Mistakes sink Yankees against Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS - As Joe Girardi met with reporters after Wednesday's loss to the Twins, the makeshift banner bearing the Yankees' logo that had been put up in the hallway outside the visitors' clubhouse began to peel away from the wall.

Lowell on 15-day DL; Pauley recalled  —  Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell has been placed on the 15-day disabled list due to an oblique injury suffered during last night's game.  —  Righthanded pitcher David Pauley has been recalled from Pawtucket to take Lowell's spot on the roster.

Cubs sweep doubleheader from Braves  —  ATLANTA — The 1984 season brings back memories both delicious and dreadful for Cubs fans, and now they have a companion piece to compare it to.  —  By sweeping Atlanta 10-2 and 8-0 Wednesday in a day-night doubleheader at Turner Field …

Jose Bautista demoted in surprise move  —  Pirates send third baseman to Class AAA, clear space for LaRoche  —  No more than a minute or two had passed after Jose Bautista learned that he had been demoted to the minors, and he was on the phone with his agent, Bean Stringfellow.  —  Probably no coincidence.

CC earns seventh win in new uniform  —  Lefty allows one run over seven; Brewers win eighth straight  —  SAN DIEGO — CC Sabathia and the Brewers just keep on winning.  —  Sabathia worked seven innings to improve to 7-0 with Milwaukee and his new team won its eighth straight game, 7-1, over the Padres on Wednesday at PETCO Park.

Bullpen can't get the job done for Angels  —  Francisco Rodriguez can't save it in the ninth.  Mark Teixeira's two homers are wasted.  —  The Angels were dejected, ejected and somehow resurrected, all in the span of one wild ninth inning Wednesday night, but they eventually succumbed …

Nomar Garciaparra delivers walk-off home run  —  His drive leaves the Phillies on the field for the second consecutive game.  —  Something wasn't right with Brad Penny.  —  That was the impression Penny gave in the weeks leading up him being put on the disabled list in mid-June …

Ex-Giant Leonard still feisty as Reno manager  —  EX-GIANT TEACHES THE GAME AT LOWER LEVEL WITH RENO SILVER SOX  —  Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C6  —  Jeffrey Leonard, a.k.a. the Hac Man and Penitentiary Face, was an intimidating player in his day.  —  Randall Benton / rbenton@sacbee.com

Holt's Melville hopes to sign deal with Kansas City soon  —  SPRINGFIELD, MO - Holt pitcher Tim Melville (9)  —  Much as he has done all summer, Tim Melville waits.  —  Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the fourth round of the baseball draft in June, Melville, a hard-throwing righthander …

DuPuy's plan would end TV blackouts  —  MLB president presents a solution to alter territorial rules  —  WASHINGTON — Baseball's current rules on territorial television blackouts were drawn up in the 1960s, long before the dawn of MLB.TV and the Extra Innings package.

Injury forces Giese out vs. Twins  —  Yanks hurler exits with stiff shoulder, shouldn't miss start  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Yankees right-hander Dan Giese left his relief appearance after 15 pitches on Wednesday with a stiff right shoulder.  —  Pitching in relief of starter Darrell Rasner …

Dodgers, the next generation, August 13, 1958  —  Found a fun story looking at many of the minor leaguers who would soon be ready to take their places with the Dodgers.  With the 1958 team struggling, the Times' Ned Cronin interviewed longtime Dodger executive Fresco Thompson about the team's prospects.

Fort Worth Cats sign major-league draft pick Aaron Crow  —  Pitcher Aaron Crow, who was selected ninth overall in the Major League Baseball first-year player draft by Washington in June, signed a minor-league contract with the Fort Worth Cats on Wednesday.  —  Crow was the Big 12 pitcher of the year at Missouri last season.