Astros righthander Roy Oswalt flew to Houston this morning to have his ailing left hip examined and will miss his next scheduled start Tuesday. Brandon Backe will start in his place.

Roy Halladay pitched seven solid innings and Alex Rios stole three bases to help the Blue Jays snap a three-game losing skid with a 7-5 victory over the hometown Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

In a bid to get Edgar Renteria into some kind of comfort zone that might end the Tigers shortstop's ongoing pain at the plate, Jim Leyland thought a change of venue might help Friday.

Fla. - Pennant fever is alive in the oddest of places. Ticket lines are longer, television ratings are rising, and the young, budget-minded Tampa Bay Rays are in first place in the AL East, looking down on the big-spending Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees....

- When Yankee Stadium opened for business on April 18, 1923, an army of writers strained for adjectives to describe the majestic, triple-decked structure that loomed over the landscape like the Coliseum in Rome, somehow relocated to the Bronx. Babe Ruth, who...

A weekly look back during this anniversary season for the local nines: the 50th anniversary of the Giants in San Francisco and the 40th anniversary of the A's in Oakland: - A's (July 7, 1986): Tony La Russa becomes the manager and, in his first game,...

TODAY Opponent: Dodgers Time: 1:05 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Stults (2-1) vs. Cain (5-6) MONDAY OFF TUESDAY Opponent: At Mets Time: 4:10 p.m. TV: CSNBA Pitchers: Correia (1-5) vs. Pelfrey (6-6)...

Shortstop Omar Vizquel might not be in the starting lineup today for the second time since telling manager Bruce Bochy he would understand a more limited role because of a batting slump. Vizquel has started the past five games. He met with Bochy on June 29,...

If the Giants look in the mirror today, they just might see the 2006-07 Warriors looking back. Their makeover has been in progress for a while now, but Saturday's 5-2 victory completed the task in a way that only a comeback win against the Dodgers could....

Ryan Church batted second Saturday night before departing with dizziness, but cleanup hitter Carlos Beltran could settle into that slot soon by being placed in the No. 2 hole.