Atlanta Braves cut 305-game winner Tom Glavine … ATLANTA — In a stunning move, the Atlanta Braves released 305-game winner Tom Glavine on Wednesday, just when it seemed he was ready to return to the big leagues.  —  The move was first reported by ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Game 53: Rangers at Yankees (updates with Wang returning to rotation and Teixeira scratched)  —  YANKEES (31-21)  —  New lineup  —  Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (5-1, 4.10).  —  RANGERS (30-21)  —  Kinsler 2B  —  Young 3B  —  Jones DH  —  Cruz RF  —  Murphy LF  —  Byrd CF  —  Davis 1B

After eighth blunders, Putz dropped to 7th  —  PITTSBURGH - Jerry Manuel met with J.J. Putz Wednesday and informed the ex-Mariners closer that he was being moved from an eighth-inning to seventh-inning role until he can rediscover his form.  —  Putz was the primary culprit …

Rain wins, Big Unit forced to wait  —  Johnson's attempt at career win No. 300 pushed to Thursday  —  WASHINGTON — Their day began at the White House, where the San Francisco Giants met the first family.  It ended at Nationals Park, where the first left-hander — or at least the tallest left-hander …

Beckett takes no-hitter into seventh as Red Sox tame Tigers  —  DETROIT — Boston Red Sox starter Josh Beckett, who grew up idolizing Nolan Ryan, nearly joined him in the record books Wednesday.  —  Beckett flirted with a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings vs. the Detroit Tigers in Boston's 10-5 rout at Comerica Park.

White Sox to DFA Betemit, Promote Beckham  —  According to a tweet by MLB.com's Noah Coslov, the White Sox will designate infielder Wilson Betemit for assignment before Thursday's game and call up top prospect Gordon Beckham.  Beckham was the eighth overall pick in the 2008 Draft …

How To Lose a Pennant Race  —  Mike Krukow had some scathing, spot-on comments about pitch counts yesterday on the Gary Radnich show.  Krukow plays it close to the vest during telecasts, honoring the game's trend toward caution and protecting young arms, but he revealed his true feelings with Radnich …

Sammy Sosa planning to announce formal retirement  —  SANTO DOMINGO — Former Chicago Cubs outfielder Sammy Sosa said Wednesday that he will soon announce his formal retirement from baseball and that he will not allow his legacy to be stained by steroid-use accusations.

Howard leads Phils to 6th straight win; Romero returns to the mound  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — After Ryan Howard and J.A. Happ did their thing, J.C Romero finally made his season debut for the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  Howard hit a two-run homer and Happ threw seven scoreless innings …

A-Rod takes brunt of boos in loss  —  Alex Rodriguez has gotten much of the credit for the Yankees' terrific play lately.  But on a night when their lineup was a dud and Andy Pettitte struggled to throw strikes, A-Rod took most of the blame, at least from fans, for the Yankees' 4-2 loss to Texas.

Trembley: ‘We beat ourselves’  —  Bergesen's big effort foiled by wasted chances on offense; Mariners win it in 9th  —  SEATTLE - The game was officially lost with one out in the ninth inning when Adrian Beltre pulled Jim Johnson's full-count pitch past diving shortstop Cesar Izturis …

Farm report: Holt to Binghamton  —  Mets officials say Brad Holt is on a similar trajectory to Mike Pelfrey.  So Holt, the 33rd overall pick in the draft one year ago and the fastest-rising pitching prospect in the organization, was promoted to Double-A Binghamton on Wednesday.