NEW YORK -- Taking two out of three from the Yankees this weekend wasn't satisfying enough. Reds manager Dusty Baker wanted the sweep, but events conspired to keep that from happening. In Sunday's 4-1 loss to New York, back spasms put third baseman Edwin

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The 42-year-old was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with left knee tendinitis, his fifth stint on the DL since the start of 2006. Timlin was on the disabled list twice in 2007, once for a strained left oblique and once with right shoulder

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McCoy, 84, and a San Diego native, was drafted by the Padres in the special Negro Leagues Player Draft that preceded the First-Year Player Draft on June 5. As a part of the Padres' fifth annual Salute to the Negro Leagues at PETCO Park on Saturday,

The last time the right-hander was on a mound was May 21, when he was hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols. Young suffered a broken nose and has been on the disabled list since. Young is scheduled to have

Giles aggravated his right hamstring while trying to beat out a double-play ball in the sixth inning of Friday's 6-2 victory over the Tigers. Giles said he initially felt the strain earlier in the week during the series at Yankee Stadium. In Friday's

A middle reliever and occasional starter since reaching the big leagues in 2004 with the Mariners, Baek has been thrust into the rotation with the Padres this season because of injuries that have sidelined starters Chris Young and Shawn Estes. And the

The Padres have lost six of their last eight games after winning seven of their previous eight before entering Interleague Play against the Indians, Yankees and Tigers. The Tigers continue to play well. They have won 11 of their last 14 games as their

8:49 PM ETBy T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com WASHINGTON -- The Rangers are putting aside the concept of alternating catchers every two days. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is about to get his chance to be the Rangers' regular catcher. Gerald Laird was officially placed