Terry Francona reaches 1,000 career managerial wins  —  Red Sox skipper Terry Francona became one of just 57 managers to reach 1,000 career wins with Saturday's 3-1 defeat of the Mariners.  —  The 52-year-old began his managerial career in 1997 with the Philadelphia Phillies …

Extra Innings: Do Braves need slugger?  —  Bonus notes from our MLB on Fox broadcast of the Braves-Reds game on Saturday . . . and other assorted items from around the league . . .  Brandon Phillips, the Reds' irrepressible second baseman, was kind enough to wear a microphone for our Braves-Reds broadcast on Saturday.

Royals escape jam, rally for 10th inning win over Rays  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Joakim Soria worked out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the 10th and Eric Hosmer doubled home the winning run in the bottom of the inning and the Kansas City Royals rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.

Final Score: Marlins 5 Mets 4  —  To get a full boxscore and recap, go to SNY.TV.  — Dillon Gee battled for 7 innings, allowing 10 base runners in five innings, but just three runs, including a mammoth home run to Mike Stanton in the second inning.  — Down 3-2 in the 7th inning …

Cards, White Sox talks involving Rasmus  —  PITTSBURGH — Publicly insistent that they are not seeking a destination for center fielder Colby Rasmus, the Cardinals have made the struggling 24-year-old talent available for the right deal with the Chicago White Sox, according to several sources familiar with the situation.

Sources: Teams eye Kosuke Fukudome  —  With the trade deadline fast approaching, at least four teams are zeroing in on Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, according to major league sources.  —  Fukudome wasn't shocked to hear his name has been prominent in trade talks.

The lost art of the curveball  —  MINNEAPOLIS — If it seems as if nobody has thrown a curveball as good as Bert Blyleven's since he retired, maybe that's because few have tried.  —  Mastering the curveball became a lost art, as pitchers began relying more on the slider.

Cardinals power past Pirates again 9-1  —  PITTSBURGH - Lance Berkman and Yadier Molina homered during St. Louis' five-run fifth inning, Jaime Garcia won his 10th game and the Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates for the second consecutive night, 9-1 on Saturday night.

Game 101: Mets vs. Marlins at 1:10 PM  —  Today in Miami, the Mets will look to take the rubber game of their three game series with the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.  Game time is 1:10 pm.  —  I am once again at Sun Life Stadium photographing and live blogging today's game.

Twins finally beat Tigers after losing previous 11 meetings  —  MINNEAPOLIS — There was almost no point to the Minnesota Twins talking about getting back into the AL Central race while the division-leading Detroit Tigers were beating their brains out every time they took the field.

Experts say Clemens likely to be put on trial for perjury again … WASHINGTON (AP) — Baseball star Roger Clemens' battle against perjury charges likely is far from over and probably will be the subject of a second trial, according to many legal experts.  —  Clemens would have to convince …