Let's face it, Grandy's no Johnny Damon  —  Yankees outfielder booed as Red Sox salvage series split, playoff hopes in the Bronx … Damon, that is.  —  In a moment fit for Johnny Damon no matter what side of the rivalry he was on, his Yankeereplacement, the underwhelming Curtis Granderson …

Mariners Fire Don Wakamatsu  —  The Mariners fired manager Don Wakamatsu, tweets Brock & Salk of ESPN 710.  They add that pitching coach Rick Adair, bench coach Ty Van Burkleo, and performance coach Steve Hecht were also let go.  The Mariners confirmed the moves in a press release …

Jim Edmonds traded to Reds  —  Jim Edmonds has been traded from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for outfielder Chris Dickerson.  —  The trade was first reported by ESPN's Eduardo Perez, who received a text message from Edmonds saying that he had been traded.

Roberts homer lifts Orioles over White Sox 3-2  —  BALTIMORE—Brian Roberts hit his first home run of the season leading off the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles continued their uncanny run of success under new manager Buck Showalter with a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Skip Schumaker watched the ball fly as he headed for first base, unsure whether it had enough to create a little personal history.  —  Just enough.  —  Schumaker hit his first career grand slam during the St. Louis Cardinals' biggest inning of the season Monday night …

'90s Nine, Meet the '00s Ten  —  People love groups, plain and simple.  There is something innately fascinating about grouping together people, places, or things in order to express a point or frame an argument.  In baseball especially, representative groupings are important given the very large quantity of available information.

Zambrano still the man in the middle  —  Whether he stays or goes, Zambrano remains a key to the Cubs' plans for next season  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Cubs' rebuilding effort for 2011 took one of its first and biggest steps Monday night when Carlos Zambrano stepped onto the mound …

Burrell's sacrifice fly in 11th lifts Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Carlos Zambrano matched his career-high with seven walks in his first start since a June 25 dugout blowup and ensuing banishment, and his short-handed Chicago Cubs lost to the San Francisco Giants 4-3 in 11 innings Monday night long after he left the game.

Daren Brown wins 1st game as M's manager  —  SEATTLE—Last-place Seattle welcomed new interim manager Daren Brown by getting its first triple play in 15 years in a 3-1 win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.  —  Brown moved up from Triple-A Tacoma earlier Monday when Seattle fired …

Price earns AL-best 15th win as Rays top Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — On a night the Tampa Bay Rays needed a strong start to rest their bullpen and snap a five-game losing streak, David Price could only go five innings.  —  Good thing he made them all count.

It's time for Jerry Manuel to go  —  The Atlanta-Philadelphia road trip was the summer's final gasp, but hardly shocking to anyone who's been paying attention.  Actually, the six games were a microcosm of everything that's gone wrong, including a lack of timely hitting …

A mound of trouble now  —  NEW YORK — Josh Beckett has an interesting history with the Yankees.  He was the Most Valuable Player of the 2003 World Series when he was a 23-year-old Florida Marlin.  He clinched that Series with a five-hit shutout in Yankee Stadium.