Hart gets 3-year extension  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Corey Hart got his wish.  —  While his name was being bandied about on the trade rumor mill in recent weeks, Hart repeatedly said he wanted to stay with the Brewers and sign a contract extension rather than being dealt to another club.

Grant: Rangers' series loss shows trouble could be ahead  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - If the Rangers' AL West title hopes were hurt over the weekend in Orange County, the injury would be a stress fracture.  —  Nothing's broken yet, but if not addressed immediately, the condition may turn progressively for the worse.

Kevin Youkilis jams thumb, leaves game  —  Kevin Youkilis left Monday night's Red Sox [team stats] series opener against the Cleveland Indians at Fenway after the second inning because of a jammed right thumb.  —  Youkilis might have hurt his hand on a swing in his first-inning at-bat, when he lined out to shortstop.

I should be general manager of the Mets  —  With the passing of the non-waiver trading deadline at 4 p.m. this past Saturday, the problems of the New York Mets, a team that has failed to leverage star players performing superbly into playoff appearances and championships, were allowed to crystallize further.

Cameron returns to disabled list  —  As always, plenty of news at Fenway Park:  —  Mike Cameron is headed for the 15-day disabled list and could be done for the season.  The lower abdominal tear he suffered in spring training has been aggravated to the point where it's getting larger.

As the Deadline dust settles ...  Yanks, Rangers are big winners; Phils may still have regrets  —  Brian Cashman has never received the credit he deserves.  That's because he's general manager of the New York Yankees.  —  No matter what astute player moves he makes, critics say it's always …

With Wild Card as a backup, pennant race between Yankees and Rays loses some of its luster  —  ST. PETERSBURG - During its 16 years of existence the wild card berth has been a good idea for baseball, but this season it may well rob us of one of the great pennant races in baseball history.

Home away from home  —  One more reminder that you have until noon tomorrow to register for the blog and be entered for a chance to win one of 10 autographed baseballs.  Click here to register.  —  For the first time in his major league career, Lance Berkman is preparing to play a home game outside of Houston.

A-Rod Isn't Same Hitter, 600 or Not  —  Call it a decline, call it a mechanical funk or even link it to his past steroid use, but make no mistake about it, Alex Rodriguez is not the player he once was.  In fact, he is not even the player he was last season.

St. Louis Cardinals RHP Brad Penny optimistic he'll pitch again this season  —  ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Brad Penny is optimistic he'll pitch again this season.  He's just not sure when.  —  Penny  —  Penny, sidelined since late May with an upper back injury …

It's Matt Kemp as you've never heard him: Dodgers outfielder agrees his approach has to change  —  Matt Kemp, contrite?  —  Matt Kemp, admitting lack of full effort?  —  Matt Kemp, saying he has no excuses for his performance?  —  It's all true.  It's Kemp admitting he has to change his attitude.

Prado goes on disabled list with fractured pinky  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves put second baseman Martin Prado on the 15-day disabled list Monday retroactive to July 31 and recalled infielder Diory Hernandez from Triple-A Gwinnett.  —  Prado fractured his right pinky while sliding home safely …

Indians beat the Red Sox 6-5  —  Game over: Indians 6, Red Sox 5  —  Daniel Nava starts the inning by flying out to left.  Marco Scutaro presents the tying run after he singles to left.  J.D. Drew pops up to Matt LaPorta for the second out.  Jed Lowrie ends the game by flying out to left.