White Sox give Guillen extension  —  CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen took the Chicago White Sox to a World Series championship two years ago.  Now he's trying to keep them from having the worst record in the major leagues.  —  Sounds like a strange time to give him a new contract …

Atlanta 13, NY Mets 5  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira hit a three-run homer and the Atlanta Braves roughed up a rusty Orlando Hernandez in a 13-5 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.  —  Yunel Escobar also went deep for Atlanta, which played without Chipper Jones for the second straight night but still managed 13 hits.

Tom Glavine considering return to Mets in 2008  —  Tom Glavine claims he won't know whether he wants to pitch in 2008 until after the season, when he's had some time away from the game.  But yesterday, more than ever, he looked like he's leaning toward one more year.

The Brian Cashman Interview  —  NEW YORK (WCBS 880) — Brian Cashman, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of the New York Yankees, was kind enough to spend some time with me detailing the organization's commitment to securing and nurturing young pitching talent.

Jason Giambi's grand slam leads Yanks, Hughes past Jays  —  TORONTO - The ball soared over the wall in left-center field at Rogers Centre and Jason Giambi knew the joy of contributing again.  Finally.  —  Giambi, once one of the most dangerous bats in the Yankee lineup …

Notes: Hamilton to see more lefties  —  Cincinnati to test rookie center fielder against southpaws  —  CINCINNATI — As a rookie, Josh Hamilton never made any waves, requests or demands that he wanted to face more left-handed pitching.  —  Yet it was clear it was something the Reds center fielder wanted.

Clemens Is Planning to Face the Red Sox  —  Roger Clemens rejoined the Yankees on Tuesday, throwing in the bullpen for Manager Joe Torre and the pitching coach Ron Guidry, and he said he planned to pitch Sunday at Fenway Park.  —  "Right now, I fully expect to," said Clemens …

Brewers win, lead NL Central by 1 game  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Former Orioles manager Earl Weaver always argued the easiest way to win any game was getting frequent visits from Dr. Longball.  No doubt Weaver loves these take 'em-deep Milwaukee Brewers.  —  The Brewers homer like no other team …

La Russa: Players a key issue  —  CINCINNATI — When he decides whether he wants to return as Cardinals manager for next season, Tony La Russa said he'll have to determine if the stresses of this season have frayed or weakened his relationship with his cornerstone players.

O's saying little on situation with Gibbons  —  Team 'not in a position' to answer questions; Guthrie may return  —  The Orioles didn't rush to Jay Gibbons' defense today.  They chose instead to tread lightly, their steps and words measured.  —  Players are hesitant to discuss …

AL Cy could boil down to longtime rivals  —  Wang, Beckett front-runners, with Sabathia right there, too  —  Just when you thought the Yankees and the Red Sox had exhausted all possible manifestation of their intense rivalry ... here come the ballots for the American League Cy Young Award.

Astros acquire Sarfate from Brewers  —  HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros acquired pitcher Dennis Sarfate from the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday for cash.  —  The 26-year-old right-hander was 2-7 with four saves and a 4.52 ERA in 45 games, including one start, for Triple-A Nashville this year.

Red Sox take the lead  —  Boston staged a remarkable rally in the bottom of the sixth inning, tying the game and then overtaking the Devil Rays.  —  Dustin Pedroia started it off, hitting a home run into the Monster seats to make it 9-9.  David Ortiz singled, which prompted a change in pitchers - from Jon Switzer to Grant Balfour.

Kazmir was helped by this walk  —  Maddon's visit pumped him up  —  He is the youngest of the Devil Rays' starting pitchers, but 23-year-old Scott Kazmir already has learned to identify what manager Joe Maddon's strides mean as he heads out to the mound.  —  During the bottom of the seventh inning …

Jays' Wells to have postseason shoulder surgery  —  TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Vernon Wells will have surgery after the season to remove a cyst caused by a torn labrum in his left shoulder.  —  A cyst is a sac within tissue containing air, fluids or semisolid material.