Joba Chamberlain survives another shaky 1st as Yankees beat Orioles  —  BALTIMORE - Maybe the Yankees should have Joba Chamberlain start his games in the second inning.  —  For the second consecutive start, Chamberlain was roughed up in the first inning before shutting down the opposition.

Rangers end Colon's streak, beat White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Hank Blalock homered twice, Vicente Padilla allowed one hit in seven innings and the Texas Rangers ended Bartolo Colon's dominance against them with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

Breaking news: Sox call up Daniel Bard  —  BOSTON — It appears the Daniel Bard Era is about to begin.  —  The Red Sox have not made an official announcement, but Bard is expected to be at Fenway Park Sunday night for the series finale against the Rays.  —  The 23-year-old right-hander …

Lack of outrage at Manny Ramirez shows scrambled priorities  —  Many fans have reacted to the Dodgers slugger's use of a banned substance with indifference rather than indignation.  —  Am I out of touch?  Am I too angry, too outraged about Manny Ramirez and his dope-induced exile to baseball purgatory?

Wang to start Tuesday in Scranton  —  Chien-Ming Wang will start Tuesday for Triple-A Scranton against Charlotte.  He is cleared for 100 pitches.  —  If he pitches well, Wang could earn his return to the majors.  Joe Girardi indicated that he is close.  —  Funny story from Johnny Damon after the game.

Dose of reality from O'Leary  —  He's pitching a show that's stuff of dreams  —  Since his baseball career ended after the 2003 season, Troy O'Leary has enjoyed the fruits of earning more than $16 million in his career.  There has been lots of time on the golf course, dad time with his children …

The LatinTalent Market  —  The Basics  —  There's a disease of “more” in baseball prospect coverage, and it has seeped all the way down to the growing interest in the Latin American market of 16-year-old amateurs.  While this might seem borderline creepy and of dubious importance, there's many layers to this emerging foreign market.

Astros re-sign Smith, option Fulchino  —  Infield depth needed with Berkman sidelined by ailing wrist  —  HOUSTON — With Lance Berkman on the shelf for a few more days, manager Cecil Cooper came to the conclusion that he needed an extra infielder more than an extra arm in the bullpen.

Elbow injury leaves career in jeopardy for Chicago Cubs reliever Chad Fox  —  MILWAUKEE — Chad Fox knows his career is in jeopardy after yet another injury to his troublesome right elbow, and he says he's at peace with it.  —  Fox  —  The Chicago Cubs placed the right-handed reliever …

Madden: An open letter to Boss - please, fix your Stadium  —  Dear Boss:  —  I realize it's been quite a while since we've been able to have a lengthy dialogue - I've missed those “whaddayou want, Madden” phone calls - but they tell me you still read your mail every day and that this is the best way to communicate with you.

Zimmerman extends hitting streak to 27  —  Nats third baseman homers in final at-bat in eighth inning  —  PHOENIX — It took Ryan Zimmerman's final at-bat to extend his hitting streak to 27 games and help the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the D-backs at Chase Field on Saturday.