Soriano leaves after being hit by pitch  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Alfonso Soriano could miss up to six weeks with a broken left hand after the Chicago Cubs star was hit by a pitch Wednesday night against Atlanta.  —  Soriano was hit in the second inning by Jeff Bennett.

Ailing Alou's leg & pride hurting  —  Moises Alou couldn't mask his disappointment about his latest malady.  —  “I wish I was here talking to you about getting a game-winning hit (instead of) 'I'm hurt, I'm hurt, I'm hurt,'” Alou said Wednesday night before the Mets' win over the Diamondbacks at Shea.

Milledge Caps Off A Long Night  —  9th-Inning HR Is Nats' 5th of Game: Nationals 7, Pirates 6  —  By the time Lastings Milledge stepped to the plate late Tuesday night, the Washington Nationals already had refused to make peace with losing.  Already, they had wrestled free from an early deficit.

Karstens activated, Cox placed on the DL  —  As expected, Jeff Karstens has been activated from the disabled list to start tonight's game in Richmond.  Coming as much more of a surprise, J.B. Cox has been placed on the seven-day disabled list retroactive to Sunday.

Beltran's blast in 13th bails out Mets' Wagner  —  Mets starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey, left, gives Jose Reyes a pat on the back after Reyes fielded Arizona's Chad Tracy grounder for the third out in the third inning.  (Newsday Photo / Kathy Kmonicek / June 11, 2008)  —  The Mets feel the pain, too.

Colon gets 150th win, Red Sox defeat O's  —  BOSTON (AP)—The Boston Red Sox got five runs in the first inning, another strong outing from the rejuvenated Bartolo Colon and one more win in friendly Fenway Park.  —  They even got a three-run homer from an ailing Jason Varitek.

Yanks may seek more funding for stadium  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)—New York City officials confirmed Wednesday that the New York Yankees may be interested in seeking more public financing to build their new stadium, pending a regulation change by the IRS.  —  The team stressed, however …

Gibbons to join Atlantic League  —  Ex-Orioles outfielder expects to sign with New York- or New Jersey-based team  —  Former Orioles outfielder and club MVP Jay Gibbons will return to professional baseball next week with a team in the independent Atlantic League.

David Ortiz becomes US citizen  —  David Ortiz is a legendary slugger whose swing has made him an iconic part of the national pastime.  But it was not until today that the Dominican-born designated hitter could call himself a US citizen.  —  Ortiz was one of 227 immigrants who raised …

Bradley goes after Royals TV announcer  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Milton Bradley stormed out of the Texas Rangers clubhouse after an 11-5 victory Wednesday night over Kansas City and bounded up four flights of stairs looking for Royals television announcer Ryan Lefebvre.

Hank to wield poison pen?  —  Chien-Ming Wang throws to first base in an attempt to pick off Jack Hannahan during the first inning of Tuesday night's game in Oakland, which the Yankees won, 3-1.  (AP Photo/Ben Margot) / June 10, 2008)  —  Hank Steinbrenner, magazine columnist?  —  Well, why not?

What's the deal with Sabathia?  —  Lots of talk around baseball that Cleveland will trade C.C. Sabathia during the season rather than letting him walk as a free agent.  The idea is that the Indians would rather get two or three prospects now than two draft picks next June.

Ankle injury forces Jurrjens to skip start  —  Right-hander could join three other starting pitchers on DL  —  CHICAGO — Whenever it seems like things can't get any worse for the Braves, they do.  Thus, it should come as no surprise that a fourth member of their original projected starting rotation …

A's drill Yankees 8-4, ruin Darrell Rasner's homecoming  —  OAKLAND - Darrell Rasner grew up in Carson City, Nev., a 3-1/2-hour drive from Oakland.  He spent many teenage hours in the stands here, watching the A's and dreaming of the majors.  —  About 25 relatives and friends made the trek …