Bonds hits No. 749, but Yankees win 7-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds' 749th home run wasn't nearly enough to overcome another big night from Alex Rodriguez.  —  Rodriguez went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and the New York Yankees beat the Giants 7-3 Friday night in their first meaningful …

Schill, just chill: No need to hasten return  —  SAN DIEGO - If you are the Red Sox [team stats] now, here is what you do: You tell Curt Schilling [stats] he was due for a vacation anyway.  You tell him to take his time.  You tell him to set his sights on the weekend of July 12-15 and not a moment earlier.

Pirates Notebook: Phelps added to bolster sagging bench  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pirates are trying to bolster the most anemic bench in Major League Baseball.  —  Less than a day after rewarding Brad Eldred for a power spurt at Class AAA Indianapolis, they claimed first baseman/catcher Josh Phelps …

Zimmerman loses ball in shirt  —  Nats third baseman involved in strange play  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was involved in one of the weirdest plays of the 2007 season and it most likely will be seen on a blooper highlight show for years to come.

Chipper sits out with another injury  —  Chipper Jones once went eight years between stints on the disabled list.  Yes, eight years.  —  These days, the Braves would probably be thrilled if the third baseman went eight months without a stop on the DL.  Maybe even eight weeks.  —  But eight games?

Teixeira, relievers on Yankees' radar  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Texas Rangers are one of the few teams already in sell mode who have multiple players who both could be available and are attractive to contenders.  The Yankees have expressed an interest in several of those players …

Bradley-to-Royals deal voided  —  Trade cancelled after A's learn of outfielder's oblique injury  —  MILWAUKEE — Outfielder Milton Bradley was traded to the Royals — almost.  The deal was cancelled before it actually happened.  —  The Royals, on Friday, had agreed to a trade with the Oakland A's …

Watson Comes Through For Nats  —  RFK Stadium was the setting of several firsts last night.  Center fielder Brandon Watson had the first multi-RBI game of his career, with the first of his two runs batted in coming on his first major league hit since April 2006.

White Sox dismiss Shaffer  —  Director of amateur scouting was with organization for 35 years  —  CHICAGO — White Sox general manager Ken Williams referred to the "philosophical differences" excuse for explaining personnel moves as "a tired and old expression."

Dukes off Rays' roster  —  The Rays have removed the Elijah Dukes distraction from their clubhouse, but have not cut ties with him entirely.  The Rays optioned Dukes to Durham and placed him on the temporarily inactive list.  —  Dustan Mohr has been brought up from Durham to take Dukes' place.

O's place Tejada on DL, ending streak … PHOENIX // The Orioles placed Miguel Tejada on the 15-day disabled list today with a non-displaced fracture in his left wrist, ending the shortstop's consecutive games streak at 1,152.  —  It was the fifth-longest streak all time, behind only Cal Ripken Jr. …

Stadium District pays off Chase Field debt 19 years early  —  The Maricopa County Stadium District will pay the remaining balance on its portion of Chase Field, erasing the final debt for the stadium.  —  The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved the final payment of $15 million, including more than $9 million in interest.

Willits, Angels keep it going  —  Rookie gets four hits, Cabrera drives in the winning run in 11th to beat the Pirates, 5-4.  —  Magglio Ordonez, Ichiro Suzuki, Reggie Willits, Derek Jeter and Placido Polanco.  OK, which one looks out of place?  —  Willits, the 25-year-old rookie from Oklahoma …