Boston Red Sox 2B Dustin Pedroia on DL with broken foot  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a broken left foot.  —  Pedroia  —  The 2008 AL MVP fouled a ball off his foot during Friday night's 5-4 loss to San Francisco and was removed from the game.

For Twins, A Whole New Carl Pavano  —  NEW YORK — This is Joe Mauer, talking about the ace of his staff:  —  “He's the veteran guy, he's shown a lot of our young pitchers how to be a major leaguer.  He gets us deep into games, and when he goes out there, we feel like we have a good chance to win.”

Matsui's early slam holds up vs. Rockies  —  Saunders allows two runs, strikes out eight over seven  —  ANAHEIM — The green light was money for Hideki Matsui and the Angels.  —  Swinging away on a 3-0 pitch from Aaron Cook, Matsui unloaded a grand slam in the first inning …

Indians trade slugger Branyan to Mariners  —  Seattle ships Minor Leaguers Carrera, Diaz to Cleveland  —  CINCINNATI — Russell Branyan is headed back to familiar territory in Seattle, and the Indians have cleared room for Matt LaPorta to return to the big leagues and play every day at first base.

Tigers' rally falls short on debated call  —  Damon, Leyland think final pitch should have walked in run  —  ATLANTA — The Tigers forgave one bad call when it ruined a would-be perfect game.  They weren't in a forgiving mood with Gary Cederstrom Saturday.

Sox find a way, beat Giants 4-2  —  Game over: Red Sox 4, Giants 2  —  Papelbon had an easy 1-2-3 ninth as the Sox used seven relievers and won.  Nice effort by those guys.  Atchison (1-1) was the winner.  —  Back with more later on.  —  Top of the 9th: Red Sox 4, Giants 2

Buster Olney  —  Buster Olney is a senior writer at ESPN The Magazine.  He began covering baseball in 1989, as the Nashville Banner's beat reporter assigned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.  Later, he covered the San Diego Padres (1993-94), the Baltimore Orioles ('95-96), the New York Mets ('97) and the Yankees ('98-2001).

Zambrano directs tirade at teammates  —  Cubs starter blames others for not hustling after he gives up 4 runs in 1st inning  —  Derrek Lee walks away from Carlos Zambrano after the two got into it after the first inning.  (Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune / June 25, 2010)

Baylor is feeling skipped over in managerial mix  —  Don Baylor reads the names of those being considered for managing jobs and he wonders, why not me?  —  Baylor, 60, a veteran of 19 years in the majors and a former American League MVP, managed the Rockies and Cubs, but that seems like an eternity ago.

Konerko's HR beats Cubs, sends White Sox to 11th straight win  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Paul Konerko (FSY) hit his 19th home run to snap an eighth-inning tie and the Chicago White Sox won their 11th straight game, beating the struggling Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Saturday.

No talks about Fielder's future, but plenty of buzz  —  Brewers confirm there are no active negotiations over a contract extension  —  The one thing that would stop Prince Fielder's name from being prominently mentioned in trade rumors between now and the July 31 non-waiver deadline is a contract extension with the Brewers.

CAHILL, A'S SHUT OUT HAPLESS PIRATES  —  The Sports Network  —  Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Oakland's Trevor Cahill tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings, sending the hapless Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 defeat and their 16th consecutive road loss.  —  The 22-year-old Cahill (7-2) …