Red Sox ask Snyder to secure split  —  Oakland (47-44) at Boston (54-35), 2:05 p.m. ET  —  On June 19, Kyle Snyder made a spot start for the Red Sox and pulled out a victory for a team that was fighting injuries to its pitching staff.  Now, less than one month later, the right-hander …

Reds Hall of Fame honors inductees  —  Seaver, Browning and May celebrated in on-field ceremony  —  CINCINNATI — When Lee May was just a boy, like many young boys, he wanted to play baseball.  —  But times were tough in Birmingham, Ala., in the early 1950s, so you had to be creative.

Blue Jays' Molina drives in winning run with single in 14th inning  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  TORONTO — Bengie Molina wanted to end the game more than anybody after catching 14 innings.  —  Molina's RBI single in the 14th lifted the Toronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners 7-6 Saturday.

Bumbling in the Bronx  —  Buehrle gets bombed, fielding turns faulty as Sox lose 4th of last 5  —  NEW YORK — A malaise spread Saturday throughout the White Sox, well after first baseman Paul Konerko woke up with flu-like symptoms.  —  The Sox were deficient on the mound and in the field …

Penny, Dodgers swept in St. Louis  —  NL All-Star starter yields six runs, while offense struggles  —  ST. LOUIS — With four more hits and three more RBIs, Albert Pujols on Sunday completed his four-game sweep of the Dodgers.  —  The Cardinals went along for the ride in an 11-3 victory …

Braves-Padres Preview  —  The Atlanta Braves are showing Petco Park is not just a pitcher's park.  They're also showing they may not be out of the NL East race just yet.  —  The surging Braves look for a third consecutive offensive outburst as they look to close out a three-game sweep against the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Nationals Let One Get Away  —  Washington Loses Lead in the Eighth, Game in the Ninth : Pirates 7, Nationals 6  —  PITTSBURGH, July 15 — A pair of Oakley's with clear lenses covering his eyes and a chain glistening around his neck, Roy Corcoran looked the part of a menacing closer in his first appearance as a Washington National.

Notes: Chemistry, leadership are key  —  For Wedge, off-the-field action as important as game play  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ultimately, manager Eric Wedge knows, a team is only as good as its performance on the field.  —  But Wedge isn't one to discount the importance of clubhouse chemistry and leadership …

Bonds' lawyer refutes report that indictment expected  —  While Barry Bonds' legal team is prepared if the Giants slugger is indicted on perjury and tax evasion charges, it remains hopeful it won't have to mount a defense at all, attorney Laura Enos told Bloomberg News.

D-Backs call up Drew  —  Shortstop set to make debut in place of injured Counsell  —  PHOENIX — The future is now for at least one Diamondbacks prospect.  —  After veteran shortstop Craig Counsell broke a rib in the seventh inning of Friday night's win over the Brewers …

Lab is helping baseball to clean up its act  —  LOS ANGELES — You can't work here if you're an athlete.  And forget about getting a lab coat if you are a fan or rotisserie league geek.  The man who runs the world's best sports drug-testing laboratory has no interest in hiring chemists …

The Future Is Now, or The Endy Of The Beginning  —  I told Mike, after he asked me what "Endy" is short for (the name of the Mets outfielder, and if you look at his baseball-reference.com entry, turns out it's not short for anything.  His full name is "Endy"), that I had to get "The Endy Of The Beginning" into this post somehow.

Early Pitchers' Duel Turns Into Cubs Rout  —  CHICAGO, July 15 — The game was scoreless through five innings, a crisp pitchers' duel that nonetheless seemed ominous for Cubs fans as soon as their pitcher's focus on scoring runs disrupted his ability to prevent them.