K-Rod collapses from spasms  —  (UPDATED 2.0) BOSTON — Chaos reigned in the Fenway Park hallway outside the Mets' clubhouse late Saturday night after closer Frankie Rodriguez suddenly collapsed due to apparent back spasms.  —  Rodriguez, the Mets' prized $37 million offseason addition …

Jonathan Papelbon yields HR to squander victory  —  Solid night of work gone in an instant  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  It's hard to blame the umpires for consulting instant replay on a home run that otherwise was obvious last night.

Giambi hits 400th homer, but A's lose to D'backs  —  OAKLAND (AP) — Jason Giambi couldn't thoroughly appreciate his latest accomplishment, not with the way his Oakland Athletics are playing these days.  —  On the night Giambi hit his 400th career home run and should have been celebrating, he was left to ponder another one-run defeat.

Rick Ankiel activated by St. Louis Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Cardinals activated Rick Ankiel from the 15-day disabled list Sunday, reversing course from a day earlier after the outfielder had a strong workout.  —  Ankiel had been on the DL since May 4 after a headfirst crash …

Four Yankees headed to Tampa for rehab  —  Nady, Posada, Ransom, Molina slated to make trip Sunday  —  NEW YORK — A quartet of rehabbing Yankees will leave for Tampa on Sunday — Xavier Nady, Jorge Posada, Cody Ransom and Jose Molina all are slated to travel to the team's Minor League complex.

Game 44: Phillies at Yankees  —  YANKEES (25-18)  —  Phillies (23-18)  —  Notes: Melky Cabrera's three walkoff RBIs this season are the most by a Yankee in a season since Claudell Washington had four in 1988. ...  Sabathia's last start against the Phillies was also his last start before becoming a Yankee.

They're getting the short shrift at short  —  Red Sox lacking at a key position  —  It's not that the Red Sox don't value the position of shortstop.  It's just that their decisions involving it - after the one that sent Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs in a three-team deal that netted them Orlando Cabrera - haven't always worked out.

Bondy: Yankees enjoy homer heaven  —  The flags at the top of the frieze promised a stiff wind blowing in from left field.  But in the Bronx these days, home runs trump nature and every law of baseball known to man.  —  There were four more homers Saturday, a total of 11 in two days at a ballpark averaging nearly four per game.

How could Chicago Cubs not see Rich Harden's injury coming?  —  Perhaps Cubs will get the bad stuff out of way early this time around  —  The quote of the season thus far from Cubs manager Lou Piniella (and, yes, it is early):  —  “The amazing thing about it is, every time I've talked to him he's felt really good.

Giants G.M. Sabean exploring trade routes  —  SEATTLE — The Giants aren't hitting, which means Brian Sabean is taking a pounding.  —  With a quarter of the season complete, the club's long-tenured general manager acknowledged what anyone reading the box scores could divine …

Pierre's walk gives Dodgers win over Angels  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Juan Pierre drew a walk with the bases loaded from Jose Arredondo in the 10th inning, giving the Dodgers a 5-4 victory over the Angels on Saturday night.  —  Matt Kemp and Casey Blake opened the 10th with singles against Arredondo …

A-Rod, Yankees stage rally in ninth to defeat Lidge, Phillies  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Rodriguez hit a tying homer off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning and Melky Cabrera capped the three-run rally with an RBI single, giving the New York Yankees a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Cito rules the roost  —  He understands this second chance is a gift, Stephen Brunt says  —  T  —  here is irony aplenty here.  —  Then, especially at the bitter end, he was Cito Gaston, a passive, do-nothing, fill-out-the-lineup-card-and-hope-for- the-best manager who somehow, inexplicably, had won two World Series.