an out.  The slow-footed Jason Varitek had just beaten out an infield single and advanced to second …

Gorzelanny pitches Cubs to 3-1 win over Pirates  —  Tom Gorzelanny pitched five effective innings against his former team, Jeff Baker homered and drove in two runs, and the Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Saturday.  —  Gorzelanny, who grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago …

Reds Sign Leake, Boxberger  —  The Reds have signed their top two picks in the draft, Arizona State righthander Mike Leake (first round) for $2.27 million and Southern California righthander Brad Boxberger (supplemental first) for $857,000.  —  Leake becomes the 16th of the 32 first-rounders …

Braves done in by homers, Phils' defense  —  Atlanta falls six back after Soriano allows dinger in ninth  —  ATLANTA — Ryan Howard hadn't homered against the Braves all season and his success rate against Rafael Soriano was nonexistent.  But with one mighty swing of his bat …

Nats Offer Strasburg Record-Setting Contract  —  The Nationals have offered No. 1 overall draft pick Stephen Strasburg the largest contract ever for a pitcher taken in the amateur draft, according to industry sources.  Their proposed deal is worth more than Mark Prior's $10.5-million contract …

Mariners Sign Franklin For $1.28 Million  —  The Mariners have signed No. 27 overall pick Nick Franklin for $1.28 million.  He's the 17th of the 32 first-rounders to sign and the fifth to get more than MLB's recommendation for his slot.  The commissioner's office's guideline was $1,161,000.

With One Swing, Teixeira Makes the Difference as Yanks Top Mariners  —  SEATTLE — It was the masterstroke of the Yankees' off-season, the stealth signing that was no sure thing for the team's ownership.  Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, had already signed two high-priced free-agent pitchers.

Signing deadline interview with Damon Oppnheimer  —  I had the privilege of speaking to Damon tonight, and while he can't really get into too much detail regarding specific players, he was able to share some of the latest draft news with me.  Hopefully this gives you guys/gals a fix for your nasty draft habit.

Dodgers sign second-round pick Gould  —  Right-hander to immediately report to training complex  —  PHOENIX — The Dodgers believe they came away from the June First-Year Player Draft with an extra first-round talent in second-round pick Garrett Gould, and on Friday, they signed …

Work ethic secret to Moehler's longevity  —  Houston (56-60) at Milwaukee (57-58), 6:05 p.m. CT  —  MILWAUKEE — Long before many of his teammates arrive at the ballpark each day, Brian Moehler has already worked up a sweat.  He's probably lifted some weights and ran a few sprints …

Woodward designated for assignment  —  The Red Sox made the expected official after their 8-4 win over the Rangers, designating infielder Chris Woodward for assignment to make room for Alex Gonzalez.  Woodward appeared in five games since the Sox claimed him off of waivers last week in New York …