Santana gives Mets much-needed win over Marlins  —  Maybe the Mets players didn't exactly run through a wall to declare their support for Willie Randolph before Monday's Summit at Shea.  —  But David Wright tried to put an end to the drama surrounding his embattled manager after last night's had-to-have-it 5-3 win over the Marlins.

Clemens still dispensing advice, via text  —  Roger Clemens is out of baseball and involved in a steroids controversy, but he still has influence with the New York Yankees, the team he pitched for last season.  —  Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain, who is making the transition …

Sox tumble in 9th  —  Matsuzaka lifted because of ‘fatigue’  —  He'd already been ejected, but Red Sox shortstop Julio Lugo continued the argument with third base umpire Angel Hernandez in the fifth inning.  Manager Terrry Francona also was tossed.  (Otto Greule Jr./Getty Images)

Wagner only concerned about winning  —  New York (24-26) vs. Florida (30-21), Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. ET  —  NEW YORK — As if he was rocking back for another high-90s fastball, just like he did to sit down Jorge Cantu and seal his 368th career save on Tuesday night, Billy Wagner is quick to answer the importance of records.

The Yankees Lose Kennedy, and Then Things Get Worse  —  For Ian Kennedy, Tuesday's game was his major league career in microcosm.  It started flawlessly and spiraled quickly into shambles in the Yankees' wild 10-9 loss to the Baltimore Orioles in 11 innings.

Yankees sign first baseman Broussard to minor league deal  —  CBSSports.com wire reports  —  BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees signed veteran first baseman Ben Broussard to a minor league contract Tuesday and assigned him to Triple-A Scranton.  —  The 31-year-old Broussard hit .159 …

Santana tosses second CG of season as Matthews, Angels win in 9th  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Gary Matthews Jr. hit an RBI single off Aquilino Lopez with two out in the ninth inning Tuesday night to lift Ervin Santana and the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Ozzie Guillen is not Orlando Cabrera's babysitter  —  Looks like these are fun times in the White Sox clubhouse.  Despite a two-game lead in the dreary AL Central, the Pale Hose can only watch as a public feud develops between their manager and their shortstop and a disagreement between …

Clemens claims emotional distress in McNamee lawsuit  —  Former Astro responds to motion to dismiss case  —  Roger Clemens upped the ante of his defamation lawsuit against an ex-trainer by accusing him in court papers Tuesday of intentionally inflicting Clemens with emotional distress.

Doctors See Danger in Letting Church Play  —  Experts in the field of concussion management strongly criticized the Mets on Tuesday for their handling of Ryan Church, saying that he has been put at significant medical risk by continuing to play through dizziness, lethargy and headaches.

Mariners deal Baek to Padres  —  Seattle lands righty Wells in exchange for struggling pitcher  —  SEATTLE — The Mariners on Tuesday worked out a trade that would send Cha Seung Baek to the Padres for Jared Wells in an exchange of right-handed pitchers.  —  The Mariners, who designated Baek …

Blalock isn't reason for Young's potential move  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  Two weeks ago, Hank Blalock decided he'd move to first base.  Ever since, I've been trying to dig out of a virtual blizzard of emails, blog posts and face-to-face questions.  —  Everybody wants to know the same thing …

The alleged difficulty of the in-season manager switch  —  As first reported by Jon Heyman, part of the reason the Mets have stayed put with Willie Randolph is because team officials discussed and examined the history of clubs who changed managers midseason.  They found that, more often than not, the switch didn't accomplish much.