Pedro Martinez leaves Philadelphia Phillies game after 3 with stiff neck  —  ATLANTA — Pedro Martinez left his start after three innings because of neck stiffness in Philadelphia Phillies's game against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night.  —  Martinez  —  Martinez was trailing 3 …

Roger Clemens Responds to NYBD on Twitter  —  It's a sad day when a former sports icon hits a new low.  We have seen it with the A&E special on Jose Canseco earlier in the year and now Roger Clemens has turned to social media in order to spin his web of deceit.

Punches Were Harder in the Good Old Days  —  Last week's fight between the Yankees and the Blue Jays was one of the worst incidents of the season, with Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson walking away with a welt on his head and Yankees Manager Joe Girardi sporting a bruise near his left eye.

Surfing The Mets  —  Hi fans, I'm Anthony McCarron, your correspondent for today, in for Adam Rubin.  Here are a few items from the pre-game presser with Jerry Manuel, very informal, sitting in the dugout instead of the interview room.  —  The Mets bring a six-game losing streak …

ROMERO, EYRE, RUIZ UPDATES  —  ATLANTA — So many injured Phillies, so little time.  Thus, without further ado, let's get right to your daily injury update:  —J.C. Romero (forearm strain) threw a bullpen session today and will leave tomorrow for Clearwater, Fla., where the Phillies …

Game 149: Yankees at Mariners (updates with Kennedy being called up)  —  YANKEES (94-54)  —  Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (17-7, 3.42).  —  MARINERS (77-71)  —  Ichiro RF  —  Gutierrez CF  —  Lopez 2B  —  Sweeney DH  —  Beltre 3B  —  Johjima C  —  Hall LF  —  Tuiasosopo 2B  —  Wilson SS

For Rivera, No Ups or Downs, Only Precise Cutters  —  SEATTLE — On Friday at Safeco Field, a few hours before the end of the longest saves streak of his career, Mariano Rivera explained the demands of his job.  He framed it as a responsibility.  —  “I don't think there's an easy situation in baseball …

Pettitte set to return after short break  —  Yankees lefty feels strong heading into Monday's start  —  SEATTLE — Andy Pettitte wasn't expecting to feel any discomfort in his left shoulder as he made his way to the bullpen at Safeco Field on Friday.  In other words, everything went just as expected.

Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Dodgers, DeRosa, Cubs, Managers, General Managers  —  Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com has a new Full Count video up, so let's dive right on in...  - Southpaws Randy Wolf and Clayton Kershaw are likely to start the first two games of the playoffs for the Dodgers …

How valuable has the Reds' fielding been?  —  More photos » by Keith Srakocic - AP  —  Paul Janish, shown here being awesome, leads the Reds in bUZR this season (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)  —  Fiddling with fielding stats on a Saturday morning...  Here are some different ways to measure the Reds' team fielding this year:

Rosales … PHOENIX(AP) Leading the last-place Arizona Diamondbacks by three runs in the third inning, the Colorado Rockies looked as if they would solidify their hold on the NL wild card lead.  —  “And then nothing,” Colorado manager Jim Tracy said.  “That was the end of the road.”

Ichiro's walk-off shot saves Felix's gem  —  Catalyst stuns Yankees in ninth to give ace 16th victory  —  SEATTLE — Down to their final out against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on Friday night, Mike Sweeney hit a double, and Ichiro Suzuki followed with a walk-off home run …

Quick hits form Heyman on Pettitte, Posada, Joba  —  In his recent column, SI's Jon Heyman has three quick bullet points on the Yanks.  Nothing big, but there are a few discussion-worthy topics. … I doubt Andy wants to pitch just so he can reach his incentives.