Pedro Martinez tosses 5 shutout innings in first home start  —  Pitches Mets past Astros, 4-1  —  Pedro Martinez's return to Shea Stadium was a huge success.  —  Martinez tossed five shutout innings in his first start at home this season, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the New York Mets past …

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.

Bucs shortstop Wilson prepares to depart  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  A group of commuters boarding a commercial flight to Milwaukee on Aug. 31 at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport were surprised to see Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson at the gate.  Wilson, toting a toddler's car seat, had his wife and two kids in tow.

Nats Again All Over the Place Against Braves  —  Zimmerman Makes Another Miscue As Errors Pile Up: Braves 9, Nationals 2  —  There already had been two errors, and they already had led to runs, and the Washington Nationals were well on their way to playing their second sloppy game in as many nights.

Youkilis tries to target cause of Yankees' ire  —  BALTIMORE - Kevin Youkilis was one of the first Red Sox players out of the dugout Friday night after Orioles righthander Daniel Cabrera, on his first pitch after balking home a run, threw a ball behind the head of Dustin Pedroia …

Ankiel too good to be true  —  The feel-good story doesn't feel so good anymore.  —  Rick Ankiel, who has been compared to everyone from Roy Hobbs to Babe Ruth, has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs.  According to a story in the New York Daily News, Ankiel received a year's supply …

Orioles enjoy a walk  —  Matsuzaka struggles once again in loss  —  BALTIMORE - Daisuke Matsuzaka's horrid struggles of late aren't due to a physical problem or fatigue or anything that could be defined easily, according to Terry Francona, John Farrell, and Matsuzaka himself.

Brewers start game with 3 straight HRs  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers became on the third team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs when Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun connected Sunday off Cincinnati's Phil Dumatrait.

Drew HR in 4th lifts Diamondbacks  —  It's come down to this: Smoke, mirrors and scratching your head and saying again, "How did they do that?"  —  The Diamondbacks seemed all but finished in Saturday night's game after the Cardinals used gaffes and gifts to score seven runs in the third inning to grab a four-run lead.

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.

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 …

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.