Red Sox retake first from Rays 5-1  —  The Rays' B.J. Upton is tossed by ump Paul Emmel in the eighth for arguing a called third strike.  Boston won its 12th in a row at home.  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox are, like the Rays, known as one of the most aggressive baserunning teams in the majors.

Posada will need surgery after season  —  Jorge Posada is on the Yankees active roster tonight, but not in the lineup; he is scheduled to catch tomorrow.  —  And he said today he will need surgery after the season to repair his labrum.  —  “There's no discomfort,” said Posada …

White Sox sign pitcher Esteban Loaiza to one-year contract and option Ehren Wassermann to Triple-A Charlotte  —  Dewayne Wise accepts outright assignment to Charlotte  —  CHICAGO — Prior to tonight's game vs. Kansas City, the Chicago White Sox signed free-agent right-handed pitcher Esteban Loaiza …

Smoltz may be facing shoulder surgery  —  Braves expected to discuss veteran's future at news conference  —  ATLANTA — John Smoltz has said that he'll be content if he never throws another pitch.  Now, just two days after he attempted to alleviate stress on his shoulder with a move to the bullpen …

Mussina looking like an All-Star in win  —  Righty wins third straight start, buoyed by Jeter's milestone  —  NEW YORK — If Mike Mussina had his choice of where to spend a three-day July vacation, chances are that he'd drive home to the tiny town of Montoursville, Pa. …

Emotions boil over as losing continues  —  The time for patience and politeness came to a screeching halt Wednesday.  —  The team president started his morning by yelling at the coaches.  Pieces of equipment — and a garbage can — were hurled in the postgame clubhouse.

Statue of Liberty gets MLB makeover  —  Versions of landmark to adorn NYC leading up to All-Star Game  —  An open letter to the people of France:  —  Bonjour!  We in America are still very thankful for the Statue of Liberty.  —  She is a fine lady.  She still stands for freedom and huddled masses and all of that.

Clayton Kershaw's hard work doesn't pay off for Dodgers  —  Rookie left-hander makes 104 pitches while laboring through five innings and takes the loss, his first major league decision, as Dodgers fall to Rockies, 2-1.  —  Clayton Kershaw received his first major league decision in his third start …

Legends to make history in Bronx  —  More than 40 Hall of Famers to be honored at All-Star Game  —  NEW YORK — Yankee Stadium is not done creating history.  Not quite yet.  —  The largest group of Hall of Famers at a Major League event in history will gather before this summer's All-Star …

Garko's 6 RBIs lead Indians over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Ryan Garko drove in a career-high six runs, David Dellucci hit a three-run homer and the Cleveland Indians held on for a 15-9 victory over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.  —  Dellucci, who had 29 homers for the Rangers in 2005 …

Draft Eve News & Rumors  —  Jim Callis is still making his list and checking it twice for his final mock draft prior to the beginning Thursday of the 2008 Draft.  We still are pinching ourselves at BA World Headquarters that the draft is on TV and happy to be part of ESPN's show. …

SaberScouting's Mock Draft, Draft Eve Edition  —  It is the eve of the most highly-awaited day for all of us weird people that follow the MLB Draft.  Here at SaberScouting, we've decided to celebrate Draft Day Eve by breaking out our crystal ball and projecting the first 15 picks of Thursday's draft.