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.

Chipper ties extra-base streak record  —  Homer in fourth equals Waner's 79-year-old Major League mark  —  SAN DIEGO — Chipper Jones is one day away from possibly doing what no other Major Leaguer has ever done.  —  Jones' two-run fourth-inning homer off Jake Peavy in Sunday's 10-5 Braves win …

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 …

A's ire surely raised  —  Retaliation pitch causes backlash  —  With plate umpire Mike Reilly having warned both dugouts after Red Sox starter Curt Schilling hit Nick Swisher in the sixth inning last night in apparent retaliation for A's starter Dan Haren hitting Jason Varitek …

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 …

Mets hit two grand slams in 11-run inning  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Cliff Floyd and Carlos Beltran hit grand slams, and David Wright added a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the New York Mets scored a club-record 11 runs in the frame against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday night.

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.

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 …

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 …

It's time to get caught up in the chase  —  For a while, it was tempting to think the Yankees might go away.  Fade into the sunset.  Disappear from sight altogether.  The Red Sox had ripped off 12 straight wins and Yankee millionaires were falling like Italian soccer players in the path of Zinedine Zidane.

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.