Notes: Rowand has surgery on ankle  —  Center fielder has screws inserted; return this season unlikely  —  NEW YORK — The Phillies have already accepted that Aaron Rowand won't be back for the regular season.  —  They may also have to face the possibility that he won't be there for the postseason either …

Dogged by problems, they're lacking bite  —  SEATTLE — These are the dog days and your beloved Red Sox are playing like the Boston Bowsers.  —  The last time the Sox lost 17 games in a month, they fired Jimy Williams in mid-month and replaced him with Nutty Professor Joe Kerrigan.

Setback for Pavano Isn't Cause for Worry  —  There is a widespread perception in the Yankees' clubhouse that Carl Pavano simply does not want to pitch.  With each physical setback, that feeling grows.  —  Pavano may start this week for the Yankees.  But no one around the team will believe it until it happens.

Notes: Bowden has faith in Church  —  GM pleased with outfielder's commitment to getting better  —  ATLANTA — General manager Jim Bowden said this is not Ryan Church's last chance to prove to the Nationals that he is an everyday player.  Bowden is one of Church's biggest supporters …

Former draft pick dies in Comair crash  —  A former pick in the First-Year Player Draft was among 49 passengers who perished Sunday in the Comair Flight 5191 plane crash.  He and his new bride were bound for their honeymoon following a lavish wedding the night before in his home state of Kentucky.

Players show their support for Girardi  —  MIAMI GARDENS — Owner Jeffrey Loria won't say it, but Marlins players will: They like the job manager Joe Girardi is doing, and they want him to return next year.  —  But players are trying their best to not take sides in the feud between Loria …

Team USA rides Suzuki to win  —  Walk-off homer in 10th sends Brazil to 8-7 defeat  —  Kurt Suzuki just might be rethinking his greatest baseball moment.  —  Suzuki, a 2004 second-round draft pick of the Oakland Athletics, blasted a walk-off home run in the 10th inning Sunday …

Lee's stint on DL finally at an end  —  He'll return Monday; wrist feeling stronger  —  ST. LOUIS — Derrek Lee will return from the disabled list Monday in Pittsburgh, hoping to salvage something from a season in which nothing has gone right for him.  —  Lee said his right wrist felt …

Tigers to call up No. 1 pick  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — The Detroit Tigers optioned right-hander Colby Lewis to Triple-A Toledo and outfielder Brent Clevlen to Double-A Erie on Sunday after their 7-1 win over the Cleveland Indians.  —  General manager Dave Dombrowski said lefty Andrew Miller …

Saunders hit hard by Yankees in finale  —  Halos suffer homer barrage from Williams and Jeter  —  ANAHEIM — It takes a certain type of pitcher to be able to fool the Yankees twice.  —  And after all the home runs the Yankees hit on Sunday, Joe Saunders isn't there yet.

Call-ups could rotate Rangers' Volquez out  —  Addition of other pitchers in September may sideline rookie  —  ARLINGTON - The Rangers will push rookie right-hander Edinson Volquez as far back in the starting rotation as possible.  —  That is, if they keep him in the rotation at all.

Notes: History prompts early warning  —  Umpire warns Dodgers, D-Backs about intentional hit batsmen  —  PHOENIX — Friday night's game got out of hand by virtue of its length, but umpires tried to assure it wouldn't get out of hand in another way.  —  Before the game started …

De La Rosa will stay in rotation  —  Struggling lefty Jorge De La Rosa will get some extra rest before his next start — to accommodate Mark Redman and Luke Hudson, actually — but will remain in the Royals' rotation.  —  "He's got good stuff, electric stuff," manager Buddy Bell said.

Johnson suffers cervical strain  —  First baseman sits after collision with Braves' Francoeur  —  ATLANTA — Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson and Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur were injured in a collision on Saturday afternoon at Turner Field.  Both are listed as day-to-day.

Snyder aims to snap skid  —  Boston (71-58) at Seattle (60-69), 4:05 p.m. PT  —  After losing the first two games of this series to the Mariners, all the Red Sox can hope for is to go sweepless in Seattle.  —  The Red Sox suffered an agonizing 4-3 setback on Saturday, a game they led with six outs to go.