Wang Wins No. 50; Johnny Talks Joba  —  Chien-Ming Wang earned his 50th career victory on Tuesday in Chicago.  It was his 85th career start.  The last pitcher to win 50 in so few starts was Dwight Gooden, who reached the milestone in his 82nd start back in 1986.

Reds GM Krivsky fired  —  Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky his been fired less that three years after taking over the position several sources have confirmed to the Enquirer's Paul Daugherty.  —  He will be replaced by Walt Jocketty, who previously was the general manager of the St. Louis Cardinals …

Rookie makes powerful impression  —  Every day you see this kid, you ask yourself, “Who is he?  Haven't I seen him before?”  —  His speed, his demeanor . . . is he Johnny Damon?  Maybe, but he has a better arm and he might have more speed.  —  When he hits home runs and plays a good center field and runs, is he Grady Sizemore?

Cedeno has grand finish to homestand  —  Ronny Cedeno learned a valuable lesson Monday night after coming up with a clutch two-out hit to help the Cubs beat the New York Mets at Wrigley Field.  —  Don't mention anything about the World Series in April, at least if you're a Cub.

Pujols admits his patience is wearing thin  —  MILWAUKEE — He made it through 21 games without stating the obvious.  But two late-inning plate appearances in Tuesday's 12-inning, 9-8 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers proved too much.  —  Albert Pujols admitted his patience is wearing thin.

Defensive shakeup follows Tigers' rout  —  After victory, Leyland says Cabrera is moving to first base, Guillen to third.  —  DETROIT — The Tigers hit three bombs during Tuesday night's 10-2 victory over the Rangers, but announced a bigger one after it.  —  In a major positional switch …

Pedro can return to mound in 10-14 days  —  CHICAGO - The Mets finally have a rough timetable for Pedro Martinez's return.  Martinez, who strained his left hamstring April 1, was examined Monday by team orthopedist David Altchek and the prognosis is that he can return to the mound in 10 days to two weeks.

Cards Notes: Izturis is injured  —  IZTURIS IS INJURED  —  MILWAUKEE — The Cardinals will activate infielder Brendan Ryan in time for tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after shortstop Cesar Izturis suffered a severe contusion when struck by a pitch below his right elbow during Tuesday's ninth inning.

A-Rod's wife gives birth to their second daughter  —  Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez and his wife welcomed a bouncing bambina to their pinstriped world Tuesday.  —  Cynthia Rodriguez gave birth to a girl in Miami late Monday, the superstar player announced on his Web site Tuesday.

Marlins' competition set to get tougher  —  Florida (12-8) at Atlanta (10-10), Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. ET  —  PITTSBURGH — The critics will point out that the Florida Marlins have come to occupy first place in the National League East by way of feasting on inferior competition.

Torii Hunter has heard hate at Fenway  —  Though the Red Sox [team stats] have done a great deal to remake the image of Fenway Park [map] in recent years, visiting players continue to voice concerns about fan conduct.  The latest example came from Angels center fielder Torii Hunter.

Plenty of hits, but Rundgrens perform on different stages  —  51s shortstop Rex not following musician father Todd  —  Other than an ill-fated attempt at playing Little League baseball, musician Todd Rundgren has never been much of an athlete.  —  Sure, he still displays plenty …