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 …

A Giant headache: D-Backs fall again  —  SAN FRANCISCO - It was close to 9:30 on Tuesday night when, in San Diego, Manny Ramirez hit a deep drive to the warning track in center field, a sacrifice fly that brought home the go-ahead run for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sox swept, Konerko hurt MRI confirms sprain  —  After witnessing a lack of fundamentals, his hottest hitter suffer a knee injury and a doubleheader sweep that cut the White Sox's lead to one game in the American League Central, manager Ozzie Guillen sent a message to his players late Tuesday night.

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.

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.

Cox says he'll return to manage Braves in '09  —  ATLANTA — Despite Atlanta's worst season since 1990, longtime Braves manager Bobby Cox vowed Wednesday to return next season.  —  The 67-year-old Cox signed a one-year contract extension in May, but his team was ravaged by injuries …

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 …

Apocalypse Now, or how the Diamondbacks prevented the end of the world as we know it  —  12:15 am.  Scientists activate Large Hadron Collider on Swiss-French border.  —  12:20 am.  High-energy collision of sub-atomic particles create voracious black-hole, which threatens to swallow entire planet.

Angels' Torii Hunter, Yankees' Ivan Rodriguez suspended two games  —  Baseball official in charge of discipline cites both players for “violent and inappropriate actions” during incident in Monday's game in Anaheim.  —  The Angels' Torii Hunter and the New York Yankees' Ivan Rodriguez …

Pap's “Dirty Dancing”  —  There's nothing like being called over to the TV in the middle of the Red Sox clubhouse by David Ortiz.  OK, there's really nothing like the moment before he pushed the play button, and before the images popped up on screen.  —  Because it could have been anything.

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 …

Happy Hearing Day!  —  Today is the day, as the hearing begins in Grievance 2008-11, more commonly known as Pedro-gate.  The thing is, all of a sudden it looks like this might take a while.  The list of witness prepared by the MLBPA was surprisingly long, and neither the Pirates nor anyone …

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.