Angels trade for Rays' Scott Kazmir  —  The Angels took a dramatic step toward revamping their starting rotation for this season and next, acquiring left-hander Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for two minor leaguers.  —  The trade is expected to be announced later today.

Reyes might be next to have surgery  —  MIAMI - Jose Reyes may be the next Met in line for surgery, joining Johan Santana and Oliver Perez on operating tables in the coming days.  —  Reyes, who has not appeared in a major-league game since pulling himself from a May20 game at Dodger Stadium …

Game 128: White Sox at Yankees (updates with Joba news)  —  YANKEES (79-48)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (15-7, 3.59).  —  WHITE SOX (64-64)  —  Nix 2B  —  Beckham 3B  —  Thome DH  —  Konerko 1B  —  Dye RF  —  Quentin LF  —  Rios CF  —  Ramirez SS  —  Castro C

Trevor Hoffman unlikely to leave Milwaukee Brewers via waivers  —  Dozens of players have been pulled back from waivers after being claimed this month.  In all likelihood, all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman will be another on that list.  —  Hoffman  —  Hoffman was claimed …

Madoff Author Sees Sale Of N.Y. Mets Coming  —  NEW YORK — Fred Wilpon, the owner of the New York Mets, will be forced to sell the baseball franchise as soon as 2010 after incurring heavy Bernie Madoff-related investment losses.  —  So says Erin Arvedlund, author of “Too Good to Be True …

Twins acquire Jon Rauch from Arizona  —  Outright Philip Humber To Triple-A Rochester  —  Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN - The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired righthanded pitcher Jon Rauch from the Arizona Diamondbacks, in exchange for a player to be named later.

3UP: BURNETT, METS OF, COKE  —  Yes, I am on Twitter.  —  1. A.J. Burnett's stuff was so dominant on Thursday that I actually had showered and made a determination that if he kept his perfect game and then no-hitter through four innings, I would head from my house to Yankee Stadium.

Soriano makes amends, slugs Cubs past reeling Mets  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Alfonso Soriano (FSY) ended his home-run drought with a three-run shot in the eighth inning, making up for several miscues in the outfield during the Chicago Cubs' 5-2 victory against the New York Mets on Friday.

Lawsuit seeks $43M from Steinbrenner over YES network  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A former president of Madison Square Garden has sued New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, saying Steinbrenner reneged on a promise to make him a major part of the Yankees-operated television network after he suggested creating it more than a decade ago.

Gonzalez to join D-backs front office  —  World Series hero will serve as special assistant to president  —  PHOENIX — Luis Gonzalez will be an Arizona Diamondback once again.  —  The former outfielder will officially join the organization's front office as special assistant to team president and CEO Derrick Hall.

A's play spoiler, shrink Angels' West lead  —  Oakland rookie Cahill shuts down Halos in series opener  —  ANAHEIM — Known as “Obama” to teammates for his popularity with the media, Torii Hunter takes his campaign promises seriously.  —  “We'll get it going — I promise you,” Hunter said …

Marquis flourishing in hitters' haven  —  Righty having a career-best year as Rockies follow his lead in surge to playoffs  —  The remarkable Colorado Rockies are making their push to the playoffs, which should come as no surprise because, after all, Jason Marquis is on the team.

Closer Mike MacDougal Saves the Day as Nats Hold Off Cubs  —  Broken Hand Ends Morgan's Season: Nationals 5, Cubs 4  —  Mike MacDougal is 6 feet 4, 190 pounds — maybe 175 if you give him a shave.  He is not a huffing, puffing, big burly closer.  He's the 2-D figure that kids draw …