Rangers Get Lee; Yanks Feel Used  —  The Yankees know how the game works.  General Manager Brian Cashman — echoing the sage of the organization, Yogi Berra — often says a deal is never final until it is final.  After all, George Steinbrenner once signed David Wells over Christmas Eve cheeseburgers …

Pirates Notebook: Karstens has exercise mishap  —  MILWAUKEE — If Jeff Karstens uses his head tonight to pitch his way past the Milwaukee Brewers, he will consider himself fortunate.  —  Karstens sustained a significant gash on the top of his head after a weightlifting accident in Houston Thursday …

Hanley confirms participation in Derby  —  Shortstop does not believe event will mess up his swing  —  PHOENIX — Swinging for the fences won't mess up Hanley Ramirez.  —  2010 All-Stars  —  C: J. Mauer, MIN  —  C: Y. Molina, STL  —  Interactive Roster

Brewers GM disputes ‘seller’ label  —  MILWAUKEE — As the rumors began to fly and the Brewers prepared to move on from their dismal four-game series against the Giants, general manager Doug Melvin insisted he is not going to hang a “for sale” sign outside Miller Park.

The Rangers acquired Mariners left-hander Cliff Lee on Friday, sources confirmed to Buster Olney.

Wieters, Pie hurt running wet bases for Orioles  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Baltimore Orioles catcher Matt Wieters  —  left Friday night's game against the Texas Rangers after getting hurt while running on the rain-slicked field.  —  Wieters fell down rounding second base in the fifth inning …

Atlanta II  —  “That one hurts as much as Atlanta,” Dusty Baker said.  —  Friday's 9-7, 10-inning loss to the Phillies that ended on Ryan Howard's two-run, walk-off homer was eerily similar to the 10-9 loss May 20 in the Atlanta.  —  Mike Leake started both.  Both had major ninth inning meltdowns.

Reyes Is Willing to Do What It Takes to Play  —  Life keeps getting stranger for Jose Reyes as he tries to figure out a way to stay in the lineup despite a sore oblique muscle.  —  On Tuesday, the switch-hitting Reyes abandoned switch-hitting for the first time since he was a teenager …

Porcello update: “Not a ... chance” he gets traded  —  Apparently Tigers manager Jim Leyland found out about the Rick Porcello trade rumor sometime before the game Friday night.  He was not happy, and he went off on it after the game.  —  “There's a rumor going around, I don't know if anybody's read it …

Baseball Player Bitten By Shark  —  Man Drafted By Cincinnati Reds Attacked While Surfing  —  GALVESTON, Texas — A Texas man drafted by the Cincinnati Reds was bitten by a shark while surfing off the Galveston coast.  —  Chad Rogers, 20, has been surfing the Gulf waters since he was 10 years old.

Bankruptcy-ending confirmation hearing for Texas Rangers set for July 22  —  The Texas Rangers will now emerge from a highly contentious bankruptcy drama on July 22 although a date hasn't been set for a court-supervised auction beforehand, an attorney involved in the case said Friday.