Pineiro, Cardinals keeps Mets offense off-balance  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Joel Pineiro carried a six-hitter into the ninth inning and Albert Pujols had two hits and two RBI in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night.  —  Joe Thurston and Skip Schumaker …

Millar's clutch single, Barajas' two homers lift Jays over Rangers  —  TORONTO (AP) — Kevin Millar singled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 8-7 on Wednesday night.  —  Vernon Wells walked to begin the 11th and went to second on Travis Snider's sacrifice bunt.

Dave Roberts stole his way into Red Sox history  —  Dave Roberts played in the Major Leagues for nine seasons but his “moment” came in 2004.  —  He stole the base in the ALCS against the Yankees' Mariano Rivera that led to Boston's come-from-behind win when they were down 3-0 in the series.

100-Year-Old Red Sox Bat Boy Says It's Go Time  —  Having learned from the Cubs that to reject a centenarian fan means certain doom, the Boston Red Sox are employing the spry Arthur Giddon as a bat boy for one batter on Saturday.  —  The 100-year-old retired lawyer will assume bat boy duties …

BLS poll: Which surprise team is off to the most legit start?  —  We're only a little over two weeks into the season and the measured warnings about sample size are still rightfully being sounded around the baseball community.  —  However, that doesn't mean we can't conduct a little [straw] …

Cabrera's HR ends first Yankee Stadium homestand  —  NEW YORK - Melky Cabrera ended a home run-filled opening homestand at the new Yankee Stadium with a two-run drive in the 14th inning Wednesday to give New York a 9-7 victory over the Oakland Athletics.  —  The Yankees overcame another shaky outing …

Rangers place Benson on DL  —  Texas claims right-hander O'Day off waivers  —  TORONTO — The Rangers made a couple of moves concerning their pitching staff on Wednesday, the most important being the placement of starter Kris Benson on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis.

Tigers acquire minor leaguer Jason Tyner from Brewers  —  TOLEDO - The Tigers have acquired minor league outfielder Jason Tyner from the Milwaukee Brewers, team officials said today.  —  Tyner will report to Triple-A Toledo and take the roster spot of Ryan Raburn, who was promoted to the majors today.

Phillies Notebook: Phillies closer Lidge relieved to find flaw in delivery  —  Brad Lidge doesn't watch a lot of videotape.  But recently he has turned to the technology to get a better understanding of his early season struggles, which culminated in an 8-5 loss to the Padres Saturday …

Baseball's Most Valuable Teams  —  New stadiums pushed up team values overall, but one-third of the league saw values drop over the past year.  —  The aggregate results of Forbes' 12th annual take on the finances of Major League Baseball show the National Pastime has never been stronger.

Haren, Diamondbacks shut out Rockies 2-0  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks gave Dan Haren one run in his first three starts.  —  They doubled that production Wednesday, and that was all the hard-luck pitcher needed in a 2-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Manuel plans to shuffle lineup  —  ST. LOUIS — Jerry Manuel's lineup will look much different here today, and not just because it's a day-after-night getaway game.  —  Disturbed by his team's listless, 5-2 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday night, Manuel announced several lineup changes for the finale of the three-game series.