A-Rod reaches a milestone of his own  —  New York (81-71) vs. Chicago (84-67), Thursday, 7:05 p.m. ET  —  NEW YORK — It has been a homestand of milestones for the Yankees, who are bidding farewell to the storied Yankee Stadium by reaching a little history of their own.

Homers trump ‘pen woes in Mets’ win  —  Relief corps makes it interesting, but bats lead charge over Nats  —  WASHINGTON — It was something less than the manager had sought.  Jerry Manuel had ordered up a shutout Wednesday afternoon.  —  “Nine innings of shutout ball — I won't take anything less …

Schilling blasts Manny  —  Injured Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling threw some high heat at former teammate Manny Ramirez this afternoon on sports radio WEEI's “The Big Show,” saying the slugger's “level of disrespect to teammates and people was unfathomable.”

Sheets feels ‘cutting’ sensation in elbow  —  Brewers ace has been dealing with discomfort since August  —  CHICAGO — The Brewers might be without Ben Sheets for the second straight September, right when they need him most.  —  The right-hander was forced out of his start against the Cubs …

Rays rout Red Sox 10-3, lead East by 2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Baseball's feel-good story of the year is on the verge of getting even better.  —  The AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 10-3 Wednesday night, moving closer to their first playoff berth with another …

Likely there's a Sabean in Giants' future  —  (09-18) 04:00 PDT Phoenix — William Neukom will have many important items on his agenda when he becomes the Giants' managing general partner Oct. 1, but it appears his to-do list will not include a general manager search.

Dodgers outslugged by Pirates  —  Billingsley lasts 4 2/3 innings; Nomar reinjures left knee  —  PITTSBURGH — The Dodgers, who won a game earlier this year without a hit, had 18 of them Wednesday night and lost.  —  In a real mess of a game, Adam LaRoche slugged two homers with five RBIs …

Ichiro ties MLB record for 200-hit seasons  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki matched Willie Keeler's major league record of eight straight 200-hit seasons Wednesday night, beating out on infield single in the eighth inning for his third hit against Kansas City.

Ramirez exits win with bad shoulder  —  NL East standings Team W-L Pct GB  —  Philadelphia 85-67 .559 -  —  New York 84-67 .556 1/2  —  Florida 79-72 .523 51/2 NL wild-card standings  —  New York 84-67 .556 -  —  Milwaukee 84-68 .553 1/2  —  Houston 80-71 .530 4  —  Florida 79-72 .523 5

A Brian Cashman audit - and there's a live chat today  —  So I was watching The Show That Shall Not Be Named last week, and they were doing a bit, something like “The 5 Reasons Brian Cashman Shouldn't Be Brought Back.”  One of the reasons was Jaret Wright.  —  And as I am prone to do sometimes …

Bedard could miss 6-9 months  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Given his general demeanor, Erik Bedard wasn't about to spend much of the past three months talking about his injuries.  He's not big on talking, and what would have been the point?  Bedard couldn't pitch, his left shoulder was sore and it wasn't getting better.

Pioneer League Top 20 Prospects  —  Rockies catcher impressed at plate and behind it  —  The Rookie-level Pioneer League is always a tricky league to evaluate, as it's somewhat of a tweener circuit.  The Diamondbacks and Rockies don't have complex-based teams so their PL club serves as their lowest-level U.S. affiliate.