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 becomes 44th member of 400-HR club  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jason Giambi has joined the 400 home run club.  —  Oakland's designated hitter connected for the milestone homer leading off the fourth inning of the Athletics' game against Arizona on Saturday night …

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.

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.

Dodgers sign Ji-Mo Lee to Minor League contract  —  LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced that they have signed Korean right-hander pitcher Ji-Mo Lee, 22, to a minor league contract.  Assistant General Manager, Scouting Logan White made the announcement.

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.

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 …

Nolasco sent down to Triple-A  —  Starter optioned to Minors after another rough start  —  MIAMI — A year ago, Ricky Nolasco established himself as one of the top right-handed starters in the National League.  —  Now, the 26-year-old is struggling to regain his lost form.