Latin teammates of Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia have no issue with the statement he made about Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli following Tuesday night's game. When asked for his thoughts about Cervelli's celebratory clap at home plate after he hit only his second home run of the season, Saltalamacchia raised a few eyebrows with his comment. "The game is changing," Saltalamacchia said Tuesday. "Younger guys are coming in, (Rangers shortstop) Elvis Andrus and (Blue Jays shortstop Yunel) Escobar, a lot of Latin players and that's the way they play the game. It's OK to an extent, but if you go further than that, than that's when you've got to kind of step back." A few minutes later in the clubhouse, Saltalamacchia attempted to clarify what he meant.

Top Yankees catching prospect Jesus Montero will be among the September call-ups joining the Yankees when rosters expand on Thursday, according to a team source who spoke with ESPNNewYork on the condition on anonymity.

The Giants have designated veterans Aaron Rowand and Miguel Tejada for assignment, a major shake-up for the defending World Series champions.

Washington manager Davey Johnson on Tuesday confirmed plans for Stephen Strasburg to make his first 2011 start for the Nationals on Sept. 6 against the Dodgers Strasburg will start for Double-A Harrisburg on Thursday. It is expected to be his final rehab appearance in his comeback from Tommy John surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow. "I've got a spot open for him," Johnson said.

With a little less than a month left in the regular season, there are a number of players approaching the 30/30 club. There were no new members of the club last season, the first time that has happened since 1986. Ryan Braun, Curtis Granderson, Jacoby Ellsbury and Ian Kinsler are all within range of the accomplishment. Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has already joined the club.

The relationship between White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and general manager Kenny Williams is now beyond repair, according to a Major League source. There have been at least two known heated blowups between Guillen and Williams this season, according to sources. There has also been talk that the White Sox are sniffing around about possible managerial candidates.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira hit a first-inning double against the Orioles on Monday night for his 100th RBI of the season. Teixeira is the only Major Leaguer to collect 30 homers and 100 RBIs in each of the last eight seasons. "You know when the season starts you're going to get 30 and 100 from Tex," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. "It's great as a manager and great as an organization to be able to pencil that in."

Red Sox president Larry Lucchino is excited for this week's series against the Yankees, even though both teams are already headed for the playoffs. "Absolutely," Lucchino said when asked if he's still amped. "We want to win, we want home-field advantage. And by the way, if we were playing them in a Tiddlywinks match, or a checkers game, we'd get amped up. At least I would."

Another ballpark tragedy was thankfully avoided at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. last week. Emmanuel Marlow, 49, who works as a vendor at Nationals Park and other stadiums in the district, was making his normal rounds Thursday afternoon when he noticed a commotion in one of his sections. A young boy had begun choking on his food and those around him were panicking. When Marlow came upon the scene and saw that no one else had taken charge, he immediately abandoned his vending duties and began performing the Heimlich maneuver. On his third attempt, Marlow dislodged a piece of chicken from the child's throat. "I guess they never had experienced a first-aid situation," said Marlow, who had once worked a game at FedEx Field when a patron had a mild stroke. "[The boy] was actually going to a new color. I knew I needed to jump in and do it. There was no time for hesi­ta­tion. It had to be done right then and there." After a quick examination at the stadium, the boy was deemed to be OK. His grateful mother went up to Marlow and spent 10 minutes hugging him, crying and thanking him for saving her son's life.

White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen and slugger Adam Dunn have spoken about possibly cutting the designated hitter's playing time. Guillen said Dunn, who was out of the lineup for the second straight game against the Twins on Monday night, was receptive to the meeting. "I don't know yet. I talked to him we had a little chat. It went nice. He understood my point, I understood his point," Guillen said. "Obviously I'm going to (play) the guys that swing the bat good but are you're going to see him? I can't say no because he will play some day." On the season, Dunn is hitting .163 with 11 home runs and 40 RBIs. "Like I said in the past, he's hurt. He doesn't show he's hurt. He's embarrassed. It's very tough for him to go through it," Guillen said.