Lester shines again against Orioles, Sox win 9-3  —  BOSTON—Jon Lester keeps piling up wins.  He hopes it's enough to earn his first All-Star selection.  —  Lester pitched seven strong innings to remain undefeated against Baltimore in 12 career decisions, Kevin Youkilis homered and drove in three runs …

Thome passes Killebrew on all-time HR list  —  DH's second homer of day gives him sole possession of 10th  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jim Thome took over sole possession of 10th place on the all-time career home run list on Saturday afternoon after belting career home runs Nos. 573 and 574.

Buchholz headed to DL  —  Terry Francona just said Clay Buchholz would not pitch in Tampa and is likely to be placed on the DL retroactive to last Sunday.  They're not willing to take a chance he really pops that hamstring.  —  No announcement yet, but Felix Doubront is a good candidate to start on Tuesday.

Six Arizona errors help Dodgers to 14-1 rout  —  PHOENIX—A franchise-record six Arizona errors, three by shortstop Tony Abreu, cleared the way for an 14-1 rout by the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night in an exceedingly ugly second game for Kirk Gibson as Diamondbacks interim manager.

Howard, Rollins lead Phils' 12-4 rout of Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH—Seven Phillies players are on the disabled list, and the offense was badly underperforming during a slump that was becoming worrisome even to their manager.  —  This should help.  —  Ryan Howard picked up Philadelphia's struggling lineup …

Bloomquist attracting attention from other clubs as trade deadline nears  —  Veteran utilityman Willie Bloomquist's recent surge is heightening interest from several clubs in advance of the July 31 non-waiver trading deadline.  —  The Red Sox and Phillies are looking hard for low-cost additions …

Jimenez not sharp, Giants beat Rockies 11-8  —  DENVER—The San Francisco Giants couldn't beat Ubaldo Jimenez despite tagging him for seven runs in the third inning.  They had no trouble getting to the Colorado Rockies' beleaguered bullpen for an 11-8 win Saturday night that snapped a seven-game skid.

The Boss belongs in Cooperstown  —  For better or worse, Steinbrenner changed baseball — and should be in the Hall of Fame … NEW YORK — George Steinbrenner will not be at Yankee Stadium for the commemoration of his 80th birthday Sunday.  —  But his fingerprints will be all over the place …

Brewers clobber Cardinals, Carpenter 12-5  —  ST. LOUIS—Rickie Weeks hit a leadoff homer to begin a miserable outing for Chris Carpenter, and the Milwaukee Brewers capitalized on perhaps the St. Louis Cardinals' shakiest defensive inning of the season in a 12-5 victory Saturday night.

VERLANDER CONTINUES RUN AS TIGERS HANDLE MARINERS  —  The Sports Network  —  Detroit, MI (Sports Network) - Justin Verlander fanned 10 batters in a seven- inning start as the Tigers downed the Seattle Mariners, 6-1, in the middle installment of a three-game series.

CUBS' WELLS FLIRST WITH NO-HITTER, BEATS REDS  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Randy Wells took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and pitched into the eighth, as the Chicago Cubs took a 3-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the continuation of a four-game series.

Dodgers' Manny Ramirez headed for disabled list  —  Ramirez, who has a strained hamstring in his right leg, is out of the lineup and might not be available even to pinch-hit this weekend.  —  Reporting from Phoenix — Manny Ramirez will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring …