HOUSTON (AP) -- Astros outfielder Carlos Lee had surgery to repair his broken left little finger on Monday, the team announced. Lee suffered multiple fractures in the finger when he was hit by a pitch Saturday at Cincinnati. He was placed on the 15-day

CHICAGO (AP) -- Charlie Zink will replace fellow knuckleballer Tim Wakefield in the Boston Red Sox rotation. Zink is scheduled to start against Texas on Tuesday. The team plans to purchase his contract from Triple-A Pawtucket that day and put the

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Michael Cuddyer was supposed to be back in right field Monday for the Minnesota Twins, just in time for a key series against the New York Yankees. Instead, Cuddyer needed crutches to navigate the concrete tunnels of the Metrodome, his

DETROIT (AP) -- Gary Sheffield and Jim Leyland might just have to agree to disagree. Sheffield said he wants to play every day and the nine-time All-Star feels he's in a platoon for the Detroit Tigers. He also said he doesn't think he should be solely a

DETROIT (AP) -- The Tigers' Justin Verlander is mired in the worst four-game stretch of his career, a career which began with a string of feats no pitcher had accomplished in baseball history. The Toronto Blue Jays chased Verlander early and went on to

MIAMI (AP) -- Yadier Molina went more than two months without a home run. He picked a good time to end the drought. Molina hit a two-run homer, Joel Pineiro pitched seven strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 4-2 Monday

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It would have been easy for Glen Perkins to sit this one out. With a new baby girl in his arms on Sunday night, and an 0-2 record with a 9.00 ERA against the New York Yankees this season, no one would have questioned him for accepting

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Edward Mujica yielded four runs on his first four pitches and still got his first career win. It was that kind of night for the Cleveland Indians, who took a 5-0 lead, fell behind 8-7 and rallied to defeat the Baltimore Orioles 13-8

CHICAGO (AP) -- Josh Beckett wasn't thinking too far ahead. His manager couldn't help himself, though. 'He looks like he's primed to go ahead and be the guy that we need,' Terry Francona said. And if Beckett keeps this up, the Boston Red Sox could be in

HOUSTON (AP) -- Brandon Backe got through the first inning, then led the Houston Astros to their fifth straight victory. Backe struck out six in seven effective innings, Ty Wigginton homered and drove in three runs and the Astros beat the San Francisco