New York Yankees obtain Cleveland Indians closer Kerry Wood for player to be named later or cash  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees acquired pitcher Kerry Wood from the Cleveland Indians on Saturday, the third deal in less than 24 hours for the World Series champions as they beefed up for the stretch run.

White Sox, Rays, Angels Asked About Manny Ramirez  —  3:47pm: Dodgers GM Ned Colletti says he believes Manny will stay with the team for the rest of the year, tweets Nightengale.  —  12:49pm: Brown says the Angels are not the third team he was referring to earlier.

MLB trade deadline: Chicago Cubs trade Ted Lilly and Ryan Theriot to Los Angeles Dodgers for Blake DeWitt, prospects  —  The Chicago Cubs have agreed to trade pitcher Ted Lilly and infielder Ryan Theriot to the Los Angeles Dodgers for infielder Blake DeWitt and pitching prospects Brett Wallach and Kyle Smit.

Bucs dealing Church, Crosby, Carrasco; Diaz, Clement called up  —  UPDATE: 1:14 PM: Deal is official.  Chris Snyder and Pedro Ciriaco to Pirates for D.J. Carrasco, Ryan Church and Bobby Crosby.  Pirates also getting $3 million in cash to compensate for Snyder's salary.

Braves get Ankiel, Farnsworth  —  The Braves have acquired outfielder Rick Ankiel and reliever Kyle Farnsworth from the Royals, CBSSports.com has learned.  —  The Royals will get reliever Jesse Chavez, outfielder Gregor Blanco and minor-league left-hander Tim Collins.

Rox put together MLB-record 11 straight hits  —  Colorado sets club marks with 12 runs, 13 hits in eighth  —  DENVER — The hits just kept coming.  —  The Rockies seemed to put an end to any offensive woes left from a dismal road trip when they erupted for an eighth inning of epic proportions …

D-backs send Qualls to Tampa for PTBNL  —  NEW YORK — The D-backs are on the verge of completing a deal that would send reliever Chad Qualls to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later, according to a baseball source.  —  The D-backs will not have to include any cash in the deal …

Red Sox acquire Saltalamacchia  —  The Red Sox have obtained catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia from Texas for 1B Chris McGuiness, RHP Roman Mendez, a player to be named later and cash considerations.  —  The 6-foot-4, switch-hitting Saltalamacchia was once a heralded prospect who has fallen on hard times.

Kalish, Richardson on the way; Hermida out  —  OF Ryan Kalish and LHP Dustin Richardson are on their way from Pawtucket to Boston, which would seem to indicate a series of roster moves and/or trades are in the works.  —  The Globe's Nick Cafardo was the first to report the news.

Atlanta Braves' leadoff hitter Martin Prado has broken knuckle  —  CINCINNATI — Second baseman Martin Prado broke the second knuckle on his right pinkie finger while diving into home plate in the Atlanta Braves' latest win, an injury that will sideline the leadoff hitter for at least a week.

Florida Marlins trade Rick VandenHurk to Orioles for reliever Will Ohman  —  The Marlins pulled off a trade in the final hour of today's deadline, sending Class AAA starting pitcher Rick VandenHurk to the Baltimore Orioles for left-handed reliever Will Ohman.

Fox Sports working to bid on Rangers, source says  —  palfano@star-telegram.com, bshlachter@star-telegram.com  —  U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Lynn ruled Friday that the auction of the Texas Rangers will go forward on Wednesday as scheduled, and it could do so with a new bidder — Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

Johnny Damon ready for whatever Red Sox fans give him  —  Johnny Damon said today he understands why Red Sox fans booed him four years ago when he signed with the archrival New York Yankees before the 2006 season.  This year though, Damon is back in the Fenway Park's visitors clubhouse with a Detroit Tigers uniform.

Yankees Acquire Lance Berkman  —  A year ago, the Yankees' big midsummer acquisitions were named Hinske and Hairston, but the team won the World Series.  After missing out on Cliff Lee and Dan Haren, Brian Cashman went after one of the more recognizable hitters available and got him.