Accusations bring A-Rod, Teixeira to tipping point  —  BOSTON - Hours before they were to do battle with the Red Sox Tuesday night, Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez were involved in different type of confrontation, this one inside the Yankees' clubhouse.  —  Upset with an accusation …

Ibanez vows to fight PED innuendo  —  'I'll come after people who defame or slander me'  —  Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez is vowing to go on the offensive against people who speculate that his impressive production might be linked to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Blue Jays Agree To Sign David Dellucci  —  ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports that the Blue Jays have agreed to sign David Dellucci.  The Indians released Dellucci last Monday after he started the season hitting .275/.333/.350.  He will report to Triple A and will likely be promoted to the majors soon.

Utley homers twice, powers Phillies past Mets in extras  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Chase Utley led off the 11th inning with his second homer of the game, moments after right fielder Jayson Werth saved Philadelphia with a diving catch, and the Phillies beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Keith: Latin Players Reason for Willie Randolph's Firing  —  In case you missed it, Keith Hernandez was a guest on the Leonard Lopate Show yesterday afternoon, talking baseball and promoting a book he wrote with Matt Silverman called Shea Good Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season .

Kershaw came out throwing strikes but ended up making the long walk  —  One thing I want to say about Clayton Kershaw's performance tonight is that he wasn't wild from the start. … In Kershaw's first eight pitches, he had seven strikes and one 0-2 ball.  He then pitched around Gonzalez …

MLB warns Dodgers about Manny Ramirez in the clubhouse  —  Ramirez visited the clubhouse before Tuesday's game, in violation of baseball's rules regarding suspended players.  The Dodgers were not penalized for the infraction.  —  The Dodgers have been warned by the commissioner's office …

Verlander's complete game helps Tigers edge White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Justin Verlander pitched a six-hitter for his first victory ever at U.S. Cellular Field as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Wednesday night.  —  Jim Thome hit his 552nd career home run …

Alex Rodriguez of New York Yankees tell-all book selling poorly  —  NEW YORK — Remember that tell-all book about A-Rod?  —  Just a month after making headlines with its allegations that the New York Yankees star likely used steroids as far back as high school, Selena Roberts' “A-Rod …

A Lack of Power May Derail the Dodgers  —  Managed by a future Hall of Famer and manned by an impressive group of young stars in the making, the Los Angeles Dodgers have the best record in baseball and nearly everything a team might need to win a World Series.  Too bad for them that they can't hit the ball out of the infield.

In wee hours, Sox clobbered  —  The Red Sox and Cleveland Indians staged an epic duel into the wee hours last night at Fenway Park.  The Indians won, 13-6, in 11 innings, and tied the ALCS at one game apiece.  Trot Nixon drove in the go-ahead run.  Discuss

Ex-Brave Morton leaves after just one inning  —  Former Braves pitching prospect Charlie Morton left with tightness in his right hamstring after just one inning Wednesday night in his season debut for the Pirates — a start against his former team at Turner Field.

AUTOPSY REPORT: ADENHART DRIVER ALSO DRUNK  —  Shortly after midnight on April 9, Andrew Gallo drove his van through a red light at Lemon Street and Orangethorpe Avenue in Fullerton and smashed into a car passing through the intersection.  Gallo escaped the collision unharmed, got out of his van and ran from the scene.

Rays 9, Angels 5  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar homered Wednesday night, helping the Tampa Bay Rays stop a three-game losing streak with a 9-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels and nemesis John Lackey.  —  Pena hit a solo homer in the third inning and Aybar added …

Cardinals 13, Marlins 4  —  MIAMI (AP) — Rick Ankiel finished a single shy of the cycle and Colby Rasmus also homered as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a five-game losing streak with a 13-4 victory over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.  —  The Cardinals scored their season high runs on 18 hits.

Rockies 4, Brewers 2  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Troy Tulowitzki and Brad Hawpe homered and Jorge De La Rosa finally beat his old team, lifting the Colorado Rockies to their seventh straight win, 4-2 over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.  —  It is the Rockies' longest streak since they won 11 in a row in September 2007.