No Cameras for Francoeur's Milestone  —  PHILADELPHIA—Is Bob Costas going to bring his gravitas to Citi Field?  Will the MLB Network preempt its regular programming to cover this chase?  —  It was only last week that Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th home run, and already another New York ballplayer is pursuing a milestone.

A three-dimensional win for Red Sox  —  TORONTO — It was only a few weeks ago that Mike Lowell, Jed Lowrie, and Jacoby Ellsbury appeared to have taken up permanent residence on the disabled list.  —  Lowell had been felled by a sore hip, although his being taken off the active roster …

Felix overpowers A's with career-high 13 K's  —  Seattle ace escapes jam in first, tosses eight shutout frames  —  SEATTLE — The game was three batters old and Felix Hernandez was in big trouble.  Everywhere he looked, a runner was on base.  —  He talked to himself a couple of times …

Posada's shoulder is heart of the matter  —  There's plenty to fret about after tough loss, but situation with Yanks catcher tops list … ARLINGTON, Texas — First, the good news: A.J. Burnett's back is fine.  —  Now, the not-so-good news: Jorge Posada's throwing shoulder is not.

Cecil's next start pushed back to Saturday  —  Blue Jays bump Mills to Thursday's outing vs. Red Sox  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays starting pitcher Brett Cecil will have his scheduled start on Thursday against the Red Sox pushed back to Saturday in Anaheim.  —  The left-hander injured his right knee …

Cards brawl with Reds, take division lead  —  Yadier Molina jawed with Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the first inning Tuesday night, sparking a bench-clearing altercation, and the Cardinals followed their catcher's lead to an 8-4 victory that moved St. Louis back into first place in the NL Central.

Dickerson took long road to Milwaukee  —  MILWAUKEE — Chris Dickerson's Monday began in Cincinnati, where he learned he'd been traded to the Brewers.  It ended in Milwaukee, where he scrambled to prepare for what might have been a dramatic debut.  —  Instead, Dickerson was left standing …

Thome, Mauer help Twins topple White Sox, regain first in AL Central  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jim Thome (FSY) hit his 579th homer, Joe Mauer (FSY) had three more hits and the Minnesota Twins took sole possession of the AL Central lead by beating the Chicago White Sox 12-6 on Tuesday night.

Strasburg roughed up in return  —  Stephen Strasburg returned from his first trip to the disabled list and turned in the worst start of his sometimes-spectacular rookie season.  —  Washington's prized right-hander allowed a career-high six earned runs in a career-low 4 1-3 innings Tuesday night …