Boston's silver lining: Matsuzaka  —  As overmatched as the Red  —  Sox seemed at the plate, as shoddy as they looked in the field, as sluggish as they appeared, they were not all that upset.  There was good news for them.  Daisuke Matsuzaka loaded the bases with no outs.

Garcia making case to return in 2010  —  Chicago (74-80) vs. Detroit (82-71), 6:05 p.m. CT  —  CHICAGO — Freddy Garcia has made his desire to return to the White Sox next season clear.  —  “Hopefully it will happen,” Garcia said.  —  At his current rate, Garcia should have no problem giving management reason to bring him back.

BRAUN'S WALK-OFF SHOT POWERS BREWERS PAST PHILLIES  —  The Sports Network  —  Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Ryan Braun hit a two-run homer off Tyler Walker in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Milwaukee Brewers to a 7-5 win over the Phillies in the third installment of a four-game series.

Cards get umps to check mounds  —  DENVER — Dissatisfaction over a seeming discrepancy between the visitors bullpen mound and the Coors Field main mound caused Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to seek an umpires' review of the two following Friday night's loss and led to an animated exchange with the Rockies grounds crew Saturday.

Macha comfortable he'll return in 2010  —  Skipper says he and GM Melvin discussed improvements  —  MILWAUKEE — Manager Ken Macha's contractual status never came up during his two-hour meeting with general manager Doug Melvin earlier this week, but Macha said Saturday that he expects …

A's rally vs. Halos, keep Rangers in playoff hunt  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jack Cust (FSY) homered and doubled in the go-ahead run during a six-run eighth inning, Kurt Suzuki (FSY) and Mark Ellis (FSY) also went deep, and the Oakland Athletics rallied from a seven-run deficit to beat the Los Angeles Angels 15-10 on Saturday night.

SPAN, TWINS STOP ROYALS TO KEEP PACE WITH TIGERS  —  The Sports Network  —  Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Denard Span had four hits and set a career- high with six RBI as the surging Minnesota Twins kept pace in the AL Central race with an 11-6 win over the Kansas City Royals.

Jack Egbert begins offseason makeover for Mets  —  Here's the official word from the Mets:  —  The New York Mets today announced that they claimed righthanded pitcher Jack Egbert off waivers from Chicago-AL.  The White Sox placed the righthander on waivers on September 23rd.

Notes: D-Backs seeking veteran bullpen arm  —  The Diamondbacks will have at least one hole to fill in their starting rotation for 2010, maybe two depending on what they do with injured ace Brandon Webb.  —  But General Manager Josh Byrnes also wants to add an arm to what has been an problematic bullpen …

Ichiro ejected from game for first time … TORONTO (AP) — Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was ejected from Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays for arguing a called third strike in the fifth inning.  —  It's the first ejection of the season for the Mariners …

Florida Gators QB Tim Tebow starts despite respiratory illness  —  Florida quarterback Tim Tebow started Saturday at Kentucky despite a respiratory illness that forced him to travel apart from the team.  —  Tebow appeared energized while running onto the field for Florida's first series.