A-Rod hits historic homers Nos. 50, 51  —  No. 49 of season as third baseman sets Major League record  —  KANSAS CITY — It's taken four years for Alex Rodriguez to feel comfortable playing for the Yankees.  Now, he is producing one of the greatest seasons in club history.

Glavine nearly perfect in Mets' win over Astros  —  Tom Glavine once joked that he has a better chance of going 4-for-4 at the plate than he does tossing a no-hitter.  —  Considering the Mets' flawed history in that endeavor - and Glavine's admission that his stuff wasn't up to its usual standard yesterday …

Pirates to name Coonelly as CEO  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 53 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Pirates' firing of GM Dave Littlefield was a precursor to their next move — the hiring of Frank Coonelly as their new CEO, according to major-league sources.

Notes: Gagne gives himself the OK sign  —  Red Sox reliever may return to pitch on Monday against Rays  —  BALTIMORE — The sweat hadn't even finished dripping off Eric Gagne's forehead following his side session on Saturday, when the right-handed reliever declared himself ready to return.

Pirates' 5-1 loss comes right out of left field  —  Bay aggravates knee injury as Cubs capitalize on misfortune  —  PNC Park's left field was plenty unkind to the Pirates in their 5-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs last night.  —  That started in the first inning, when Jason Bay aggravated …

Pedro Martinez makes Shea debut today for Mets  —  Pedro Martinez takes the mound at Shea today for the first time in nearly a year, cautiously confident and with something to prove.  —  "I feel more confident, because I bounced back the next day," Martinez said before the Mets beat the Astros, 3-1, yesterday.

Torre pulls Jeter, captain likely to sit today  —  KANSAS CITY - Derek Jeter's mantra when asked about any injury is, "I'm all right."  Last night, that wasn't the case.  —  After battling a stiff right knee for much of the past three weeks, Jeter left last night's game in the fifth inning …

Giuliani takes swings with Rangers  —  Presidential hopeful holds fundraiser, throws out first pitch  —  ARLINGTON — Tom Hicks and Rudolph Giuliani were once on opposite sides of the field.  And Giuliani was winning.  —  That was back in the late 1990's when Hicks was just starting …

No public reunion for Loria, Girardi  —  PHILADELPHIA — It wasn't exactly a reunion to celebrate, but they were there Saturday at Citizens Bank Park - former Marlins manager Joe Girardi and the man who fired him, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria.  —  Loria watched from a private booth …

Indians pile up on the Angels  —  Santana's good outing isn't enough as Sabathia stops Guerrero-less lineup in 6-1 victory.  —  He has been Ervin the Terrible, and more recently, Ervin the Terrific.  —  Ervin Santana fit neither extreme Saturday night at Angel Stadium …

Maddon Staying At Helm  —  ST. PETERSBURG - The Devil Rays are expected to announce today that they have picked up Manager Joe Maddon's contract options for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.  —  The move isn't a surprise, as principal owner Stuart Sternberg voiced his support for Maddon last week while the Rays were in New York.

Diamondbacks edge Cardinals  —  The Diamondbacks are still hopeful because, really, what else can they be with their leader sitting on the bench in the dugout, watching Friday night's rousing 4-2 win from the seat adjacent to his manager?  —  But if they are cautiously optimistic about the health …