White Sox to examine Peavy's elbow  —  The Chicago White Sox said on Sunday that right-handed pitcher Jake Peavy will travel to Minnesota to meet the team on Monday, and he'll have his pitching elbow evaluated by the training staff and get an X-ray.  —  Peavy

Wakefield forced to back off workload  —  He'll miss next start; Byrd is set to pitch in  —  Victor Martinez (left) and Jonathan Papelbon celebrate after they helped the Red Sox punch out the Blue Jays' lights in the ninth.  (Barry Chin/Globe Staff)  —  With the soreness and stiffness …

Betances Out After Tommy John Surgery  —  Just had a great 15-minute chat with the Yankees Vice President of Scouting, Damon Oppenheimer.  —  He confirmed that Dellin Betances underwent Tommy John surgery several days ago and is rehabbing in Tampa.  —  There's TONS of great info from this interview as well, but that's the big one.

Wright tells Mets: ‘I feel good’  —  CHICAGO — David Wright had a bounce in his step and a smile on his face Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field, the site of a reunion with teammates he wanted no part of being away from in the first place.  —  As his team-imposed stay on the disabled list draws to an end …

Dodgers Acquire Ronnie Belliard  —  Chico Harlan of The Washington Post reports that the Nationals traded infielder Ronnie Belliard to the Dodgers following today's game.  Washington will receive A-ball pitcher Luis Garcia and a player to be named in the deal.

Rookie Matusz leads O's over Tribe 5-2  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Matusz (FSY) pitched seven innings of four-hit ball, Felix Pie (FSY) homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 Sunday for a split of the four-game series.  —  Making his sixth major league start …

Thole to be Promoted to Mets  —  Prior to today's game in Chicago, Omar Minaya told reporters that Josh Thole will be promoted to the Mets in September.  —  Minaya did say that call-ups in general will be delayed until around September 6 due to the fact that the minor league teams are shorthanded.

Will Chone Figgins run right out of Anaheim?  —  The Angels would love to keep their leadoff hitter, who leads the AL in runs.  But his speed and versatility will make him a sought-after free agent this winter.  —  Angels third baseman Chone Figgins advances to third base after drawing …

Zito … SAN FRANCISCO(AP) Something about the heat of a wild card race has Barry Zito looking a lot like a Cy Young Award winner.  —  Zito carried a shutout into the ninth inning, Pablo Sandoval homered and the San Francisco Giants got within a game of the Colorado Rockies for the NL wild card by beating them 5-3 Saturday night.

Friendship or Betrayal From Inside the Lines?  —  The suspicions and resentment had built to such a degree that the manager was compelled to call a most unusual team meeting.  It was the middle of July 2001 and the Oakland Athletics' clubhouse was about to explode.

Justice: Bagwell should be Astros' next manager  —  The first thing Drayton McLane ought to do this morning is telephone Jeff Bagwell and ask him to manage the Astros for these final 33 games.  —  If Bagwell is reluctant, McLane can turn on that Temple charm.  The Astros need a makeover, and this is a good place to begin.

Nationals' bullpen struggles nearing historic level  —  The Nationals have 36 bullpen losses, most in the majors by a wide margin.  Toronto was second with 26.  —  The major league record for bullpen losses in a season is 40, set by Colorado in 2004.  Holliday, now a slugging outfielder for St. Louis …

Kennedy: “It doesn't feel like anything ever happened”  —  Ian Kennedy is here, but he isn't here to stay.  He flew into Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last night, he threw a bullpen this afternoon, he's cleaning out his apartment tonight and he'll fly back to Tampa in the morning.

Scattered thoughts  —  In another move, the Orioles announced that they've traded Ryan Freel, and he wasn't in the organization anymore.  They just couldn't resist.  —  Seriously though, I wouldn't get too shook up about the Orioles surrendering the player they obtained from the Cubs for Freel.