Red Sox-Yankees rivalry dead: How to fix  —  The Red Sox/Yankees rivalry is dead and baseball has helped kill it: Eighteen meetings a year at four hours each has watered down the product to the point of overkill and taken the starch out of things.  These games have become overdone and overblown, almost meaningless.

History all that keeps Yankees from releasing Posada  —  BOSTON — The clock ticks against Jorge Posada, marching relentlessly and remorsefully toward the end of his Yankees marriage — a beautiful relationship gone rancid.  —  The clock already has sped up on him this year …

Tigers extend deals for Leyland, Dombrowski  —  DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers are keeping manager Jim Leyland and general manager Dave Dombrowski under contract beyond this year.  —  The team announced Monday that Dombrowski has agreed to a four-year extension and Leyland is being retained through the 2012 season.

Mets' Murphy, Reyes on DL; Tejada, Baxter up  —  The New York Mets placed shortstop Jose Reyes and first baseman Daniel Murphy on the disabled list Monday, a day after both left Sunday's series finale against the Atlanta Braves with injuries.  —  Murphy suffered a Grade 2 strain …

Kotchman hits leadoff homer in 9th, lifts Rays over Royals  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Casey Kotchman led off the ninth inning with a home run to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.  —  Kotchman drove the first pitch from Blake Wood (5-1) over the centre field fence.

Carrasco to DL with elbow inflammation  —  Third baseman Hannahan reinstated from paternity leave list  —  CLEVELAND — Indians starter Carlos Carrasco exited the visitors' clubhouse at Rangers Ballpark wearing a compression sleeve on his right arm on Sunday night in Texas.  One day later, an explanation surfaced.

Polanco returns to Philly for MRI on left hip  —  Trip to disabled list possible; availability vs. Dodgers in question  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Placido Polanco left AT&T Park long before Sunday's series finale against the Giants.  —  He had a flight to catch.  —  Polanco returned to Philadelphia for an MRI exam scheduled for Monday.

John Danks wants to stay with White Sox  —  CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 02: Starting pitcher John Danks #50 of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field on August 2, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.  (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) R:\Merlin\Getty_Photos\120261501.jpg

Uggla hustles his way to 29-game hit streak  —  MIAMI — When Dan Uggla's former Marlins teammates were in Atlanta during July's final weekend, he beat them with a pair of three-run homers.  Reunited again this week, the Braves' second baseman has taken time to show his old friends …

Constanza gets start in right over Heyward  —  MIAMI — When the Braves promoted Jose Constanza to make his Major League debut July 29, they did not know how long he would stick around.  But as he has continued to provide value with his bat and legs, the 27-year-old rookie has earned more playing time than Jason Heyward.