Cashman Takes to the Road  —  Brian Cashman doesn't travel with the Yankees very often, so it was a bit startling to see him on the field at Comerica Park on Monday morning, chatting with Reggie Jackson and Kevin Long and - yes — hugging Gary Sheffield.  —  Cashman couldn't define his reasons …

Dominant Lee breaks 20-win mark  —  Shutout makes lefty first Tribe hurler to milestone since '74  —  CLEVELAND — On Sept. 1, 2007, Cliff Lee was one of the players the Indians called up from Triple-A Buffalo when the team expanded its roster.  —  The left-hander had struggled for most of the season …

Fresh start to September for Red Sox  —  Byrd, big sixth ensure Orioles won't play spoilers in opener  —  BOSTON — It certainly wasn't the equivalent of Clay Buchholz's no-hitter when the Red Sox and Orioles met exactly one year ago.  But the way balls were flying in the cool Boston air on Monday …

D-backs' Drew hits for cycle  —  Shortstop is third player in team history to achieve feat  —  PHOENIX — You will have to forgive some of the D-backs for not realizing that Stephen Drew was going for history when he stepped into the batter's box in the seventh inning Monday afternoon at Chase Field.

Kendrick chased in Phillies' defeat  —  WASHINGTON - There's a characteristic that managers and coaches love to see in players.  They call it “good face.”  Back in spring training in 1994, manager Jim Fregosi saw it in a young reliever named Ricky Bottalico.

Ricciardi contemplates next season's moves  —  CATHAL KELLY  —  While Toronto's division rivals prepare for free-agent spending sprees, Jays GM J.P. Ricciardi is planning a quiet off-season of internal re-arming.  —  “I don't really know how much we're going to look to spend,” Ricciardi said over the weekend at Yankee Stadium.

Notebook: Promotions on tap  —  PHOENIX — The Cardinals will officially promote six players from Class AAA Memphis today after elevating lefthanded reliever Randy Flores on Monday.  —  Today's arrivals will include infielder Brian Barden, who starred for Team USA's bronze medal entry at last month's Olympics.

Anatomy of a player: Josh Beckett  —  Josh Beckett has become one of the premier postseason pitchers in the big leagues.  After winning a ring with the Marlins, he was traded to the Red Sox and was on a Series winner again last year.  Expectations were high for him this year …

Dodgers roster expansive all year  —  Racked by injury, club sees light September schedule  —  LOS ANGELES — Clubs cushion the blow of Spring Training cuts by reassuring players that it takes more than 25 men to win a pennant.  But the way the Dodgers have gone about it, this year is extreme.

Prospect Zimmermann won't join Nats  —  Talented right-hander to be shut down with biceps tendinitis  —  WASHINGTON — Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was clearly the Nationals' top pitching prospect this season.  He was a combined 10-4 with a 2.88 ERA for Class A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg.

Mailbag: Any offseason inklings?  —  Beat reporter T.R. Sullivan answers Rangers fans' questions  —  I think Kevin Millwood, Vicente Padilla, Scott Feldman, Kason Gabbard and Matt Harrison as the rotation next year.  Do you think this sounds good?  If not, who would you select.