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 take both in doubleheader  —  ATLANTA — The Chicago Cubs are playing so well on the road, they won two lopsided games away from Wrigley Field in one day.  —  Rich Harden pitched five scoreless innings, Kosuke Fukodome drove in two runs with two hits and the Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 8 …

Delmon's 3-run blast sinks hapless Yanks  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Delmon Young hit a three-run homer for the second straight day, pushing the Minnesota Twins past the Yankees 4-2 on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Kevin Slowey (9-8) pitched six good innings, surrendering only three hits …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

Yankees expected to offer GM Cashman extension in offseason … Never mind the Yankees' current standing in third place, or their recent struggles.  Both Steinbrenner brothers are now said by people familiar with their thinking to be on board with Brian Cashman as their general manager, for now and long into the future.

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.

Orioles, Matusz closing in on deal  —  CLEVELAND - Orioles first-round draft pick Brian Matusz is scheduled to be in Baltimore tomorrow to take a physical, one of the final steps to reaching an agreement on a contract.  —  According to a source familiar with the negotiations …

Byrd sighting  —  Paul Byrd had his first in-person chat with the Boston media before the game.  Byrd, 37, is a righthander and was 7-10 with the Indians this season, with a 4.53 ERA in 22 games.  He has a career record of 104-91 and a career ERA of 4.37.  —  “I'm still spinning a little bit,” said Byrd.

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.

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.