Yankees sign former Cubs righty Carlos Silva to a minor league contract, try to add pitching depth  —  BOSTON - The Yankees Saturday added Carlos Silva to the mix of veteran pitchers they hope can provide rotation depth by signing the righty to a minor-league contract.

Dobbs drives in three runs as Marlins rally past Astros  —  HOUSTON - Greg Dobbs homered and drove in three runs and the Florida Marlins beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Saturday night.  —  Dobbs was in the lineup at third base because Donnie Murphy moved to shortstop with all-star Hanley Ramirez out with a bruised leg.

Pedro Martinez Waiting for That One Last Call for Help  —  If there were a classified section published for athletes, you might see a listing like this: … Martinez, 39, who last pitched for Philadelphia against the Yankees in the sixth game of the 2009 World Series, has never officially retired …

Masterson shuts down Mariners as Indians win sixth straight  —  SEATTLE - Justin Masterson took a shutout into the seventh inning, striking out nine, and the streaking Cleveland Indians benefited from one careless mistake by Seattle in a 2-1 win over the Mariners on Saturday night.

Flipped bat by Tampa Bay Rays' Felipe Lopez leads to angry words  —  CHICAGO — The circumstances seemed incriminating, given the inside pitch and the staredown that preceded it, but Rays INF Felipe Lopez claimed innocence after flipping his bat toward the mound after his ninth-inning home run off White Sox reliever Chris Sale.

Gonzalez, Fuentes pitch A's past Twins 1-0  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Gio Gonzalez pitched six sharp innings and the Athletics' offense was just a little less futile than Minnesota's in Oakland's 1-0 victory over the Twins on Saturday night.  —  Gonzalez (2-0) allowed four hits with four strikeouts and two walks …

Manny  —  I am a Christian guy.  There are a lot of emotions going through my mind as I type this.  The most prevalent one is anger.  Here is what I would like to say?  —  How could you?  You coward!  You are a fake and a cheat and now you want to retire?  No way!  You get back out there and you take the pain.

Nats to use platoon against Phillies' Lee  —  NEW YORK — With Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee expected to pitch next week against the Nationals at Nationals Park, look for the club to use Jerry Hairston Jr. in center field while Rick Ankiel sits on the bench.

Arroyo, Reds score early to beat Hudson and Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Bronson Arroyo allowed one run — unearned because of his own throwing error — in six innings, Jonny Gomes doubled in two runs in the ninth and the Cincinnati Reds overcame a strong pitching performance by Daniel Hudson …

Fielder drives in four as Brewers blank Cubs  —  MILWAUKEE - Prince Fielder drove in four runs with a career-high three doubles, Chris Narveson pitched seven shutout innings and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 on Saturday night.  —  Narveson (1-) struck out nine and ran …

Former Padre Gwynn wins suspended game in 11th  —  SAN DIEGO — Juan Uribe led off the 11th inning with a double and former Padre Tony Gwynn singled him home as the Dodgers outlasted San Diego, 4-2, in the Saturday resumption of Friday night's game suspended because of rain.  —  Uribe doubled off Ernesto Frieri.

Extension Candidate: Starlin Castro  —  While pitching will always be baseball's most precious commodity, young shortstops aren't far behind.  The Cubs have one of the very best in Starlin Castro, who didn't turn 21 until two weeks ago.  Since being called up last May …