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.

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.

Free Agent Starters By Strikeout Rate  —  By Tim Dierkes [September 1 at 3:45pm CST]  —  The free agent market offers fewer than thirty viable starting pitchers.  If you're looking for dominance, here's how they rank by strikeouts per nine innings:  —  Player  —  K/9  —  John Smoltz  —  11.57

Brewers GM wants changes to scorers' procedure  —  Brewers Dispute Scoring Of Sabathia's One-Hitter  —  MILWAUKEE — One day after CC Sabathia pitched a controversial one-hitter against Pittsburgh, Milwaukee's general manager said he may lobby to have changes made to the way official scoring decisions are made.

Hill's will never severed  —  Catcher recalled 11 months after almost losing three fingers  —  CHICAGO — Cubs catcher Koyie Hill will be happy to shake your hand.  He's glad to still have a hand to shake.  —  Hill was told he'd never play again after he severed three of his fingers and his thumb during a freak accident on Oct. 16.