Ramirez homers, gets tossed in Dodgers' 7-2 win  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Manny Ramirez (FSY) hit his 17th home run of the season before being ejected and Los Angeles late-season acquisitions Vicente Padilla (FSY) and Ronnie Belliard (FSY) contributed to the Dodgers' 7-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Fair ball: Just clean hits for Jeter  —  was Mark Teixeira, whose first of two home runs in Game 2 landed just in front of the Iron Horse's granite block in Monument Park.  —  But no matter.  —  Rooting for Derek Jeter to break the record?  Follow LIJeterFans on and be the first to know when he breaks the record.Twitter

How to make the Yankees perfect  —  It might be too late.  But I wonder if the Yankees should send Phil Hughes to their secret compound in Tampa and retrain him to throw six innings at a pop. Because lately the Yankees seem to have only three starters, and these days you need four in October.

Carpenter throws one-hitter at Brewers  —  SEPT. 7, 2009 — Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter gets a hug from catcher Yadier Molina after the Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 in Milwaukee.  Carpenter threw a one-hitter.  (AP)  —  ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Surfing The Mets  —  Righthander Tobi Stoner is expected to join the Mets on Tuesday with the completion of Triple-A Buffalo's season.  The 24-year-old Stoner, a 16th-round pick in 2006 out of Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia, went 7-7 with a 3.96 ERA in 16 starts for the Bisons.

Giants irked by homer celebrations  —  Brewers' display, Padres' Gonzalez stoke emotions  —  SAN FRANCISCO — For the second day in a row, an opponent's home run prompted complaints from the Giants about unprofessional behavior.  —  While several Giants — and a few players around the Major Leagues …

Nationals to promote five players  —  Shortstop Desmond, four pitchers and coach coming up  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals have decided to promote pitchers Ross Detwiler, Marco Estrada, Logan Kensing and Zack Segovia and shortstop Ian Desmond to the big leagues.

Gaston should have done better  —  A season that got off to a magical start has left us with the nagging old questions about the Blue Jays' manager  — Weather - Video - Blogs - RSS Feeds - Globe Books - TV listings - Globe on Twitter - Columnists - TIFF 2009

Give Chase His Due  —  In all likelihood, the National League MVP is going to Albert Pujols for the second consecutive season, and probably rightly so.  He's at or near the top in many of the traditional and non-traditional stats and is 2nd behind Tim Lincecum in wins above replacement with 7.5.

Mets center fielder Carlos Beltran set for return after rehab stint  —  The Mets are expecting good news Tuesday.  It may be too late to change their ultimate fate, but the return of Carlos Beltran is plenty welcome for a club that's suffered one misfortune after another.

Nick Johnson's Odd 2009  —  Nick Johnson  —  #20 / First Base / Florida Marlins  —  Nick Johnson's career has become one of the major oddities of professional baseball over the last decade.  Johnson debuted in 2001 with the New York Yankees, and after mediocre seasons in 2001 and 2002, Johnson broke out in 2003.

Manuel fumes after Phillies fall again  —  HOUSTON - Yes, the Phillies proved their talent by winning the World Series last year.  And yes, they still hold a comfortable lead in their division.  —  But none of that soothed manager Charlie Manuel after yesterday's 4-3 loss to Houston sealed a four-game sweep by a mediocre team.

Wallace won't be alone as he matures  —  Top prospect's favorite player, Chavez, happy to mentor  —  SACRAMENTO — For Brett Wallace, it was simply what his family did.  —  Whenever the Oakland A's were on TV, everyone would gather around and watch.  Wallace began playing traveling baseball at age 12 …

Owings has perforated eardrum  —  Reliever to miss rest of series with Rockies  —  DENVER — Reds pitcher Micah Owings avoided a concussion from his Sunday beaning in the helmet but not an injury that could keep him out for a little while.  —  Owings was diagnosed with a perforated eardrum.