Hicks: MLB not restricting Rangers' funds  —  Owner insists financial decisions aren't influenced by league  —  ARLINGTON — Rangers owner Tom Hicks said on Saturday afternoon that his ballclub is continuing to conduct business as usual under normal budgetary constraints …

Kennedy activated in Tampa  —  Here's an email I didn't expect to receive this afternoon.  The subject line was, SWB Yankees transactions 9/12.  The body of the email consisted of three lines.  —  Reinstate Ian Kennedy from 7 Day DL - Scranton  —  Ian Kennedy transfer of option from Scranton to Tampa

No walk-off magic for Halos this time  —  Angels' late rally falls short in extra innings vs. White Sox  —  ANAHEIM — In typical Angels fashion, the club rallied back from a late three-run deficit against the White Sox on Saturday, but this time it didn't end in another walk-off win.

Oz being Oz  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - The best of Ozzie from Saturday:  —  Guillen on his hitters failing to beat pitchers they have seen for the first time - “I mean you're not going to take anything away from the pitching staffs that we've faced, but we've been facing some pitchers this year it's like, 'Who the [expletive] is this guy?

Dodgers leave Giants reeling in NL West  —  Division leaders push third-place SF to 8 1/2 games back  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Vicente Padilla, who came to the Dodgers with a reputation as a head hunter, officially became a Giants killer on Saturday night.  —  Padilla remained unbeaten …

Unsung heroes of this season, Jeter's next contract and more (cont.)  —  Jeter, Yankees all-time great, will have to wait  —  The Yankees plan to treat Derek Jeter like everyone else, even though he's Derek Jeter.  —  Jeter isn't a free agent until after 2010, and apparently will have to wait until after 2010 for his new contract.

Josh Beckett, Red Sox make short work of Rays  —  Eight-run 3rd gives pitcher boost in win  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  It took the Rays and Red Sox [team stats] more than two hours just to start last night's rain-delayed game.  And then the Red Sox acted like they didn't want it to end.

Decreased playing time could be costly for Orlando Hudson  —  The second baseman, who has sat out four times in the Dodgers' last 11 games, is to be paid $10,000 for each plate appearance from No. 576 to No. 632.  He began this weekend with 577.  —  Reporting from San Francisco …

Baseball Is Said to Choose Not to Discipline Rodriguez  —  The commissioner's office has decided not to discipline Alex Rodriguez in light of its investigation into whether he lied about his use of performance-enhancing drugs in a meeting with baseball officials in March, according to people in baseball with knowledge of the matter.

Athletics play small ball game to beat Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Anderson (FSY) threw seven sharp innings and Cliff Pennington (FSY) had three hits with an RBI as the Oakland Athletics won for the fifth time in six games, beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday.

MacPhail: O's top prospects won't be used as trade bait  —  Club president says he thinks club can fill needs for 2010 without dealing ‘key guys’  —  NEW YORK - President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail said this week that he'd like to add an impact bat to the Orioles' lineup for the 2010 season.