Yankees rough up Glavine, Mets 11-8  —  NEW YORK (AP) — While the Mets and Yankees are heading in opposite directions, Tom Glavine remains stuck on 295 wins.  —  Derek Jeter hit a go-ahead homer, Alex Rodriguez also connected and the New York Yankees roughed up Glavine in an 11-8 victory …

Transition to America lost in the translation  —  But Rockies endeavor to ease culture shock  —  On the mound, Rockies setup man Manny Corpas seems fearless.  Off the field, the 24-year-old is quiet and shy, a product of Panama City, Panama, where he grew up extremely poor.

Dice-K puts on 'best performance' so far: Ramirez HR stands up as lone run  —  Under many scenarios, Daisuke Matsuzaka may have been ashamed, let down, unfulfilled or disappointed to have been removed from a shutout-in-progress after only seven innings.  —  Considering the circumstances yesterday …

Notes: Millwood ready to rebound  —  Veteran goes for first win since April 13 on Sunday  —  CINCINNATI — Rangers manager Ron Washington thinks Opening Day starter Kevin Millwood needs one thing.  —  One good game.  —  "He just needs a good game where he hits his spots and has some success," Washington said.

Willis sore but OK after collision  —  KANSAS CITY, MO. — Pitcher Dontrelle Willis said he expects to make his next scheduled start, even though he still felt some minor soreness in his left forearm Friday from where he was accidentally kicked by Cleveland's Grady Sizemore on Thursday.

Angels lose two players to injury  —  Anderson back on DL; Kotchman suffers concussion  —  LOS ANGELES — Angels left fielder Garret Anderson left Saturday's game in the second inning after aggravating an injury in the area of his right hip flexor tendon chasing a first-inning fly ball.

Marlins send Vanden Hurk to Double-A  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Florida Marlins sent Rick Vanden Hurk to Double-A Carolina on Friday night after the rookie right-hander got the win in a 9-8 victory over Kansas City.  —  The Marlins also said outfielder Brett Carroll would be brought …

Cards recall Reyes  —  OAKLAND - Hours after starting pitcher Braden Looper left the fifth inning of a 14-3 loss to the Oakland A's because of shoulder stiffness, the Cardinals addressed their fraying rotation early Saturday morning by recalling Anthony Reyes from Triple-A Memphis and optioning reliever Kelvin Jimenez.

Weaver's OK with the hook  —  Pitcher isn't angry with Scioscia for taking him out in the sixth inning.  —  As Mike Scioscia strode to the mound to remove Jered Weaver with one out in the sixth inning Saturday at Dodger Stadium, the Angels right-hander stood motionless …

Arizona hands O's seventh straight loss  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks stumbled into Baltimore after dropping three straight and six of seven.  They had fallen from first place to third in the NL West, their offense was struggling and beating American League teams was a daunting task.

Cubs, Padres brawl at Wrigley  —  Derrek Lee among four ejected  —  The Cubs are feeling like human pincushions these days, and Alfonso Soriano says they're not going to take it anymore.  —  Soriano's moonwalk out of the batter's box Friday after his home run onto Waveland Avenue certainly irritated …

Prime cuts: Rating the interleague rivalries  —  The naysayers have come out loud these past few weeks, preaching about the pitfalls of interleague play.  Some of the gripes make perfect sense — what's the need for Pirates-Rangers, it's unfair that the Mets play the Yanks six times but the Marlins play the D-Rays, etc.

Cadillacs and Fords  —  "Home run hitters drive Cadillacs, singles hitters drive Fords."  — Ralph Kiner, 1947.  —  Gone are the days when most people, including ballplayers, drove American cars.  Baseball, though, hasn't changed much.  There are still too many hitters who roll …

Patterson Struggles in Rehab Start  —  John Patterson used a variety of deliveries from the stretch and the windup during his rehab start Friday night in an attempt to rediscover the motion that would provide the best timing for his pitches.  —  That motion had been on hold since May 6 …

'Sides' was one of a kind  —  If you followed Red Sox baseball over the last 30 years, you knew Larry Whiteside.  At least you knew his byline.  You knew his work.  —  Those of us in the press box and the Globe sports department were more fortunate.  We knew the man.  "Sides."

Lowe fans 11 as Dodgers drop Angels  —  Righty opens Freeway Series with dominant performance  —  LOS ANGELES — All those years in Red Sox Nation had Derek Lowe ideally prepared to face the Angels on Friday night.  —  "You get killed pitching scared to American League teams," he said.