Game 121: Yankees at Twins  —  YANKEES (64-56)  —  TWINS (66-53)  —  Darrell Rasner (5-8, 5.28) vs. the Minnesota hitters.  —  Kevin Slowey (8-8, 4.07) vs. the New York hitters.  —  Notes: The lineup was delayed as the Yankees were waiting to see if Derek Jeter (bruised left foot) could play.

After blunders, Marlins fix signs  —  No one is sure what Dan Uggla saw Monday night when he thought he had been given the steal sign in the ninth inning of a 4-2 loss to the Cardinals.  Uggla was thrown out, and then handled every question about his mistake, taking all the blame.

Sox pull it out as things run amok at Fenway  —  Youkilis after wild win  —  Kevin Youkilis talks about his three-run home run in the eighth inning that helped the Red Sox top the Texas Rangers, 19-17, in a slugfest Tuesday night.  —  There was still hope in the frayed voices of the Fenway faithful.

Nationals, Crow far from closing deal  —  Club has until Friday to sign 2008 first-round Draft pick  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals and pitcher Aaron Crow, the team's first-round pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, are not close to agreeing to terms on a contract.

Quentin, Morneau Alone Fit Criteria for AL MVP  —  By this point in a season, nothing is easier to predict than a race for the Most Valuable Player award, which goes not to the best player but to the best player who fulfills a variety of arbitrary criteria.  Once you admit that the award …

Peter Gammons Q&A  —  Baseball icon Peter Gammons stopped by this afternoon to answer your questions about the Red Sox and the Hot Stove, Cool Music Summer Session concert taking place on Sunday at the Bank of America Pavilion.  —  JGIONTI3__Guest_  —  Peter.. Thanks for stopping by.

Sickness and the Miracle Mets  —  I don't think of myself as a sickly person.  I've probably not missed three days of work in my entire life, and in some box in a spare room of my parents home I should have a couple of perfect attendance certificates from school*, and the only nights …

Source: Owings to be dealt to Reds  —  Righty, along with another player, would complete Dunn trade  —  PITTSBURGH — The return on the trade that sent outfielder Adam Dunn from the Reds to the Diamondbacks may soon become clearer.  —  There were indications on Tuesday …

Prospectus Q and A: Lars Anderson by David Laurila  —  Lars Anderson … David Laurila: Who is Lars Anderson?  —  Lars Anderson: In what part of life?  I can have a lot of personalities.  I think there are periods in my life when I'm really confident and outgoing, where I have that feeling …

Josh Hamilton ready to help Jeff Allison  —  Having waged his own successful and ongoing battle against drug dependency, Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton wants to reach out to other baseball players now walking in his shoes.  —  To that end, he plans to contact Peabody native Jeff Allison …

Kazmar gets unexpected call  —  Padres summon shortstop from Double-A  —  SAN DIEGO — Sean Kazmar was preparing to take a six-game road trip to Missouri and Arkansas with Double-A San Antonio on Monday when he was informed he was headed somewhere else — San Diego.

Crawford to have surgery on hand  —  Two-time All-Star outfielder expected to be out 6-8 weeks  —  OAKLAND — Carl Crawford will have surgery on Thursday to repair the subluxation of his right middle finger tendon and is scheduled to be out 6-8 weeks.  —  “After going through …