Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston.
Pujols pounded one anyway, sending center fielder Nyjer Morgan retreating in a sprint.
…The Knicks sent center Jerome Jordan to their Development League affiliate in Erie, Pa.
In return, the Knicks sent center Walt Bellamy and guard Howard Komives to Detroit.
Kennedy was traded as part of the deal that sent center fielder Curtis Granderson to the Yankees in 2009.
Yesterday, the Wizards sent center Ike Austin to Vancouver for Dennis Scott, Cherokee Parks, Obinna Ekezie and Felipe Lopez.
Denis, who is in his ninth N.H.L. season, is 1-5 with a 4.05 goals against average.... Carolina sent center Brandon Nolan back to Albany of the American Hockey League.
FLYERS TRADE MANDERVILLE FOR TIBBETTS: Two days before the trade deadline, the Philadelphia Flyers sent center Kent Manderville to Pittsburgh for Penguins forward Billy Tibbetts yesterday.
The Mets sent center fielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo to their Class AAA Norfolk affiliate between games of their doubleheader against the Yankees yesterday.
Sather said he "had some conversations in several deals that went down" Friday, when five trades were made involving current N.H.L. players, including the blockbuster that sent center Jordan Staal from the Pittsburgh Penguins to the Carolina Hurricanes.
