Police: Giants' prospect a suspect in killing  —  SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic(AP)—A Dominican baseball prospect for the San Francisco Giants is the main suspect in the killing of a 25-year-old man, police said Sunday.  —  Angel Villalona turned himself in 12 hours after the man …

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.

Bradley suspended for rest of season  —  ST. LOUIS — For this season, it's game over for Milton Bradley.  —  The outspoken outfielder, who took shots at the Cubs in a Saturday interview with the Daily Herald, has been suspended for the rest of the season, according to general manager Jim Hendry.

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.

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) …

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 …

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

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.

Pedro leaves due to neck stiffness  —  Philadelphia right-hander hopes to make next start  —  ATLANTA — Pedro Martinez lost the 100th game of his career on Saturday night in the Phillies' 6-4 setback against the Braves at Turner Field, but that wasn't on his mind.  —  His neck was.

CC overcomes scare, earns 18th win  —  Lefty shakes off liner off chest; Teixeira homers twice  —  SEATTLE — Whether the Yankees want to admit it or not, the primary goal of this month's gauntlet is to get through healthy for when their second season begins, needing all cylinders firing …