Hall pitches in, tosses 1-2-3 ninth  —  Ex-high school hurler helps Boston's 'pen in loss to KC  —  BOSTON — One of the reasons the Red Sox traded for Bill Hall in the offseason was because of his versatility.  He can play middle infield, third base and all three outfield spots.

Tribe's Huff hit by liner; CT scan negative  —  Results show no brain damage after scary moment for starter  —  NEW YORK — In a scary situation in the Bronx on Saturday afternoon, Indians left-hander David Huff was struck in the head, just above the left ear, by an Alex Rodriguez line drive …

Rejuvenated Jays' bats swat Orioles  —  The long-dormant bats of Lyle Overbay and Aaron Hill are showing signs of life, which is only going to make the homer-happy Toronto Blue Jays all the more frightening for opposing pitchers.  —  Overbay ended an -for-17 drought with a solo shot …

Jerry pulls Santana; streaks don't stand  —  Mets squander another outing by ace, who exits after eight innings despite breezing  —  MILWAUKEE — Manager Jerry Manuel insisted he had no hesitation about removing Johan Santana after eight less-than-taxing innings, with the left-hander's pitch count …

Cabrera thrives, Willis toils in loss to A's  —  DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis have known each other since their Minor League years in the Florida Marlins organization.  They worked their way up to become household names in the baseball world and have stayed close friends.

Angels, and Scott Kazmir, take a step back in 8-3 loss  —  Kazmir, unable to get the Mariners' hitters to bite on his offspeed pitches, gives up six runs and eight hits in 5 1/3 innings.  —  Seattle's Franklin Gutierrez, left, scores past Angels catcher Mike Napoli on a single …

Roster moves shore up pitching  —  Ottavino officially recalled; MacLane joins bullpen as backup  —  CHICAGO — The Cardinals made a pair of roster moves on Saturday, going with 13 pitchers for the time being as they adjust to the reality of having three rookie starting pitchers.

Unconfirmed, but source says Buster Posey is on his way to San Francisco  —  A very good source just told me that the Giants will recall a position player before Saturday's game and it will be none other than Gerald Demp “Buster” Posey.  —  This tip came to me after 11 p.m. and I haven't been able to confirm it at this late hour.

Brewers Designate Claudio Vargas For Assignment  —  Milwaukee has designated righthander Claudio Vargas for assignment, according to the Brewers' VP of Communications Tyler Barnes (via Twitter).  The move was made in order to accommodate the arrival of Chris Capuano, who was recalled from Triple-A Nashville.

Ethier plays 7 innings in rehab game  —  DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier played seven innings in right field and came to the plate four times for Triple-A Albuquerque on Friday night at Memphis, the first of what are expected to be two minor league rehabilitation games …

Capuano coming up  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Left-hander Chris Capuano's two-year battle to get back to the big leagues reached a successful conclusion tonight when it was announced that his contract will be purchased by the Brewers from Class AAA Nashville.

Cain stymies D-backs with 1-hit, 9-K shutout gem  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Matt Cain stood in the on-deck circle preparing to bat during the middle of the game when a fan hollered to let him know he had given up all of one hit.  —  Cain knew he was cruising along, but pushed it from his mind.

Phillies snap scoreless streak, squeak past Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Ryan Howard (FSY) had two hits and scored Philadelphia's first run in 31 innings on a triple by Raul Ibanez (FSY), Chase Utley (FSY) drove in the go-ahead run and the Phillies snapped out of a dreadful slump to beat the Florida Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.

New York Yankees put Curtis Granderson back in lineup, designate Randy Winn for assignment  —  Center fielder Curtis Granderson returned to the Yankees lineup Friday for the first time since May 1, having missed 24 games with a Grade 2 strain of the left groin.