Cubs dispute report about Zambrano exit  —  ATLANTA- The Cubs denied an ESPN report that quoted his agent saying Carlos Zambrano returned to Turner Field with his belongings a couple hours after bolting the park and announcing his retirement during Friday night's game.

After offering advice to Logan Morrison, Wes Helms gets released by Florida Marlins  —  Logan Morrison plans to consult the player's union to see if he has any grounds for a grievance against the Marlins for optioning him late Saturday to Class AAA New Orleans.

Blasts from the past  —  SEATTLE - Forgive me if there are any typographical errors in this column.  I just shook hands with Wily Mo Pena and I'm now soaking my right mitt in a bucket of ice, hoping the feeling returns by the middle innings.  —  Wily Mo was called back up to the bigs …

Tigers come up short in 8-5 loss to Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — It might be a while before Tigers manager Jim Leyland stops lamenting his kind-hearted decision to remove Victor Martinez in the ninth inning of a lopsided game.  —  Down by seven runs in the ninth, Detroit eventually got …

Uggla's 33-game hitting streak ends, Cubs beat Braves  —  ATLANTA — The Chicago Cubs stopped Dan Uggla's 33-game hitting streak and rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Sunday.  —  The Braves led 4-0 through five innings and 5-4 through six before Carlos Pena's two-run homer in the seventh.

LOOK OUT, HERE COME MORE WILD CARDS  —  With six weeks left in the season, five of baseball's six divisions have legitimate races for the division championships.  That kind of frequency doesn't happen every year, but Major League Baseball is poised to make sure it never happens.

Upton homers as Diamondbacks get past Mets  —  PHOENIX — Justin Upton homered and Paul Goldschmidt doubled twice to help the Arizona Diamondbacks edge the New York Mets 5-3 on Sunday afternoon for their sixth straight win.  —  Arizona starter Jason Marquis, acquired in a July 30 trade from Washington …

Padres beat Reds 7-3, avoid sweep  —  CINCINNATI - San Diego scored four runs in the third inning Sunday off an ailing Dontrelle Willis, who left during the rally with a sore forearm, and the Padres avoided a sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Sellers, Kemp, Navarro homer as Dodgers sweep Astros  —  LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven strong innings, Justin Sellers hit a three-run drive for his first major league homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Sunday to sweep their three-game series.

Mets confident Nimmo in fold  —  Nimmo was named MVP of the 2010 Under Armour All-American Game at Wrigley Field.  —  A Mets official expressed confidence a deal with first-round pick Brandon Nimmo, a high school outfielder from Wyoming, will be completed/announced by Monday night's deadline.

Morgan's Sacrifice Fly Lifts Brewers Over Pirates  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Nyjer Morgan's game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted the Milwaukee Brewers a 2-1 win over the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates and a series sweep.  —  The Brewers have now won all eight games against the Pirates …

PREGAME NOTES: Barry Zito sprained his ankle and will be out awhile, plus injury updates on Beltran, Wilson, Romo  —  Barry Zito sprained his ankle, not his foot, when he took an awkward step while trying to back up the plate in the third inning at Triple-A Fresno last night.

Posada Hits Slam, Hughes Goes 6 as Yanks Top Rays  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jorge Posada hit a grand slam and drove in six runs in his first game since being benched six days ago, and Phil Hughes made his case to remain in the New York Yankees' rotation with six effective innings in a 9-2 victory Saturday …