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 …

Wright's double lifts Mets over A's 1-0  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Once every piece of Paul Lo Duca's gear was picked up off the field, the New York Mets finished tossing a clean slate against Oakland.  —  David Wright dropped an RBI double in front of diving right fielder Travis Buck in the ninth inning …

Deal could be close for Cubs  —  Indications are the Cubs will step up their efforts to make another trade of a position player before Monday, when they plan to add a 12th pitcher to the staff.  —  That likely would mean moving Jacque Jones, who has gone from the Cubs' Opening Day starter …

Phils' Lieber out with ruptured tendon  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Phillies right-hander Jon Lieber, who left his last start after stumbling off the mound to cover home plate, is out indefinitely with a ruptured tendon in his foot.  —  Lieber said an MRI exam on Saturday revealed the damage.

Beavers one win shy of 2nd straight CWS crown  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Jorge Reyes led Oregon State to within one win of its second straight College World Series title with another strong pitching performance and the Beavers beat North Carolina 11-4 in Game 1 on Saturday night.

Cox Tossed for 131st Time in His Career  —  ATLANTA — Braves manager Bobby Cox tried to protect his catcher in the ninth inning and left with a record-tying ejection.  —  He couldn't protect his team from Justin Verlander, either.  —  Verlander pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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?

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 …

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.