Yanks ride Aceves past Angels  —  Righty goes seven strong in first start; Jeter passes Babe  —  ANAHEIM — The Yankees' chances at October baseball may have been reduced to a sliver, but Alfredo Aceves offered plenty of promise for those willing to look ahead to the organization's future.

Another loss: Piniella erupts  —  ST. LOUIS — If these guys aren't panicking by now, maybe they should be.  —  Another blown lead, another missed chance to step on an opponents throat in the middle innings and another loss on the last play of the game left the Cubs gasping again Tuesday night …

First place remains in Rays' hands  —  Late come-from-behind victory helps chase Fenway demons  —  BOSTON — Finally, a win at Fenway Park.  And they don't get much more exciting than the 5-4 Rays victory over the Red Sox on Tuesday night in front of a sellout crowd of 37,573.

Tough day trims White Sox lead  —  Chicago drops both games of doubleheader to Toronto  —  CHICAGO — It didn't take much prodding to produce a consensus opinion among the White Sox concerning Tuesday's doubleheader home sweep administered by the red-hot Blue Jays.

Delgado's 2 HRs help Mets pad East lead  —  NEW YORK (AP)—Carlos Delgado is putting on such an impressive power display that he reminds Mets manager Jerry Manuel of another big hitter he once had.  —  “Albert Belle,” Manuel said.  “The second half of—I forgot what year it was …

Struggling Pettitte wants to come back  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Andy Pettitte had the most tumultuous offseason of his career, the product of his role in baseball's drug scandal.  Named in the Mitchell Report, the left-hander admitted to using Human Growth Hormone, then testified several times to congressional investigators.

Papelbon takes center stage in spoof  —  Closer's past dancing moves unveiled via high school video  —  BOSTON — When a team has been playing as well as the Red Sox have been of late, there tends to be some time for levity.  —  Enter David Ortiz, who announced to a clubhouse full of players …

Bullpen is Manuel's Maine idea  —  Jerry Manuel doesn't foresee John Maine returning during the regular season, but the interim manager said the pitcher could contribute in October in the bullpen if the Mets reach the postseason.  —  Maine won't be cleared to pick up a ball until next week.

Brewers fall to Reds in 11 innings  —  Durham's homer knots game in seventh; McClung takes loss  —  MILWAUKEE — All of the pitching changes, pinch-hitters and pinch-runners made it feel like a Spring Training game, but it had all the import of October.  —  And the Brewers, once again, let it slip away.

Ethier, Manny spark Dodgers rally  —  Ramirez drives in go-ahead run with sac fly in eighth inning  —  SAN DIEGO - Andre Ethier drove in the tying run, scored the go-ahead run on Manny Ramirez's sac fly and drove in four runs as the Dodgers rallied to beat the Padres Tuesday night, 6-2.

Fuentes' stay with Rockies likely coming close to end  —  ATLANTA — Closing time has begun to take on a different meaning for Brian Fuentes.  —  With each save, Fuentes draws near the end of his Rockies career.  The left-hander said Tuesday he would like to re-sign with Colorado as a free agent …

Julio Lugo aims to return as starter  —  Quad injury, Jed Lowrie in way  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email  —  His left quadriceps has been hurting for nearly two months now but Julio Lugo [stats]'s confidence remains perfectly healthy.  —  Lugo is not simply optimistic …

Schilling rips Big Apple fans, says Yankees ‘suck’  —  Talk about adding insult to injury.  —  With the Yankees on the verge of missing their first postseason in 13 years, Curt Schilling is making sure he sticks it to the Big Apple to the very end.  —  “The Yankees suck this year and …

It's Exit Sandman as Mets plan for future  —  Billy Wagner defiantly insists the likelihood of him pitching again is “100%,” but the Mets still need a closer for next season.  —  Wagner, who broke down in tears at the end of a 20-minute press conference to discuss the Tommy John surgery he'll …