Report: Rookie to be demoted for missing Blalock  —  White Sox rookie pitcher Sean Tracey got into hot water with his manager Ozzie Guillen — for getting an out.  —  Tracey was summoned to start the seventh inning and got Hank Blalock to ground out, but getting an out might not have been the reason Tracey was brought into the game.

Finley notches 300th career homer  —  41-year-old outfielder reaches milestone at former home  —  PHOENIX — During a season of milestones for the San Francisco Giants, Steve Finley returned to his old Chase Field stomping grounds and added another on Wednesday night.

Milledge caught looking  —  PHILADELPHIA - Willie Randolph gave Lastings Milledge a lecture in the dugout after the rookie was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base on Julio Franco's two-out double to right-center in the seventh.  The manager believed Milledge should have scored.

Soriano's Numbers Won't Come Cheap  —  WASHINGTON, June 14 — Alfonso Soriano is the king of his corner in the Washington Nationals' clubhouse and an even bigger king in the baseball universe.  Soriano acts like a star, he is a star and he wants to remain a star — here, there and everywhere.

David righting self in field  —  PHILADELPHIA - David Wright is collecting quite an assortment of highlight-reel plays for someone who tied for the major-league lead in errors at third base last season.  —  There was the over-the-shoulder, barehanded catch in San Diego in August, which has earned him an invite to ESPN's ESPY Awards.

Sox are out of control  —  Walks allow Twins to run away with it  —  Jermaine Van Buren is pulled after walking home Jason Bartlett in the sixth, one of 10 walks allowed by Sox pitchers.  (Reuters Photo)  —  MINNEAPOLIS — In the bottom of the eighth inning last night …

And this lefty likes the Rangers  —  ARLINGTON - About 45 minutes before the first pitch was thrown Wednesday night, approximately 75 people were lined up on the concourse on the first base side of Ameriquest Field waiting for an autograph from 18-year-old Kasey Kiker.  —  You think Ranger fans like their left-handers?

Sore heel may cost Fogg a start  —  Cory Sullivan and Matt Holliday, center, congratulate Rockies teammate Garrett Atkins after Atkins' three-run homer Wednesday night in Washington.  (KRT / Harry E. Walker)  —  Washington - Rockies pitcher Josh Fogg entered Tuesday's game with his roster spot hanging in the balance.

Reyes is exciting and igniting  —  PHILADELPHIA — Among the lessons Jose Reyes has absorbed during his brief tenure in the major leagues is that a little hit can cause great damage.  Especially when it's accompanied by a pair of the fastest legs in the game.

Ortiz's money already had gone to waste … The Arizona Diamondbacks made a solid baseball decision Tuesday when they kicked Russ Ortiz to the curb — but contrary to what you'll read about this almost anywhere you look, they won't be "eating" $22 million of his salary (which appears …

Pujols' guru gets his support  —  PUJOLS  —  "I have nothing to worry about."  —  PLEASANT VALLEY, MO.  —  The wall inside the entrance to Millhouse AEP is covered with framed autographed photos of major league first basemen Albert Pujols and Mike Sweeney.