McLaren likely to leave Nationals job  —  The Nationals remain in turmoil.  —  Acting manager John McLaren likely will resign when the team names Davey Johnson its permanent manager, according to major-league sources.  —  The Nationals intend for Johnson to take over as manager on Monday …

Yanks-Rockies matinee, CC on mound … CC Sabathia thrives in interleague play.  That hasn't been the case against the Colorado Rockies, and the New York Yankees have had their own problems against them.  —  Sabathia looks to become the majors' first 10-game winner by ending the Yankees' four …

Steve Soboroff steps down as Dodgers vice chairman  —  Steve Soboroff, who publicly clashed with the baseball commissioner's office in his brief tenure as the Dodgers' vice chairman, has resigned.  —  In a letter addressed to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, Soboroff wrote: … — Bill Shaikin

Pirates Beat Red Sox 3-1 for 3rd Straight Win  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — David Ortiz walked to the plate representing the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, and the thousands of Boston Red Sox fans who crammed PNC Park on Friday night waited for Big Papi to send the ball over the right-field wall and into the Allegheny River.

James Shields pitches sixth complete game as Tampa Bay Rays defeat Houston Astros 5-1  —  James Shields, pitching to Angel Sanchez, allows three hits and his first earned run since June 8, a span of 242/3 innings.  —  HOUSTON — James Shields was actually soaked with sweat …

Shin-Soo Choo has broken thumb  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Cleveland right fielder Shin-Soo Choo is headed for the disabled list after breaking his left thumb when he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of a 4-3 loss to San Francisco on Friday night.  —  Choo appeared to get hit just above …

Mets trying to bounce back vs. Rangers  —  Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Conversation  —  Mets-Rangers Preview … The Texas Rangers have been hot over the past week, which the New York Mets found out in their most recent meeting.

Derek Jeter swings a bat  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter hit off a tee and took soft toss in Tampa on Saturday, but did not run as he continued his rehab from his strained right calf.  —  Until Jeter begins full-out sprints, a timetable for his return to the pursuit of 3,000 hits will not be known.

First-round pick Wong on the way  —  ST. LOUIS  • The Cardinals' first-round pick Kolten Wong was expected to be in St. Louis on Saturday as he and his representative near a finalized deal with the club that took him 22nd overall earlier this month, a club source confirmed.

Dr. Wakefield and Dr. Dickey, Dentists, Not Pitchers  —  DALLAS — For many players in baseball, the maddening act of trying to hit the knuckleballs thrown by R. A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield is like having teeth pulled.  And for many patients in the Dallas area, facing Dickey and Wakefield literally means a tooth extraction.