Sources: Cubs get veteran Trachsel from O's  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 4 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Cubs, fortifying their rotation before Friday's midnight deadline for setting postseason rosters, have obtained Orioles right-hander Steve Trachsel for Class AAA right-handed …

Francona is uniformly upset  —  MLB exercises pull over him  —  NEW YORK - When Terry Francona exploded out of the dugout in the seventh inning for an argument over whether Kevin Youkilis had gone out of the basepath on a J.D. Drew grounder to third, he did more than get ejected for the fifth time this season.

New York's Chamberlain disciplined  —  New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his inappropriate actions during the top of the ninth inning of yesterday's game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium.

White Sox Targeting Eckstein  —  According to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times, shortstop David Eckstein is the #1 target of the White Sox this offseason.  An Eckstein signing would then result in the team paying $300K to buy out Juan Uribe's $5MM option for '08.

Mussina, Schilling being stalked by mortality … When the New York Yankees won the 2000 World Series, David Justice, a midseason acquisition from Cleveland, was the difference.  —  The next year, when the Yankees lost the Series in seven games to the Arizona Diamondbacks, Justice went 2-for-12 with nine strikeouts.

Wakefield scratched; Tavarez to start  —  Tim Wakefield has been scratched from tonight's start because of a sore back.  Julian Tavarez will move from his scheduled tomorrow to tonight.  Kevin Cash will remain in the lineup at catcher.  —  Wakefield, according to Red Sox PR honcho John Blake …

Martinez could rejoin Mets' rotation next week  —  ATLANTA — Pedro Martinez threw so well in a bullpen session on Friday that he may return to the New York Mets next week without making another minor-league rehab start.  —  With New York's NL East lead down to two games following a four …

Twins' Baker took perfect game into 9th  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Scott Baker came within three outs of a perfect game and two outs of a no-hitter, falling short of history but leading the Minnesota Twins over the Kansas City Royals 5-0 in the second game of a doubleheader Friday night.

Orioles break it open  —  Turns out 1,000 wasn't a lucky number for Mike Timlin, as his string of 11 1/3 scoreless innings ended with a thud.  —  Timlin gave up a couple of line drive singles to start his night, loading the bases, then Jay Payton hit a sacrifice fly to right.

Correia has longest outing in 2 years  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Kevin Correia had his longest outing as a starter in more than two years, and Rajai Davis' broken-bat double capped a three-run second inning Friday night in the San Francisco Giants' 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Cards Add Branyan As Insurance  —  The Deal  —  With Scott Rolen's left shoulder ailing again, the Cardinals moved to pick up some third-base insurance on Friday.  They added Russell Branyan from the Phillies in exchange for a player to be named.  —  The Big Leaguers