Red Sox Designate Mike Cameron For Assignment  —  The Red Sox announced that they have designated outfielder Mike Cameron for assignment and called infielder Yamaico Navarro up to take Cameron's place on the team.  The move opens up a 40-man roster spot.  —  Boston expected Cameron …

Sabathia Pitches Gem and Keeps Yankees Hot  —  C.C. Sabathia started a day game at home Thursday for the surging Yankees against the Milwaukee Brewers, a National League opponent.  There may be no sure things in baseball, but this has to be awfully close.  —  Sabathia cruised …

Willie Harris' wife loses her baby  —  Willie Harris has been moved to the bereavement list, which means he is eligible to return in three to seven days.  —  During yesterday's 16-9 win over the Tigers, Willie Harris left for New York to be with his wife, who went into labor before her expected due date, and lost their baby.

Sources: Tigers most interested in starters, not Reyes  —  The Tigers aren't actively pursuing Mets shortstop Jose Reyes and are instead looking at the market for starting pitchers, sources say.  —  Tigers officials seem content with their current level of offensive production.

The Athletics trade Mark Ellis to the Rockies  —  The Oakland Athletics just announced that they have traded infielder Mark Ellis to the Colorado Rockies for pitcher Bruce Billings and a player to be named later (the latter of whom seems to get traded A LOT!).

Now that Ludwick has shown his stuff, will he be shown the door?  —  Ryan Ludwick has proved his point.  He is not as lousy as he looked last season.  He is not the same hired gun who struggled to hit a moving target.  He is not reprising his role as the pennant insurance who failed to perform.

ASG spots up for grabs as voting nears close  —  Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday for the 2011 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot Sponsored by Sprint, and many questions were unanswered with less than 36 hours to go, as fans decide who will start July 12 at Phoenix.  —  Consider:

Nats assessing market for potential deals  —  Acquiring leadoff hitter at top of list as Trade Deadline nears  —  WASHINGTON — Entering Friday's action against the Pirates, the Nationals are 40-41 and 11 games behind the Phillies in the National League East.

Crasnick: Starting 9 — Players who've been life savers  —  Ryan Vogelsong and Mike Morse among the players who've stepped in and performed  —  As the 2011 All-Star Game selections approach, Major League Baseball is about to lavish praise and attention on a lot of big-name players who'll …

Ramirez's single in ninth gives Cubs win over Giants  —  CHICAGO — Pinch-hitter Aramis Ramirez singled to drive in the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and the Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco 2-1 on Wednesday night to end the Giants' seven-game winning streak.

Recap: Paul DePodesta conf. call with bloggers  —  Tonight, Vice President of player development and amateur scouting Paul DePodesta held a conference call with Mets bloggers.  —  Below is a recap of the questions and responses:  —  Michael Baron, MetsBlog.com: When evaluating amateur talent …