Smoltz to miss start, Cormier goes to DL  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves veteran right-hander John Smoltz will miss his scheduled start Sunday against the Chicago Cubs, and Lance Cormier was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a tired arm on Saturday.

Sore shoulder stings Garcia, Phils  —  Righty gives up six runs in 1 2/3 innings to Kansas City  —  KANSAS CITY — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said he thought Freddy Garcia might be pitching with a sore shoulder.  —  Garcia confirmed Manuel's suspicions after he was unable …

6/7/07 vs. Oakland and shaking off 'Tek......  Nice to be able to start a post game thread with something other than "I sucked and we lost".  —  Figured it would be quickest to get to the middle part of the game, when things began to get interesting.  We got to the fourth in a 1 …

Mets ready to fit Draft pieces into puzzle  —  New York leans toward pitching with eye toward quick risers  —  NEW YORK — When the day was finally over after hundreds and hundreds of names whizzed on and off of Draft boards and in and out of consciousness, the Mets' front office could finally rest.

Detroit 8, NY Mets 7  —  DETROIT (AP) — Jeremy Bonderman is still able to gut out a win even when he's not at the top of his game.  —  Bonderman won his sixth straight start and Carlos Guillen hit a three-run homer in the Detroit Tigers' 8-7 win over the New York Mets on Saturday.  —  "I felt great.

Washington Stops Its Former Team  —  No current member of the Washington Nationals even was a fleeting thought in his parents' minds back in 1961, when the District's long-standing American League franchise, the Senators, moved to a Minneapolis suburb and became the Twins.

A's send backup C Melhuse to Rangers  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Oakland Athletics traded little-used backup catcher Adam Melhuse to Texas on Saturday for cash considerations, reuniting him with former A's coach and first-year Rangers manager Ron Washington.  —  Texas had expressed interest in acquiring Melhuse about a month ago.

Henin wins third straight French Open title  —  PARIS — Justine Henin claimed her third consecutive French Open title and her fourth overall Saturday, taking advantage of 19-year-old Ana Ivanovic's nervous play to win 6-1, 6-2.  —  Henin closed out the victory with a forehand volley winner …

Giants' Lewis, Alfonzo head to 15-day DL  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Outfielder Fred Lewis and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo, two San Francisco players injured in Friday's wild game, were placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with injuries that could take significant time to heal.

Drew drives Red Sox  —  PHOENIX — The hidden-ball trick is baseball burlesque, a sight gag that seldom appears on the big stage anymore but never fails to draw a guffaw when it does.  —  But as entertained as the Red Sox were by shortstop Julio Lugo when he undressed unsuspecting Arizona …

CLEMENS IS LEADER YANKS HAVE LACKED  —  WHEN Roger Clemens strides to the mound for the 692nd time in his major-league career in the regular season this afternoon at the Stadium, the Yankees will become whole again.  —  Whether they climb out of the hole they've dug for themselves depends largely …

With Timlin in, Romero odd man out  —  PHOENIX - The Red Sox [team stats] cleared a spot on the roster for the activation of Mike Timlin [stats] from the disabled list by designating veteran relief pitcher J.C. Romero for assignment.  —  The team has 10 days to either trade or release the left-hander …

Percival agrees to minor-league deal with Cards  —  STAFF REPORTS  —  Looking to augment a bullpen that has been picked apart by the club's constant need for consistent starters, the Cardinals agreed to a minor-league deal with former Anaheim closer Troy Percival.