Sox held at bay  —  DiNardo and A's keep them in a fog  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—Until Valentine's Day, Daisuke Matsuzaka and Lenny DiNardo were Red Sox teammates.  But then the Sox needed to clear a spot to add outfielder J.D. Drew to the roster, and DiNardo was gone, claimed on waivers by the Oakland Athletics.

Utley's HR in 11th helps Phils beat Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Utley is drawing raves from his manager that were previously reserved for a cherished Hall of Famer.  —  The quiet star hit a leadoff homer in the 11th inning and drove in three runs, sending the Philadelphia Phillies …

Vanden Hurk leads Marlins to victory  —  Right-hander allows one hit, notches first Major League win  —  ATLANTA — The crowd of reporters around Rick Vanden Hurk's locker after Tuesday night's game against the Braves caught the Marlins starting pitcher off guard.  —  "This is a lot of people," he said.

Padres beat Dodgers 1-0, move back into first  —  SAN DIEGO - Marcus Giles singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and Trevor Hoffman moved within one save of becoming the first big leaguer with 500 for his career as the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 Tuesday night to re-claim first place in the NL West.

Six teams represented at Percival workout  —  Add the Braves and A's to the list of teams interested in free-agent reliever Troy Percival.  —  Representatives from both those clubs attended Percival's latest workout Tuesday in Riverside, Ca., FOXSports.com has learned.

Pedro throws off mound for first time  —  PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Not long after Pedro Martinez took the most important step to date in his rehab, throwing off a mound, the Mets righthander adamantly insisted he will make it back this summer.  —  "I don't think there should be any doubt on anybody's minds," Martinez said.

Sabathia shuts out Royals for ninth win  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — The only walking C.C. Sabathia did was to the dugout after each scoreless inning.  —  Cleveland's ace left-hander pitched his fifth career shutout and the Indians kept rolling at home, defeating the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Tuesday night.

Burres looks for fourth win in six tries  —  Baltimore (27-31) at Seattle (29-25), 10:05 p.m. ET  —  Baltimore's roller-coaster season continues when it heads into the middle stanza of a three-game set against the Mariners.  The Orioles will look to avoid a fifth straight loss after beginning …

Escobar's complete game lifts Angels  —  Angels win fifth in a row; righty throws three-hitter vs. Twins  —  ANAHEIM — Kelvim Escobar comes from the old school, Venezuela style.  He is a man who takes pride in completing a task.  —  "Sometimes," he said through a grin …

Sheffield clarifies comments  —  After controversial quote, right fielder discusses interview  —  ARLINGTON — Tigers right fielder Gary Sheffield says he loves Latinos, he's never had a problem with them and they love him back.  —  "Leave the poor guy alone," Tigers teammate Ivan Rodriguez …

Beer "played a great role" in the affair  —  A great many thanks to Stu for passing along this link from the excellent blog Lawyers, Guns and Money.  It seems Monday marked a very special anniversary: 33 years ago that day, a game between Texas and Cleveland was[ enhanced] …

MLB hopes to decide on Asia by late July  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball officials hope to decide by late July whether to play in Beijing and Tokyo next spring.  —  Bob DuPuy, Major League Baseball's chief operating officer, headed a delegation that went to China last week and inspected …

Backstop battle tightens in AL balloting  —  Mauer, Varitek, Posada narrow Pudge's chances to start in SF  —  Robinson Cano's lead over Placido Polanco at second base is almost gone, Justin Morneau moved past Jason Giambi into second place behind David Ortiz at first base …