Glaus, Jays hand M's 8th straight loss  —  TORONTO (AP) — The Seattle Mariners are paying a big price for not doing the little things.  —  Troy Glaus singled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Mariners 2-1 on Saturday, sending Seattle to its season-high eighth straight loss.

preGame: Mets at Braves (Game Two)  —  The Game:  —  The first-place Mets (74-60) continue their weekend series with the Braves (69-66) this afternoon at Turner Field, starting at 3:55 pm EDT.  —  The Lineup:  —  SS Jose Reyes leads off, followed in order by 2B Luis Castillo …

Painful defeat for Sox  —  Drew exits after Wakefield scratched  —  For an instant, the ball that blasted off Miguel Tejada's bat found its way into the glove of Coco Crisp, who had raced to the depths of center field to make the play.  —  But once Crisp ran full speed into the wall …

Pirates Notebook: Pearce, Morgan coming up today  —  MILWAUKEE — After their 3-2 loss to Milwaukee tonight, the Pirates announced first baseman Steve Pearce, outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-hander Juan Perez will join the team tomorrow from Class AAA Indianapolis when major league rosters expand from 25 players.

Rangers sidetrack Escobar's Cy Young bid  —  Angels catcher Jeff Mathis talks to starting pitcher Kelvim Escobar after Escobar walked a batter to load the bases in the second inning Saturday against the Texas Rangers.  Escobar gave up six hits and five runs in 2 2/3 innings to take the loss.

YANKEES TURN TO KENNEDY  —  The latest rookie gets to take his turn in the Yankees rotation.  —  Ian Kennedy, the team's No. 1 pick in 2006, gets the start today against Tampa Bay in place of slumping Mike Mussina.  —  Kennedy showed up at Yankee Stadium on Thursday and threw in the outfield and from the pitcher's mound.

Ozzie: No more Mr. Nice Guy  —  Says he'll go back to his old ways; MacDougal roughed up in latest loss  —  CLEVELAND — Gather the children, tell them to press their hands to the sides of their heads and ''make earmuffs,'' because Ozzie ''Bleeping'' Guillen is back, and he doesn't care whom he offends.

Ramirez's HR powers Cubs over Astros 4-3  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Lou Piniella has spent most of his life in baseball.  Still, there are things he can't explain, such as why his Chicago Cubs have struggled to hit homers.  —  When Aramis Ramirez hit a two-run, tie-breaking homer and Derrek Lee added …

Astros to call up seven in September  —  Anderson to join club Saturday, six more to arrive Wednesday  —  CHICAGO — As the calendar flips to September, the Astros' traveling party can expect to become much bigger in the next few days.  —  Seven Minor Leaguers will join the team in the very near future.

Notes: Jaramillo a wanted man  —  Rangers hope to extend contract of popular hitting coach  —  ANAHEIM — The Rangers have addressed manager Ron Washington's contract.  The next step is to bring back all his coaches.  —  At the top of the list is hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, whose contract is up at the end of the season.