Pauley wants seconds: Will face Yanks in NY  —  DETROIT - David Pauley will be given another chance to show the Red Sox he belongs in the major leagues, when he starts Tuesday against the New York Yankees in the Bronx.  —  Pauley, who was called up from Double-A Portland on Wednesday …

Padres' Estes will miss season after elbow surgery  —  PITTSBURGH — San Diego Padres left-hander Shawn Estes decided to have reconstructive left elbow surgery after consulting with three doctors and will miss the rest of this season and possibly the start of the 2007 season.

Pee No Evil  —  Why are sportswriters pretending baseball's steroids era is over?  —  It's easy to understand the media's love-fest with Albert Pujols.  The St. Louis Cardinals slugger crushes baseballs into the outer realms.  And more important in the wake of the BALCO fiasco, he has yet to be tainted by evidence of steroid use.

Struggling KC scoreless in Seattle  —  SEATTLE — Rookie Bobby Keppel threw six shutout innings Friday night in his first big-league start, and all it did was keep the Royals even against Seattle veteran Jamie Moyer.  —  "Six strong," Keppel agreed, shrugging.

Trainer clarifies severity of Prior's injury  —  'Tear' not significant; righty on track for Saturday rehab start  —  ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs pitcher Mark Prior has a strained right shoulder, which could also be called a partial tear, said athletic trainer Mark O'Neal.  That's what the Cubs have said the entire time.

Cox, not GM, is irreplaceable  —  Bobby Cox, 65, is the best manager in baseball.  John Schuerholz, 65, is the best GM.  Each has done such surpassing work as to render himself indispensable.  Today's topic, then, is the baseball equivalent of the old who-wins-if-Superman-and-The- Incredible-Hulk-get-into-a-fight brainteaser.

Key hits help Phils down Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - It looked like the same sad script the Phillies had followed since the middle of May:  —  The starting pitcher doesn't make it to the sixth inning.  The offense cannot find a clutch hit to save a life.  —  But then the Phillies' offense provided …

Ya gotta glove it  —  Yanks trying out kid whose 'catch' helped 'em win playoff in '96  —  The Yankees' angel in the outfield has a shot at earning his wings.  —  In a twist of fate even Hollywood couldn't dream up, the former Little Leaguer who stole a home run for the Bronx Bombers …

Braves fall to D-Backs in Game 1  —  ATLANTA — Atlanta's offense couldn't find an answer for Arizona starter Enrique Gonzalez, as he earned his first Major League win with a 4-2 Diamondbacks victory in Game 1 of Saturday's day-night doubleheader at Turner Field.

Zack is back  —  Greinke looks sharp on and off the field  —  WICHITA — The best of Zack Greinke wasn't the rising 94 mph fastball or the hooking curve or even the mechanics that one Royals official said were the best he's ever had.  —  No, the best of Zack Greinke's first rehab start is now …

Rockies keep their iPods on the ball Studying video compilations of at-bats is a high-tech hit  —  The boys of summer have a new toy of summer.  —  The Rockies have incorporated the iPod into their hitters' video work, a harbinger of the technological advances they believe will also help …

NY Baseball Central Cites Milledge's "Thug Tendencies"  —  Following a column in yesterday's New York Daily News in which Bob Raissman accused the Mets of bullying reporters (in this case, Adam Rubin) intending to mention an incident involving Lastings Milledge that was already a matter of public record …

Notes: Pitching staff not yet settled  —  Hairston welcomes trade to the Rangers  —  CHICAGO — Reliever John Wasdin joined the Rangers on Friday, but the pitching staff moves aren't over yet.  —  The Rangers are close to having to make a decision on pitcher Antonio Alfonseca …

Reyes optioned as Cards bring up Timo Perez  —  The St. Louis Cardinals delayed making a move with injured Jim Edmonds on Friday, at least for the weekend, although they added an outfielder to the roster.  —  Edmonds hasn't played since Sunday and hasn't started in a week due …