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.

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.

Future Shock  —  With the 2006 draft finally over, and the bigger contract negotiations left to the scouting directors and upper management, many scouts step away from the amateur side of things for awhile to begin their pro coverage.  With that in mind, here's what some of the top talent evaluators …

Dodgers-Padres Preview  —  The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers were swept by the San Diego Padres on the road, right-hander Chad Billingsley was in rookie ball.  —  Now a major league rookie, Billingsley makes his debut when the Dodgers (35-30) and Padres conclude their three-game series at Petco Park on Thursday.

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.

Red Sox acquire lefthanded pitcher Javier Lopez from Chicago White Sox for righthander David Riske  —  BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox today acquired lefthanded pitcher Javier Lopez from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for righthanded pitcher David Riske.  Executive Vice President/General Manager Theo Epstein made the announcement.

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?

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 …

Johnson Hits Eject Button, but Yankees Don't Mind  —  Randy Johnson kept control of his pitches and his emotions.  Andy Phillips knocked a ball over one fence and jumped over another fence to catch one.  They were major contributors to the Yankees' 6-1 victory over Cleveland last night at Yankee Stadium.

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.

Wild reaction to latest job  —  MINNEAPOLIS — This is weird.  Wild, too.  I am sitting in the second row of the baseball press box at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and the young man sitting in the chair to my left is the new director of hockey operations for the Minnesota Wild.

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.

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.

Looks like Sunday for Prior's debut  —  Barring another setback, Mark Prior is on target to make his Cubs season debut Sunday against the Detroit Tigers at Wrigley Field.  —  But that's a big hurdle to clear in the coming days, so neither Prior nor manager Dusty Baker was ready to confirm the right-hander's long-awaited 2006 debut.

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.

Captain Jeter doesn't come to bat for A-Rod  —  Derek Jeter said he had no idea what they were saying on sports talk radio shows yesterday and he seemed surprised when he was told the piping hot afternoon-long controversy on two stations involved him.  "Me?  What'd I do?"  Jeter said, half amused and half curious.