Cards sign Wilson, send Reyes to Memphis  —  Outfielder Preston Wilson, released by the Houston Astros earlier this week, signed with the Cardinals today.  —  To make room for Wilson on the 25-man roster, the Cards optioned starting pitcher Anthony Reyes to Triple-A Memphis.

Yankees 12, Red Sox 4, 1st game  —  BOSTON (AP) — Johnny Damon tripled into the Fenway Park triangle to start a rare five-game series, and later homered and drove in four runs to lead the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox 12-4 Friday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.

TEXAS RANGERS  —  Placed RHP Kip Wells on the 15-day DL (sprained foot), retroactive to 8/12; recalled RHP Scott Feldman from Oklahoma (Triple-A).  [8/15]  —  Placed OF-L Brad Wilkerson on the 15-day DL (shoulder soreness); recalled CF-B Freddy Guzman from Oklahoma.  [8/16]

White Sox's road to the top?  —  After odd homestand, visits to Twins, Tigers could define summer  —  'Win and survive" should be the White Sox's theme for the rest of the season.  —  On the eve of their seven-game trip to American League rivals Minnesota and Detroit, the Sox made the most of six hits …

Injury may put Phillips on DL  —  STAFF WRITER; Jim Baumbach contributed to this notebook.  —  Andy Phillips might be headed for at least 15 days of inactivity after injuring his rib cage on a swing in the ninth inning.  Phillips' playing time has dwindled to almost nothing since the acquisitions of Bobby Abreu and Craig Wilson.

Marmol, bullpen blasted by Cardinals  —  Six St. Louis homers snap Cubs' four-game win streak  —  CHICAGO — Early on it looked like defense would be the culprit in Friday's 11-3 loss to the Cardinals, but the Cubs' old enemy, the home run, resurfaced as the game's main villain.

56-65  —  I just realized that I don't know how to generate Win Expectancy charts, and Fangraphs doesn't have one up yet for today, and it wouldn't look like a game summary without one, so I just used yesterday's chart and added a new picture.  Do you think anyone will notice?

Hey, Yankee fans, get yer warm beer!  —  If you want to "get your cold beer" at Yankee Stadium, you might want to bring your own ice pack.  —  Yankee fans who shell out as much as $8.75 for an allegedly "ice-cold beer" from vendors say that the brews are nowhere near frosty enough - and they're right.

Measuring up to a Met; Encarnacion stacks up well to New York star Wright  —  ST. LOUIS - David Wright, the New York Mets' 23-year-old third baseman, has become one of baseball's stars: Sports Illustrated cover boy, All-Star, MVP candidate.  —  And rightfully so - he's hitting .304 with 22 home runs and 86 RBI.

Edmonds improves  —  Center fielder Jim Edmonds didn't play again on Thursday as he battles with post-concussion syndrome.  He saw a neurologist and may play this weekend in Chicago.  —  "He actually was improved today,'' trainer Barry Weinberg said. "  He felt better.

Zink refused to knuckle under  —  What are the chances of two knuckleballers being in a starting rotation?  The answer is remote, but if it's not in Boston, there might be a place for Charlie Zink somewhere else in the big leagues.  —  The Pawtucket righthander has finally shown consistency …

Really?  Is Baseball Less Popular?  —  A recent analysis of baseball's popularity by Gary Gillette concluded that the game is "not nearly as popular now as it once was."  Gary Gillette is the co-chair of SABR's Business of Baseball committee and editor of the 2006 ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia, making this piece especially credible.