Amaro Disputes Lopes, Says Utley is Not Injured  —  For two weeks, Phillies officials, including general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and manager Charlie Manuel, have shot down speculation and rumors that an injury is the cause of Chase Utley's extended hitting slump.

Rockies' Tulowitzki has broken wrist  —  Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer.  He is in his 35th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.  —  DENVER

Colletti looking to acquire arm for rotation  —  BOSTON — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti reiterated on Friday that he's looking to acquire a starting pitcher to bolster a rotation that currently includes two rookies.  —  “The conversations have picked up a little,” said Colletti.

How to Call What You Can't See  —  Strasburg's Otherworldly Pitches Fool Batters—and Umpires; ‘Did the Ball Really Do That?’  —  Since his debut with the Washington Nationals, Stephen Strasburg has displayed the kind of pitching repertoire that makes baseball historians scramble for their notebooks.

KAZMIR, ANGELS HOLD OFF CUBS IN CHICAGO  —  Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Scott Kazmir picked up his fourth straight win, backed by home runs from Howie Kendrick and Torii Hunter, as the Angels took the opener of a three-game interleague set from the Cubs, 7-6.

Prospect Hot Sheet: June 18  —  Team: high Class A Myrtle Beach (Carolina)  —  Age: 19.  —  Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 12 Ks  —  The Skinny: The only question seemingly surrounding Teheran is how high will he go this season.  —  The Braves promoted the Colombia native …

Question for Girardi: Why no Mo?  —  Yankees manager should've opted for Rivera with game still in reach … NEW YORK — In the space of one half-inning Thursday night, the Yankees took a winnable game and turned it into an unwinnable game.  They took a close game and turned it into a blowout.

Keeping Score: Luck Is Likely to Catch Up to Jimenez  —  When Ubaldo Jimenez allowed three earned runs in a rain-shortened, six-inning victory against the Blue Jays last Friday, it was by far his worst outing of the season.  Once upon a time, a pitcher would have considered himself fortunate …

K-Rod has goal: Be mightier than Mo  —  Just 28 years old, Mets closer says ‘I think 700 saves is possible’ if he stays healthy  —  They say baseball is a game of numbers, the one sport above all that defines greatness with stats.  Those numbers and stats suggest the man …

Yankees announcer Michael Kay happily dating News 12 Long Island anchor Jodi Applegate  — Listeners of Michael Kay's ESPN afternoon-drive radio show may not know it, but the beautiful girlfriend he sometimes talks about is News 12 Long Island anchor Jodi Applegate.

Strasburg rivaling excitement of ‘Dr. K’  —  Rookie conjures memories of Gooden's dominant early years  —  This is not a test.  It is an actual alert — a warning — though not of anything ominous, but of something that already seems to be terrifically enjoyable, riveting, habit-forming, yet, at the same time, quite legal.