Strasburg pulled with forearm strain  —  Stephen Strasburg winces after throwing his 56th pitch of the night.  —  Read the full story with reaction and quotes on CSNwashington.com.  —  PHILADELPHIA — Stephen Strasburg was pulled from tonight's game after wincing in pain upon throwing …

Padres' Stairs sets record for most pinch-hit homers  —  Matt Stairs hit his 21st homer as a pinch-hitter Saturday, the most in the history of Major League Baseball.  —  The Fredericton native connected on a two-run shot in the eighth inning of the San Diego Padres' 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers …

Rookie Provides a Lift After a Day of Anxiety  —  The Yankees rookie Eduardo Nunez will probably never match Alex Rodriguez's success.  But for one game, at least, Nunez replaced Rodriguez at third base and was the star.  —  With Rodriguez placed on the 15-day disabled list with a lingering calf injury …

Vin Scully will announce future plans Sunday  —  ‘I know what I am going to do,’ says the Hall of Fame Dodgers broadcaster, but he gives no hints.  —  Vin Scully, shown in April 2009, hinted last season he might retire after the 2010 campaign.  He is expected to give his definitive answer Sunday.

Carpenter outduels Lincecum as Cardinals cut down Giants  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Chris Carpenter (FSY) outdueled Tim Lincecum (FSY), newcomer Pedro Feliz (FSY) drove in two runs and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the San Francisco Giants 5-1 Saturday night.

Red Sox beat Blue Jays on Jed Lowrie's homer  —  BOSTON - Jed Lowrie homered to lead off the 11th inning to lift the Boston Red Sox [team stats] to a 5-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night.  —  The victory came after an embarrassing, season-worst 16-2 loss to the Blue Jays on Friday.

Sean Rodriguez homer paces Rays' 5-4 victory  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—Sean Rodriguez kept reminding himself to wait on the fastball.  When he got one, he took advantage.  —  Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-run home run off Craig Breslow in the eighth and the Tampa Bay Rays remained a game behind …

More than Clemens' stats are being exposed  —  Mark Kriegel is the national columnist for FOXSports.com.  He is the author of two New York Times best sellers, Namath: A Biography and Pistol: The Life of Pete Maravich, which Sports Illustrated called “the best sports biography of the year.”

Manny Ramirez activated from DL  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Manny Ramirez from the 15-day disabled list in time for Saturday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds after the left fielder missed 33 games because a right-calf strain.

Enright and Upton carry Diamondbacks past Rockies  —  The Sports Network  —  Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Barry Enright pitched into the seventh inning and Justin Upton finally got the best of Ubaldo Jimenez by hitting the go- ahead two-run homer in the sixth inning, as Arizona topped Colorado, 3-1, at Chase Field.

Angels' Bourjos does it all in win over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Peter Bourjos hit his first major league home run and added a triple and four RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 9-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.  —  The speedy center fielder also threw out Jason Kubel …