GM: Yanks DH Posada asked to be out of lineup  —  NEW YORK — After being dropped to the No. 9 spot in the lineup, the struggling Jorge Posada went into manager Joe Girardi's office and asked out of Saturday's lineup, according to New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.

Bonilla begins earning $30M from Mets  —  NewsCore  —  NEW YORK  —  The beleaguered New York Mets — hammered by Bernie Madoff's fraud, free-agent flops and ballpark tumbleweeds — will soon start forking over $1.2 million annually for 25 years to the paunchy 48-year-old ex-slugger Bobby Bonilla …

Kimball makes debut, throws scoreless inning  —  WASHINGTON — To help an overworked bullpen, the Nationals recalled reliever Cole Kimball from Triple-A Syracuse and designated right-hander Brian Broderick for assignment Saturday.  —  The Nats were using five relievers …

Giants Top Cubs 3-0 in Rain-Shortened Game  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched six scoreless innings in a rain-shortened game for his first career shutout and Buster Posey hit an RBI single to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday night.

Tigers fielders help Penny in shutout victory over Royals  —  DETROIT — First, Brandon Inge caught a foul popup while falling into the crowd.  Then, Casper Wells went sliding across the grass to grab a line drive in right field.  —  Finally, Austin Jackson topped them both …

CINCINNATI (AP) — Pete Rose questioned why he hasn't gotten a second chance from Major League Baseball to get back into the game on Saturday, saying he'd still like to manage.  —  The 70-year-old hits king told an audience that he deserves another chance after acknowledging that he bet on baseball, something he denied for years.

Brad Hawpe's late homer caps Padres rally, beats Rockies 9-7  —  San Diego third baseman Chase Headley tags out Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki during the third inning at Coors Field.  More photos.  (Jack Dempsey, The Associated Press)  —  The Rockies' bats are showing signs of life …

Bautista homers in 11th, Blue Jays beat Twins 9-3  —  Jose Bautista hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays won their fourth straight game by beating Minnesota 9-3 Saturday.  —  Bautista's two-run shot off reliever Jim Hoey broke a 3-all tie.

Bergesen Dazzles as Orioles Beat Rays 6-0  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Brad Bergesen tossed a four-hitter for his first major league shutout, Jake Fox hit a two-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 on Saturday.  —  Bergesen (1-4) picked up his first victory since last Sept. 21 at Boston.

Whiff of Scandal Wafts Over 1918 World Series  —  More than any other American sport, baseball has an established historical footprint, and among its significant early events is the fixing of the 1919 World Series by gamblers and the Chicago White Sox, a team forever labeled the Black Sox.