Game 47: Yankees at Rangers (with updates on Bruney, Cabrera and Posada)  —  YANKEES (26-20)  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (2-2, 5.28).  —  RANGERS (27-18)  —  Kinsler 2B  —  Young 3B  —  Hamilton CF  —  Jones DH  —  Cruz RF  —  Murphy LF  —  Davis 1B  —  Saltalamacchia C

Jeter, Longoria vie for most votes in American League All-Star Balloting  —  wo Rangers, two Red Sox are among A.L. leaders; Ichiro, Griffey compete for OF spot  —  New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria are in a closely contested race …

Peavy's agent comments on Philly  —  Axelrod says Padres ace hasn't talked about trade to Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA — If the Phillies decide they need starting pitching help before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline, the hottest name available would be San Diego Padres right-hander Jake Peavy.

Manny Ramirez's return to Los Angeles Dodgers goes through minors … DENVER — Suspended outfielder Manny Ramirez will be sent to the minor leagues for a week to 10 days as part of a rehabilitation assignment prior to rejoining the Los Angeles Dodgers.  —  Ramirez

Zambrano ejected, Johnson's homer gives Cubs win  —  CHICAGO - Carlos Zambrano went wild in a ball-tossing, bat-swinging tirade after being ejected, and was gone when Reed Johnson hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 Wednesday.

Red Sox-Twins: Updates  —  (10:51, bottom seventh, 4-2 Twins)Not a great night for George Kottaras.  He's boxed around six wild pitches, the last one here in the seventh by Justin Masterson kicked off his right leg into the dugout, scoring the runner from second.

Randy Johnson wins No. 299, Giants top Braves 6-3  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Randy Johnson earned his 299th victory with six impressive innings, yielding three hits and one run in the San Francisco Giants' 6-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  —  Johnson (4-4) retired the Braves …

Porcello's historic run continues  —  Rookie wins fifth consecutive start as Tigers beat KC  —  KANSAS CITY — Rick Porcello wasn't born yet when Dwight Gooden dominated as a teenager.  For history's sake, that's good; if he was around then, he'd be too old to set the kind of standards he's reaching right now.

Yankees sign RHP Paul Bush  —  A big thank you to Mike Ashmore who forwarded a press release to make sure I heard about this one.  It helps having a friend who spends some time covering the Atlantic League.  This is Ashmore's breaking news, I'm just the guy posting it...

Eric Gagne would welcome a return to the Dodgers  —  Former closer, who will pitch for an independent team this summer, wants to return to the majors this season.  —  Eric Gagne, who will pitch for an independent team in Quebec this summer in the hope of resurrecting a career that has faded since …

Reimold's homer in 11th caps Baltimore's rally past fading Toronto  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Nolan Reimold hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 11th inning to cap a second surprising comeback by the Baltimore Orioles, who beat Toronto 12-10 Wednesday to extend the Blue Jays' losing streak to nine games.

Man indicted for Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart's death  —  SANTA ANA, Calif. — A grand jury has indicted the man accused of killing Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and two others when a minivan smashed into their car last month.  —  Orange County prosecutors say Andrew Gallo …

Astros have come undone, and clock could be ticking on Coop  —  Now Cecil Cooper is publicly calling out Roy Oswalt, and the wheels have pretty much come off.  There were errors on Monday and baserunning mistakes on Tuesday.  In between, Cooper called a team meeting that did absolutely nothing.