Kennedy finishes season with Yankees  —  SEATTLE - When Ian Kennedy got the news that he was headed to Seattle to join the Yankees, he almost didn't believe it.  —  Having missed four months of the season following surgery to repair an aneurysm in his right arm, Kennedy never expected to finish his year in the big leagues.

Bay, Ellsbury lead Bosox over O's, increase wild card lead  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Jason Bay (FSY) and Jacoby Ellsbury (FSY) both homered and drove in three runs to lead Daisuke Matsuzaka (FSY) and the Boston Red Sox past the Baltimore Orioles 9-3 Sunday.  —  Bay's 35th homer tied a career high …

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.

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 …

Angels beat Rangers, move closer to AL West title  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Gary Matthews Jr. snapped out of his September slump with a tiebreaking homer and a two-run single for the Los Angeles Angels in a 10-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday.  —  Howie Kendrick (FSY) …

Marlins offense stifled by Reds' Kip Wells  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Corky Miller (FSY) hit a rare home run to back Kip Wells' (FSY) strong pitching and the Cincinnati Reds gained a split of their four-game series against the Florida Marlins by rolling to an 8-1 victory Sunday.

RAYS BEAT JAYS ACE HALLADAY FOR FOURTH TIME THIS SEASON  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — David Price allowed one run over 6 2-3 innings, Carl Crawford hit a two-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday.  —  The Rays are 4-1 against Halladay this year …

Game 150: Yankees at Mariners  —  YANKEES (95-54)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (8-5, 4.39).  —  MARINERS (77-72)  —  Suzuki RF  —  Gutierrez CF  —  Lopez 2B  —  Griffey Jr. DH  —  Beltre 3B  —  Hall LF  —  Carp 1B  —  Moore C  —  Wilson SS  —  Pitching: RHP Ian Snell (4-2, 4.86).

On the Beat  —  Weekend Wrapup  —  Just two in-season managerial changes have been made this year in the major leagues.  As a result, t will be interesting to see how many there will be once the season ends in two weeks.  Of the two made during the season, one has been credited for making …

Offensive environments in the minors |  part two  —  The other day I looked at the run scoring environments in Triple-A and Double-A and today I will continue with the lower levels of the minors.  —  Advanced-A  —  California League- .270/.341/.416  —  Runs-5.114  —  2B- 1.914  —  3B- .350

Wright says beaning remains in the back of his mind  —  If David Wright were a different sort of athlete and a different sort of man, he would say he doesn't think about it when he gets in the batter's box.  —  He would say he doesn't think about the 93-mph fastball from San Francisco's Matt Cain …