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 leads the way in early balloting  —  Yankees captain paces American League in first polls  —  The young gun at third base is catching up with a bullet, but the wise old Yankee remains the American League's headliner.  —  Once again, the first 2009 AL balloting update for Major League Baseball's …

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.

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.

Authorities trumpet massive steroids bust in Polk  —  LAKELAND - Deputies said they have plenty of evidence that Richard Thomas and his wife, Sandra, were big-time steroid dealers.  At a Tuesday night news conference announcing their arrest, Polk County sheriff's officials were surrounded by thousands of doses of anabolic steroids.

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.

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.

Nix bros. earn place in baseball lore  —  Pair joins staunch list of siblings who homered on same day  —  ANAHEIM — Forgive Jayson Nix if he didn't have perfect recall following the White Sox 4-2 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night at Angel Stadium.  —  After finishing off …

Rain won't be issue at Marlins' new park  —  Retractable roof will prevent delays, loss of attendance … PHILADELPHIA — Rainy weather has always played havoc with the Marlins' season.  —  Frequent storms have impacted attendance and the pace of games since the team's inaugural season in 1993.

Cubs call up Jake Fox and two others, send down Bobby Scales and Neal Cotts, put Aaron Miles on DL  —  In a shakeup of their roster, the Cubs made three moves today to help their lineup and their pen.  —  Jake Fox, who is hitting .423 with 17 home runs and 50 runs batted in for Triple-A Iowa over 40 games, was called up.

Melky Cabrera (strained shoulder) could be out through weekend for New York Yankees  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — New York Yankees center fielder Melky Cabrera missed Wednesday night's game against the Texas Rangers with a strained right shoulder, and could be out through the weekend.

Wednesday Dish: Young Pelicans Flying High  —  Myrtle Beach teammates Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman earned the nickname “Salt and Pepper” for their offensive exploits last year when they teamed up with low Class A Rome.  The two haven't slowed down much this year now that they're both in the high Class A Carolina league at age 19.

Lupica: Sotomayor ruling saved season, not baseball  —  Sonia Sotomayor is one of ours, a kid from the projects who grew up a few miles from the old Yankee Stadium.  She is a woman and the first Hispanic nominated to the Supreme Court, and it was a fine thing to see the announcement …

Nationals are building for future  —  What do you get for the team that has nothing?  —  For the Nationals and Mike Rizzo, their vice president of baseball operations, the buzzword is “impact” players.  —  “Nick Johnson, or (Josh) Willingham, or (Austin) Kearns, anyone on our roster …

Wang waits and wonders what is next  —  Chien-Ming Wang has pitched horrifically this season.  Brutally, terribly, awfully.  Let's get that right out of the way.  —  But he was 46-15 with a 3.74 ERA before he hurt his foot last June and has never given the Yankees one ounce of trouble.

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 …