Kevin Youkilis to sit Saturday too  —  BOSTON — It was already decided that Boston Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis would not play Friday night, and now manager Terry Francona said Youkilis will also be out again on Saturday.  —  It's obvious Youkilis is hurting and is still bothered …

Cut index finger sidelines Blue Jays' Cecil  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil was scratched from Friday's start against the Yankees after he sustained a cut on his left index finger.  —  Cecil reportedly suffered the injury while cleaning a blender.

Carlos Beltran wants more from San Francisco Giants  —  DENVER — Carlos Beltran already escaped one ownership mess with the New York Mets.  Now the Giants, his current club, are in the midst of their second palace revolt in three seasons.  —  Beltran insisted the stunning ouster …

Collins: Mets' woes are execution, not effort  —  ATLANTA — A day after saying his team had “folded it up” in a loss that completed a 1-8 homestand, New York Mets manager Terry Collins shook up his lineup for Friday night's series opener against the Atlanta Braves.

Most unlikely offseason spenders  —  Believe it or not, Dodgers and Marlins could be big players this offseason  —  Frank McCourt is a lot more familiar with spending humongous sums of money than the Florida Marlins are.  And we have the divorce court documents to prove it.

Game 151: Mets vs. Braves at 7:35 PM  —  Tonight at Turner Field, the Mets open a three game weekend series with the Braves.  Game time is 7:35 pm.  —  Here are tonight's starting lineups:  —  Chris Capuano (10-12, 4.49 ERA) will start for the Mets.  Capuano took a no-decision …

Joe Mauer has mild pneumonia  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Twins catcher Joe Mauer is likely to miss the rest of the season after being diagnosed with a mild case of pneumonia.  —  Mauer received the diagnosis at the Mayo Clinic on Thursday and doctors recommended medication and two weeks' rest.

Rockies' CarGo re-injures right wrist; Panda hits for cycle  —  DENVER — It's not enough for the Rockies to lose.  They continue losing players as well.  Carlos Gonzalez re-injured his right wrist while colliding into the right-field wall in the sixth inning, and will likely miss at least a few games.

Rodriguez eyeing return to Yankees lineup  —  Today will be the day that the Yankees get their third baseman back.  That's Joe Girardi's hope, anyway.  He's planning to put Alex Rodriguez in the lineup for tonight's series opener in Toronto.  If Rodriguez struggles in batting practice …

Matt Wieters Is Becoming Matt Wieters  —  Matt Wieters entered his rookie season of 2009 with considerable fanfare — especially among the baseballing nerd community.  Even before he'd played his first major-league game, Wieters had been celebrated both as the sporting version of Chuck Norris and …