Triple A Pawtucket

Baseball Brewers: Purchased the contract of P Nick Neugebauer from Triple-A Indianapolis. Optioned P Brandon Kolb to Indianapolis. Red Sox: Activated P Hipolito Pichardo from the 15-day DL. Optioned IF Morgan Burkhart to Triple-A Pawtucket. Rockies: Placed P Brian Bohanon on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of P Todd Bilitz from Triple-A Colorado Springs.

Baseball ATHLETICS -- Assigned P Kirk Saarloos outright to Triple-A Sacramento. Activated P Justin Duchscherer from 15-day DL. Optioned P Lenny DiNardo to Sacramento. BRAVES -- Purchased contract of SS Brent Lillibridge from Triple-A Richmond. Optioned P Phil Stockman to Richmond. Designated P Zach Schreiber for assignment. RANGERS -- Recalled C Jarrod Saltalamacchia from Triple-A Oklahoma. Activated P Eddie Guardado from 15-day DL. Placed P Luis Mendoza on 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday.

Moves Baseball GIANTS: Transferred IF Tomas Garrido to Single-A Hagerstown. PIRATES: Recalled P Mike Lincoln from Triple-A Nashville. Optioned P Bronson Arroyo to Nashville. RED SOX: Purchased contract of P Willie Banks from Triple-A Pawtucket. Optioned P Sunny Kim to Pawtucket.

Moves Baseball MLB -- Suspended Devil Rays minor league P James Houser for 50 games for testing positive for drug of abuse. ATHLETICS -- Purchased contract of OF Dee Brown from Triple-A Sacramento. Optioned P Dan Meyer to Sacramento. NATIONALS -- Activated P Jesus Colome from 15-day DL. Designated OF Ryan Langerhans for assignment. RANGERS -- Activated P Kameron Loe from 15-day DL. Placed P Willie Eyre on 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. RED SOX -- Purchased contract of OF Bobby Kielty from Triple-A Pawtucket.

BaseballAngels: Optioned OF Reggie Williams to Double-A Midland.Red Sox: Assigned P Rich Garces to Triple-A Pawtucket for injury rehab.White Sox: Recalled P Carlos Castillo from Triple-A Calgary. Optioned P Mike Heathcott to Calgary.Pub Date: 8/30/98

Baseball Athletics: Activated P Jim Corsi from DL. Placed P Ariel Prieto on 15-day DL with strained right elbow. Blue Jays: Optioned P Paul Spoljaric to Triple-A Syracuse. Activated C Terry McGriff from 15-day DL. Dodgers: Placed C Carlos Hernandez on 15-day DL. Recalled C Tom Prince from Triple-A Albuquerque. Moved P Darren Hall from 15- to the 60-day DL. Red Sox: Optioned IF Bill Selby to Triple-A Pawtucket. Pub Date: 5/20/96

BaseballBrewers: Optioned C Kelly Stinnett to Triple-A New Orleans. Transferred P Cal Eldred and Jamie McAndrew from 15-day DL to 60-day DL. Added C Jesse Levis to 40-man roster.Phillies: Recalled P Steve Frey from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Moved P Tyler Green from 15-day to 60-day DL.Red Sox: Purchased contract of DH Kevin Mitchell from Triple-A Pawtucket.Pub Date: 4/08/96

BaseballCubs: Signed OF Orlando Merced. Recalled OF Matt Mieske from Triple-A Iowa.Dodgers: Recalled C Angel Pena from Double-A San Antonio.Indians: Recalled RHP Steve Karsay from Triple-A Buffalo.Red Sox: Recalled LHP Ron Mahay from Triple-A Pawtucket.FootballPackers: Signed FB Michael Blair from practice squad. Waived DB Chris Darkins.Saints: Waived DE Josh Taves. Activated DT Joe Johnson from exempt list.Pub Date: 9/06/98

BaseballBlue Jays: Placed P Erik Hanson on 15-day DL. Recalled P Robert Person from Triple-A Syracuse.Brewers: Designated P Jamie McAndrew for assignment. Recalled P Sean Maloney from Triple-A Tucson.Reds: Activated C Joe Oliver off Triple-A Indianapolis' DL to begin rehabilitation assignment.Red Sox: Recalled P Rich Garces from Triple-A Pawtucket. Designated P Pat Mahomes for assignment.CollegeRhode Island: Agreed to three-year contract extension with women's basketball coach Linda Ziemke.

BaseballBraves: Activated OF Kenny Lofton from 15-day DL. Designated OF Danny Bautista for assignment.Brewers: Activated OF Marc Newfield from 15-day DL. Optioned IF Antone Williamson to Triple-A Tucson.Pirates: Activated P Ricardo Rincon from 15-day DL. Optioned P Chris Peters to Triple-A Calgary.Red Sox: Optioned P Ron Mahay to Triple-A Pawtucket. Activated P Steve Avery from 15-day DL.HockeyKings: Signed D Garry Galley to three-year contract.Pub Date: 7/06/97

BaseballDiamondbacks: Recalled IF Danny Klassen from Triple-A Tucson.Dodgers: Recalled IF Alex Cora from Triple-A Albuquerque. Optioned P Manuel Barrios to Albuquerque.Giants: Recalled IF Wilson Delgado from Triple-A Fresno. Optioned P Russ Ortiz to Fresno.Reds: Optioned P Carlos Reyes, acquired from Dodgers with IF Paul Konerko for P Jeff Shaw, to Triple-A Indianapolis.Red Sox: Recalled P Jin Ho Cho from Double-A Trenton. Optioned P John Wasdin to Triple-A Pawtucket.Newburgh (Independent)

Moves Baseball PIRATES: Placed 1B-OF Craig Wilson on 15-day DL with injured left finger. Purchased contract of OF Ray Sadler from Double-A Altoona. RED SOX: Purchased contract of P Cla Meredith from Triple-A Pawtucket. Designated P Blaine Neal for assignment. Activated P Wade Miller from 15-day DL. Optioned P Lenny DiNardo to Pawtucket. WHITE SOX: Reinstated IF Willie Harris from bereavement list. Optioned 2B Pedro Lopez to Triple-A Charlotte. Designated IF-C Jamie Burke for assignment.