Rested Ortiz set for some healthy cuts  —  SEATTLE — He said there were no chest pains.  No high blood pressure.  David Ortiz said it was stress and dehydration that put him in Massachusetts General Hospital for intravenous fluids and overnight observation last Saturday in the middle of the Yankee series.

Padres tab Thompson to start opener  —  San Diego (65-62) at Colorado (59-67), Friday, 6:05 p.m. PT  —  After a 10-game homestand that started so low and ended so high, the Padres hope to find a good balance before heading into the home stretch.  —  "Over the last few weeks …

Schilling leads Sox against Mariners  —  Boston (71-56) at Seattle (58-69), 10:05 p.m. ET  —  The Red Sox, fresh off taking two out of three in Anaheim, continue their nine-game West Coast swing at Safeco Field when they begin a three-game series against the Mariners on Friday night.

Cubs aren't counting out Pie for call-up  —  ST. LOUIS — The Cubs have made no decision on whether to call up top prospect Felix Pie on Friday, but all signs point to the 21-year-old making his major-league debut during the next homestand.  —  Pie has raised his average to .282 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs at Triple-A Iowa.

Wright's Power Has Dimmed, Even if His Energy Has Not  —  David Wright's smile and personality help him appeal to non-baseball audiences.  He appeared as a guest of David Letterman in July.  —  David Wright cracked a pitch deep, deep, deep toward right field Thursday night.

Little League to enforce pitch count  —  Rules seen as way to protect young arms  —  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Beaverton, Ore., manager Jeff Keller has accompanied his players to the trainer's room many times this week at the Little League World Series.  The sight, he recalled, has been unsettling.

Hicks: Rangers have underachieved  —  Owner says that Showalter is safe as the team's manager  —  ARLINGTON — Tom Hicks would have preferred a different kind of conversation on the day of his return to Ameriquest Field after a week of vacation in Argentina.

Angels' rookie delivers blow in ninth  —  Napoli knocks sacrifice fly with bases loaded for win  —  ANAHEIM — Mike Napoli hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning on Friday that gave the Angels a 6-5 victory over the Yankees.  —  Napoli lifted a fly to left …

DeCinces, Hoiles proud of O's honor  —  Third baseman, catcher enter team Hall of Fame this weekend  —  BALTIMORE — Doug DeCinces faced a truly thankless task during his time playing third base for the Orioles — replacing Hall of Famer Brooks Robinson.  But DeCinces always handled …

Why your MLB team won't win it all  —  Unless a powerhouse emerges at Williamsport, the 2006 baseball season seems incapable of producing a great team.  —  Lower your hand, Yankees fan.  The team you just clouted in Boston has more holes than your uncle's T-shirt.  —  The Mets crowd should pipe down, too.

Crosby on DL for the second time this season  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Oakland Athletics shortstop Bobby Crosby was put on the disabled list Friday after playing just four games since returning from the same lower back strain.  —  The move was retroactive to Tuesday …

Sabean looks ahead to Giants' future  —  General manager chats about club's current and future needs … Brian Sabean: Hello, I'm happy to be here with all of you again today.  Thank you for taking the time to join me this afternoon.  I'm always interested to hear what our fans …