Glitch costs announcer historic call  —  Giants' radio station loses mike feed just after Bonds homers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — One of the greatest moments in a broadcaster's career went by the wayside Sunday when a KNBR microphone shorted out just as Barry Bonds hit his historic 715th home run.

Schilling beats Rays for victory No. 200: Sox ace solid in reaching milestone  —  Like any great pitcher, Curt Schilling injects some element of drama, emotion or intrigue into nearly every start he makes.  —  The entertaining storyline arc that has accompanied Schilling's career hit …

Sorry start sinks Marlins  —  MIAMI GARDENS — After the Marlins' 7-3 loss Sunday, a defeat rooted in a sloppy first inning during which the Mets scored four runs even though just one hit left the infield, manager Joe Girardi shut the clubhouse door and called a team meeting.

Maydaze!  Maydaze!  —  Cubs yield 8 homers, popup bounces off Ramirez's head in loss, writes Dave van Dyck  —  The Cubs may be rewriting records for wretchedness, but they also are setting new standards for strangeness.  —  And Sunday's weirdly wild game had it all wrapped up in one nice, not-so-neat package.

Even at No. 3, the Babe is still greatest  —  Barry Bonds finally passed the Babe, and did it with aplomb, launching a soaring homer well beyond the towering center-field wall for No. 715 in his career.  It was a no-doubt, jaw-dropping homer, the type of epic routinely swatted by the Babe.

Notes: Soriano keeps mind on game  —  Outfielder has faced adjustments since arriving in Washington  —  WASHINGTON — Left fielder Alfonso Soriano said on Sunday morning that he is surprised that his mentality at the plate has remained intact, considering he had to make big adjustments since …

Against Madson, Brewers tapped out  —  The Phillies yesterday desperately needed Ryan Madson to pitch the way he pitched Tuesday in New York.  —  They did not necessarily expect him to throw another seven scoreless innings, as he did in that 16-inning loss to the Mets.

Angels' rally falls short in loss to O's  —  Halos take two out of three from Orioles  —  ANAHEIM — "Credit the Orioles," said Mike Scioscia.  "A lot of those hits were maybe seeing-eye hits in those couple of innings.  But they stayed inside the ball, they bunched some hits and took the lead and we're able to hold on."

Cards will put Carpenter on DL  —  SAN DIEGO  —  The Cardinals will place starting pitcher Chris Carpenter on the disabled list before Tuesday night's game against the Houston Astros because of bursitis in his upper back, club sources confirmed Sunday, and probably will promote Anthony Reyes …

Power Play at RFK  —  Everybody knows that nobody, especially the Washington Nationals, can hit many home runs in RFK Stadium.  The fences are just too far away.  It's unfair.  So, just forget about it.  Play close-to- the-vest 3-2 games and hope for the best.  —  Now that you know it, you can forget it.

Cards notebook: Edmonds misses start, will get another exam  —  Center fielder Jim Edmonds missed a second consecutive start because of swelling and discomfort in his lower abdomen and will be examined further today.  —  Edmonds initially thought he might be suffering from a hernia …

ON LANDING FISH . . . AND THE OCCASIONAL GATOR  —  After 16 straight days of baseball, we had the day off Thursday.  So to get my mind off baseball, I went and did one of my favorite things - bass fishing.  —  A friend of mine was in town, so he and I met up with a guy I'd met at Bass Pro Shop in Fort Lauderdale named Billy Bob.