Slumping Mets eye major shakeup  —  ST. LOUIS - Jerry Manuel shook up his lineup Thursday afternoon, but the tinkering became irrelevant when the Mets' starting pitching again faltered.  —  Now, a more significant shakeup may be looming, with coaches on the firing line and Mike Pelfrey's …

More on Wang's day  —  OK, finally have the definite numbers on Wang:  —  7 innings  —  9 hits  —  5 runs  —  4 earned  —  0 walks  —  11 strikeouts  —  91 pitches / 70 strikes  —  “Good day,” Wang said.  “Sinker down more, but sometimes got higher and the ball didn't sink.”

Out until healthy, Bradley adjusting  —  Outfielder speaks about injury, relationship with media  —  CHICAGO — This is not how Milton Bradley wanted to start his tenure with the Cubs.  —  The outfielder knows he's battled a series of injuries, and now he's sidelined with a nagging groin injury.

O'Day would like to stay with Rangers a long while  —  Darren O'Day has the Texas Rangers to thank for giving him another shot at the major leagues this season, but he owes a Florida beer-league team for turning him into a big league-quality pitcher.  —  The right-hander had given up on baseball …

Close call for Hamels in Phils' loss  —  The Phillies lost a ball game yesterday, and they're lucky they didn't lose their best pitcher, too.  —  Ace lefthander Cole Hamels took a vicious line drive off the back of his pitching shoulder in the fourth inning of the Phils' 6-1 loss to Milwaukee at Citizens Bank Park.

Opinion: The Clock is Ticking on Sheffield  —  The Mets will face Nationals LHP Scott Olsen tonight, marking the first time this season the team will face a left-handed starting pitcher.  —  Yesterday, Jerry Manuel told reporters he will likely start the right-handed hitting Fernando Tatis …

Empty seats force New York Yankees, New York Mets to talk prices  —  NEW YORK — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says the New York Yankees and Mets will be discussing whether to adjust their ticket prices after seeing premium seats remain empty at their new ballparks.

Eaton pitches O's past White Sox  —  O's starting pitcher strikes out nine, walks none in 7 1/3 innings  —  Orioles starting pitcher Adam Eaton throws against the Chicago White Sox.  Eaton gave up two runs and six hits in 7 1/3 innings.  He struck out nine hitters in the game.

Chicago Cubs won't dump familiar jingle  —  After Alfonso Soriano doubled in the third inning of Thursday's 7-1 loss to Cincinnati, the Cubs did not play the Luna Carpet jingle over the public-address system.  —  But when Soriano reached on a single and an error in the sixth, they played the jingle by mistake.

A random thought regarding the Dodgers' bullpen problems  —  This isn't something I'm hearing from a source, either on the record or off.  It's pure speculation on my part.  But I'm wondering if Jeff Weaver might be in a big-league uniform pretty soon.  He has had four relief appearances at ABQ …

Mariners blank Rays behind Ichiro's homer, Hernandez's arm  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki lined James Shields' second pitch of the game for a home run and ace Felix Hernandez helped his injury riddled team with a seven-inning gem in the Seattle Mariner's 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

Red Sox Give Tip of the Cap to No. 100  —  BLOOMFIELD, Conn. — “Hi ya, young fella.”  —  Babe Ruth greeted Arthur Giddon as he did most 13-year-olds, even those in uniform.  Giddon chatted with the Babe for a moment but tore himself away because he had a job to do.

Kason Gabbard traded  —  The Rangers have traded left-hander Kason Gabbard to Boston, the team who traded him for Eric Gagne in 2007, for cash considerations.  The Red Sox have assigned him to Triple-A Pawtucket and are expected to send him to extending spring training.