White Sox got right-fielder Jermaine Dye to put pen to paper on a two-year extension worth $22 million.

Injuries, moves, rumors and newsmakers...

A freshman Arizona pitcher makes a little history at the plate; the White Sox take yet another big free agent off the market; Esteban Loaiza will pitch for the A's this year; another Mets catcher hits the disabled list; and more...

   TWO-WAY GEM

A day after Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb let his pitching do the talking yet again, promising righty Micah Owings played Babe Ruth and looked like a superstar on the mound and at the plate.

Not only did he pitch himself to a win, allowing three runs on as many hits over 7.0 innings, striking out seven, but he was also a triple away from the cycle at the plate. In a day at the plate more resembling a top slugger than a pitcher, the rookie went 4-for-5 with a double, two home runs, six RBIs and four runs scored.

It was actually an unprecedented day at the plate for a pitcher in the majors because no other has had four hits, four runs and six RBIs in the same game.

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ANGELS 
Might we have another case of the "Curse of the Home-Run Derby?" Angels superstar Vladimir Guerrero won the all-star competition this year, back on July 10, but didn't hit another home run until he launched two on August 2. Things looked promising when he crushed another pair the following day, but he didn't hit another one until Saturday.

ATHLETICS 
Finally, Esteban Loaiza has a scheduled date for his first start of the season. The veteran righty has been sidelined all year with neck and knee injuries, though he was originally scheduled to return from his neck injury in late-May before his knee injury cropped up in mid-May. Now he's slated to go on Wednesday in Toronto, having successfully completed his final rehab start on Friday.

METS 
They're hurting behind the plate in Queens these days, as the Mets' top two catchers are now on the disabled list after backup-turned-No. 1 Ramon Castro hit the DL Saturday, joining top backstop Paul Lo Duca. As a result, they brought veteran Sandy Alomar Jr. back up to the majors and he'll share time behind the plate with Mike DiFelice until one of the top two returns.

ORIOLES 
With news coming Friday that injured closer Chris Ray will probably miss the entire 2008 season as well, rumblings out of Baltimore have rookie righty Jim Hoey being groomed to take over as closer next year. He earned the hold with a scoreless 1.1 innings Saturday afternoon and has now tossed 6.1 scoreless innings with one walk and four strikeouts since being recalled on August 9. They'll likely continue to use him in a setup role for the rest of the season before possibly throwing him into the fire as closer next year.

RANGERS 
It was one pitcher healthy and another hurting on Saturday for the Rangers. They got young righty Kameron Loe back from a couple weeks out with back pain and he tossed 5.0 scoreless innings to earn the win in Minnesota. It was reliever Willie Eyre who went down to make room on the roster for Loe, placed on the DL with a stiff elbow.

RED SOX 
As expected, veteran outfielder Bobby Kielty was brought up to the big club on Saturday, a day after the trade of Wily Mo Pena cleared a spot for him. Since signing with the Red Sox earlier this month, he played 10 games at Triple-A Pawtucket, batting just .237 but hitting two home runs. He'll be their fourth outfielder, taking the roster spot of young Jacoby Ellsbury, who was up for just one game.

REDS 
To fill their vacancy in the rotation, the Reds called up young righty Elizardo Ramirez to make Saturday's start. After making 19 starts with the big club last year, he dealt with injury problems this year and worked his way back through the minors and while he took the loss, he looked decent in his first big-league start of the year, allowing three runs in 5.0 innings. Veteran righty Victor Santos was designated for assignment to make room for Ramirez, who will probably get the chance to remain in the rotation for the rest of the season.

WHITE SOX 
The 2007-2008 free-agent class continues to thin out, as another top player who could have tested the market has been signed. On Friday it was the North-Side Cubs inking ace Carlos Zambrano and Saturday the South-Side White Sox got right-fielder Jermaine Dye to put pen to paper on a two-year extension worth $22 million. There's also a mutual option for 2010 worth $12 million on the new contract. Coming off a massive career year, the 33-year old slugger had a disappointing first half, but he's already doubled his home-run total since the break with 12 more.

YANKEES 
After a couple of lackluster starts, Roger Clemens appears to be back on track. He returned from his five-game suspension to win his second straight start on Saturday, striking out a season-high eight Tigers. He allowed two runs over 6.0 innings, following up a start in which he allowed one run in 6.0 frames.