Manny's tired of Red Sox, won't block a trade … Once again, Manny Ramirez is unhappy with the Boston Red Sox.  —  “I'm tired of them.  They're tired of me,” Ramirez said, according to The Associated Press, before Sunday night's game against the New York Yankees.

Orioles halt Sunday streak  —  Team ends skid after 15 straight losses; Olson allows 2 runs in 6 innings for win  —  They met at Kevin Millar's locker 30 minutes before today's first pitch, a players-only gathering that was aimed at ending a confounding 15-game losing streak on Sunday …

Red Sox Exhale in Blowout; Yanks' Streak Is Snapped  —  BOSTON — They have spent the better part of this decade punishing Yankees pitchers and tilting the axis of a one-sided rivalry.  David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez are the thunder in the middle of the Boston Red Sox' lineup …

Ned Colletti's rope seems to be getting shorter  —  General manager's job is in jeopardy and Dodgers owner may have cut off his allowance.  —  This could be Ned Colletti's last trade as the Dodgers' general manager.  —  Frank McCourt isn't going anywhere.  Neither is Joe Torre.

Pitchers Chacin, Billings create quite a buzz on farm  —  The Rockies' farm system keeps building pitching promise from the bottom up.  —  First, 20-year-old Venezuelan Jhoulys Chacin is attracting buzz around minor-league baseball because of his 15-1 record in a season divided between Asheville …

La Russa backs Franklin  —  NEW YORK — On the morning after another blown save, Cards manager Tony La Russa reinforced Ryan Franklin's position as the Cardinals' closer.  —  La Russa said both Franklin and Jason Isringhausen have been distracted by jumbled roles.

Hall of Famers high on prospects for Edgar, Ichiro  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The Mariners were out in full force Sunday as one of their own, Dave Niehaus, was inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame.  —  The question might rightly be asked, when will they be back in such numbers again?

Bondy: Johan going nine, no sense  —  It was hard to figure at Shea Sunday whether the Mets won a big baseball game or surrendered unconditionally to an inane lobbying campaign.  —  The Mets beat the Cardinals, 9-1, and Johan Santana pitched nine full innings for the first time in more than a year …

Rough loss caps ‘tough week’  —  NEW YORK — Marooned in the Shea Stadium visitors' clubhouse to wait on a delayed flight Sunday, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak ruminated on a stretch lousy with losses.  —  It was, he said, a difficult week.  —  But it was not a redefining one.

Former No. 1 pick Bush hurt in another Peoria altercation  —  Padres minor leaguer Matt Bush, drafted first overall in 2004, recently was involved in an off-field fight in which he suffered bodily harm, according to persons close to him.  It happened near a pub/grill in Peoria, Ariz., across from the Padres' compound.

Are Bay, Wilson or Grabow next to go?  —  Pirates will keep taking calls even after Nady-Marte trade  —  So, who goes next?  —  The Pirates will not be slamming down the phone on anyone calling about Jason Bay, Jack Wilson or John Grabow between now and Major League Baseball's trading deadline Thursday …

Big Unit providing a boost, pitches D'backs past Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — After spending the better part of July trying to climb over .500, the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks are now ensconced two games above the break-even mark, thanks to a weekend sweep of the San Francisco Giants.

Deadline focus turns to Ibanez  —  The Mets scratched a second name off their list of four primary trade targets when Cleveland dealt Casey Blake to the Dodgers yesterday, one day after Xavier Nady landed with the Yankees.  Seattle's Raul Ibanez appears the most logical remaining target …