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

Storms in D.C. delay Randy Johnson's bid for 300th win  —  WASHINGTON — Pitcher Randy Johnson's first try at career win No. 300 was postponed Wednesday.  —  The San Francisco Giants' game with the Washington Nationals was called at 10:47 p.m. ET, after heavy rain, lightning and thunderstorms.

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 …

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.

Notes from Newman (Mitre, Russo, McAllister, Vazquez...)  —  A phone call with Yankees vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman touched on any number of subjects.  Let's tackle them one at a time, shall we?  —  Sergio Mitre  —  Probably the most immediately newsworthy information …

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.

Baseball's Lebron … One rainy February day in Las Vegas, home to a fake pyramid, a phony volcano, a faux Eiffel Tower, an ersatz New York skyline, a pirated copy of a pirate ship and the clever sleights-of-hand of magicians and plastic surgeons, Sam Thomas watched two men stretching …

Sleeping in Seattle: O's caught napping on bases, slumbering at plate in 3-2 loss  —  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 …

Nobody's perfect: The early line on trade needs for the contenders … No team looks perfect with nearly two months to go before the trade deadline ... well, no team except the Dodgers, that is.  Whomever they use performs.  At least that's the way it looks now.

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 …

Feldman bests Pettitte as Rangers reclaim AL's best record  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Scott Feldman pitched into the seventh inning to win his third consecutive start and the Texas Rangers cooled off the New York Yankees with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night.  —  Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus each …

Niemann throws two-hitter, Zobrist hits grand slam as Rays rout Royals  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jeff Niemann took a perfect game into the fifth inning and wound up with a two-hitter, and Ben Zobrist hit a grand slam to help lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 9-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Billingsley strikes out 9, rebounds to pitch Dodgers past D'backs  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chad Billingsley scattered four hits over six innings, Casey Blake hit a sacrifice fly and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0 on Wednesday night.