Bicentennial ace  —  Schilling becomes 104th pitcher to win 200 games  —  BOSTON — Red Sox batters weren't about to let their starting ace's chance at reaching a milestone on their home turf on Saturday go by the boards — even if two regular starting outfielders were out of the lineup.

Ryu out to avoid sweep  —  Atlanta (26-23) at Chicago (18-30), 1:20 p.m. CT  —  The Cubs will look to a pitcher who will be making his first career start to help end the team's five-game losing streak.  —  Right-hander Jae Kuk Ryu will be called up from Triple-A Iowa to start against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

Going wrong before big throng  —  41,526 watch Cubs fail in clutch, suffer 20th loss in 24 games  —  On an afternoon when fans were asked to protest outside, the Cubs drew their largest paid crowd in 28 years on the inside.  —  And what did those 41,526 fans get for their money at Wrigley Field?

Pedro might retire when Mets contract expires … MIAMI — Pedro Martinez has enjoyed every pitch and every second he has spent in the majors, but he's already planning his retirement as an active player, possibly when his current contract with the New York Mets runs out after the 2008 season.

Royals' GM offer on table  —  Braves assistant Moore is considering job but wants total control of personnel  —  NEW YORK — The Royals have offered the job of general manager to Braves assistant Dayton Moore but are ready to move on to other candidates if the two sides can't reach agreement by this weekend.

Commentary: Fan creates card set to honor Jewish players  —  The Marlins thought they were honoring their Jewish first baseman when they decided to give away Mike Jacobs T-shirts as part of Jewish Heritage Day at Dolphin Stadium this afternoon.  —  One small problem — Jacobs isn't Jewish …

Kent leaves game with wrist sprain  —  Second baseman pulled after second inning Saturday  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dodgers second baseman Jeff Kent left Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals with a sprained left wrist.  Kent's injury was to be evaluated, said a Dodgers spokesman.

Notes: Gonzalez to arrive Sunday  —  Closer Turnbow won't let blown save affect his confidence  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Brewers' bullpen will receive a much-needed boost when Jeremi Gonzalez is scheduled to arrive in time for Sunday's game against the Phillies.

Make Your Voice Heard  —  For years I've been complaining about letting fans vote on the All Star Game.  Every year it's a popularity contest.  Guys worthy of the honor get shafted and big names who have been hurt all year, ie Nomar Garciaparra, take their place instead.

Rays look to McClung to down Boston  —  Tampa Bay (21-28) at Boston (28-18), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  Seth McClung will make his 11th start of the season and 33rd career start on Saturday night in Boston.  —  He took the loss in the first game of the Rays' current road trip on May 22 in Toronto …

Rays recall Shields from Triple-A  —  Fossum heads to disabled list because of groin injury  —  BOSTON — Choosing to play it safe with Casey Fossum, the Rays placed the left-hander on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right-hander James Shields from Triple-A Durham.

Guillen goes on disabled list with hamstring injury  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Nationals outfielder Jose Guillen was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained right hamstring.  —  The injury has bothered Guillen for more than a week.  He missed five games, then returned to play a full game Tuesday.

Home fine with Rangers' Millwood  —  ARLINGTON - Kevin Millwood isn't worried about his lack of success early this season at Ameriquest Field.  —  "I'm not in any way intimidated by this ballpark," Millwood said.  "The one thing you don't want to do is walk a lot of people because when the wind blows, the ball flies.