Wakefield to start Wednesday; Penny's role uncertain  —  Tim Wakefield will take Brad Penny's start in the rotation Wednesday night.  (Jim Davis / Globe Staff)  —  Tim Wakefield and Brad Penny both made starts last night that were pivotal to the rest of their season, and their divergent …

Exclusive: September calls  —  Catcher Josh Thole, reliever Eddie Kunz and first baseman/outfielder Nick Evans are expected to highlight the call-ups when rosters expand in September, the Daily News has learned.  —  Thole, 22, upped his average to .332 with a three-hit game for Double …

Dodgers mix things up, blank Cubs  —  Knuckleballer Haeger fans seven in seven-plus innings  —  LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers started a rookie pitcher who has no idea where his pitches are going, then had their closer set up and their setup man close.  —  So it wasn't just rookie Charlie …

Highlights End for Mets Before the Game Starts  —  After the remaining members of the 1969 Mets came off the field to thunderous applause, it was time for the 2009 Mets to take the field, to a much quieter ovation.  —  As the Mets honored a shining moment in their past on Saturday …

Angels' bats turn power back on  —  Guerrero, Rivera go deep, back Santana's solid start  —  TORONTO — The power is back on.  —  Vladimir Guerrero crushed a solo homer, his 11th of the season, giving the Angels the lead in the sixth inning, and Juan Rivera unloaded a two-run shot in the eighth …

Jason Giambi reportedly agrees to deal with Colorado Rockies  —  Looking for a veteran bat to help their playoff push, the Colorado Rockies have agreed to a deal with Jason Giambi, according to multiple reports.  —  Giambi was released by the Oakland Athletics earlier this month after hitting …

Rockies storm back on Giants, pad wild-card lead … DENVER(AP) Jim Tracy didn't recognize his team for the first 14 innings of its key series with San Francisco.  Then the Rockies' offense showed up.  —  Ian Stewart and Todd Helton homered in Colorado's seven-run sixth inning …

Trouble in paradise?  Probably not  —  Based on the tenor of the questions asked after the game, a lot will be made in the papers tomorrow and on ESPN tonight about the relationship between Jorge Posada and A.J. Burnett.  —  Burnett looked awful today and Posada admitted after the game that they had trouble getting on the same page.

Mariners' Suzuki on a First-Name Basis With Records  —  CLEVELAND — The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is closing in on a major-league-record ninth straight season of 200 hits.  Wee Willie Keeler, the only other player to do it eight seasons in a row, finished his run in 1901 …

Miracle Mets of 1969 are honored in ceremony  —  In gray slacks, an aqua-green shirt and light brown loafers, Seaver instinctively toed the bronze strip in between parking spaces.  On that plaque, which reads “Pitcher's Plate, Shea Stadium.  1964-2008,” was where Seaver stopped Saturday …

Laird and Romine confirmed for Fall League  —  Vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman emailed this morning with the full list of confirmed Yankees for the Arizona Fall League.  We already knew Ian Kennedy and Colin Curtis, but Newman added Austin Romine and Brandon Laird to the list.

Pena homers twice, drives in game-winner as Rays edge Rangers  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Pena homered twice and drove in the winning run with an RBI single in the 10th inning, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 5-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

Hanson wins fourth straight August start as Braves edge Marlins  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Tommy Hanson's (FSY) perfect August is helping the Atlanta Braves' playoff push.  —  The rookie won his fourth straight start this month, combining with two relievers on a four-hitter, and the Atlanta Braves beat …