A-Rod has slight tear in knee, could miss a month  —  NEW YORK—New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez has a slight tear in the cartilage of his right knee and was deciding on the best course of action heading into the All-Star break.  —  Yankees manager Joe Girardi revealed details of the injury at a press conference Saturday.

Dodgers eke out a 1-0 win, but Steve Garvey appears to be out of a job  —  Garvey, a former All-Star player with the Dodgers, says he has been dismissed from his job as a team executive, a move he attributes to his public interest in buying the troubled franchise.  He calls for owner Frank McCourt to let go of the club.

Papi, Gregg involved in Fenway fisticuffs  —  BOSTON — Both the Red Sox and Orioles saw their benches clear during a Friday night game at Fenway Park, ending in a short brawl between David Ortiz and Baltimore closer Kevin Gregg.  —  Gregg threw three straight pitches inside to Ortiz …

Fan requires stitches after being struck by Josh Hamilton foul ball  —  One day after the unspeakable tragedy that left all of us saddened and shaken, Josh Hamilton(notes) was involved in another scary incident during the Texas Rangers 8-5 win over the Oakland A's.

With Suzuki, There's Less Than Meets the Eye  —  It was April 2001, and I had gone to Oakland Coliseum to see what the big deal was with the new Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.  —  In the eighth inning, I found out.  On a single to right field by Athletics catcher Ramon Hernandez …

Hamels suffering from poison oak  —  PHILADELPHIA  —  For a guy in extreme discomfort, Phillies All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels pitched pretty well while suffering from poison oak on both his legs.  —  Hamels told FOXSports.com Friday night that he contracted poison oak while fishing …

Gordon Beckham sorry for gay slur, but he should know better  —  Gordon Beckham (right) scratched “GETZ IS GAY” in the dirt Monday at U.S. Cellular Field as a goof on his friend Chris Getz of the Kansas City Royals.  Beckham apologized on Friday.  Getty Images

Olney's Latest: Choate, Bell, Isringhausen, K-Rod  —  In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney notes that while the market for right-handed relief pitching is bountiful, the market for lefties is pretty thin.  The Nationals will talk about Sean Burnett but the Cubs …

Ramirez leads Marlins past Astros  —  MIAMI — Hanley Ramirez continued his recent torrid hitting with three hits and three RBIs and Javier Vazquez pitched seven solid innings as the Florida Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 6-3 on Friday night.  —  Florida broke a 2-2 tie and took the lead …

Bothered by Dodgers' mess, Ethier may be thinking of Red Sox … Dodgers players generally deny that the team's ongoing financial troubles (a.k.a. the McCourt mess) are affecting them.  But at least star right fielder Andre Ethier is said by several sources around the team to be unhappy with what's going on with the last-place team.