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 …

Francoeur stays hot in Mets win vs. Nats  —  Outfielder's two doubles, two runs drive New York's offense  —  NEW YORK — Though not renowned for his sense of style, Jeff Francoeur is mindful of how he dresses.  He plans his wardrobe; i.e., which jeans go best with which T-shirt, and do his kicks match the ensemble.

Great American power outage ends  —  In the homer column: The Marlins went an unthinkable 22 innings without a home run at Great American Ball Park before Jorge Cantu made it a 1-1 game in the fifth with a solo shot off Bronson Arroyo.  Through Friday among National League stadiums …

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

Easy prey for Red Sox  —  Another game, another victory over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE - Any meeting between the Red Sox [team stats] and Baltimore Orioles is an intersection of two teams heading in entirely different directions, resulting in a predictable outcome.  —  Since the All-Star break, the Orioles are 20-44.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.