Jim Leyland steamed after Tigers' loss  —  Baltimore — Once or twice a season.  —  That's how often the post-game fire within manager Jim Leyland burns so intensely that it eventually fries his patience.  —  Thursday night's 5-1 loss to the Orioles was one of those times.

Troncoso's huge strikeouts preserve Dodgers victory  —  Nibblers.  Dinks.  It looked as if the Dodgers' comeuppance had come up.  Nursing a 2-1 lead with Jonathan Broxton unavailable, the Dodgers and Manager Joe Torre placed all their faith in Ramon Troncoso — even letting him bat …

Delgado attends Mets fundraiser  —  Slugger not used to being home in May, but feels ‘pretty good’  —  GREENWICH, Conn. — Current Mets and team legends got together Thursday for a charity auction at Richards of Greenwich to benefit the Mets Foundation.  —  But among a crowd …

Four ejected in Red Sox win  —  Cubs ace Zambrano suspended six games  —  Jason Varitek hit two home runs, then was one of four people ejected by young umpire Todd Tichenor during separate arguments in the seventh inning of the Boston Red Sox's 3-1 victory over the host Minnesota Twins.

Welcome, Matt: Wieters debuts tonight  —  Highly touted Orioles catcher rocketed through Minors  —  BALTIMORE — Nothing about this situation is normal.  —  When Matt Wieters makes his Major League debut tonight, he'll do so with the unremitting glare of a media spotlight that has been trained on him ever since he was drafted.

Phil Coke Is a Go-To Guy in Yankees' Depleted Bullpen  —  The Yankees arrived in Cleveland on Thursday with fewer problems than they have had all season.  —  Their fearsome lineup is welcoming back Jorge Posada.  Their deep rotation has a starter to spare in Chien-Ming Wang.

Managing with a human touch  —  Terry Francona, Charlie Manuel face tough decisions concerning franchise favorites  —  Unlike love, literature and season finales of “The Bachelor,” baseball is an operation that allows very little room for sentiment.  —  But tell that to Terry Francona in Boston …

Myers may need surgery  —  After having an MRI today, Phillies pitcher Brett Myers was told that there was fraying to the labrum in his right hip, an injury that could require surgery and jeopardize the remainder of his season.  —  “I don't know what I am going to do,” Myers told The Inquirer.

Ramirez held out because of groin injury  —  PHILADELPHIA - An injured groin kept Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez out of the lineup for Wednesday night's series finale against the Phillies, but he doesn't believe the injury is serious enough to linger.  —  Ramirez, who did no baseball activity …

Steroid suspect juiced to ‘be like’ Arnold Schwarzenegger  —  The Florida bodybuilder who told authorities that he supplied illegal performance-enhancing drugs to big-league athletes says he got into steroids because he wanted to emulate his hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Crystal ball: Projecting the first 20 picks  —  Two college pitchers slide out of the top 10 selections  —  It's time to pick up the pace.  —  Last week, we had the first round of projections, with selections for the first 10 picks.  Now it's time to take a crack at the top 20 picks in the June 9 First-Year Player Draft.

Yankees Considering Mark DeRosa?  —  ESPN's Buster Olney suggests that the Yankees are at least considering Mark DeRosa internally: … For his part, DeRosa is trying to put the trade chatter out of his head.  The Indians seek Major League-ready pitching for DeRosa.