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.

Shea Goodbye (The Leonard Lopate Show: Tuesday, 09 June 2009)  —  Former Mets All-Star first baseman Keith Hernandez on his behind-the-scenes look at the Mets' final season at Shea Stadium, Shea Good-Bye: The Untold Inside Story of the Historic 2008 Season.  —  Events: Keith Hernandez will be signing books

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.

Baseball draft: No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg of the Washington Nationals is among best of the best, agent Scott Boras says  —  WASHINGTON — Agent Scott Boras says No. 1 overall pick Stephen Strasburg is “a different breed of cat,” worthy of a contract far above those of this year's other draft selections.

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.

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.

Touching All the Bases: New Yankee Stadium Home Run Derby  —  After analyzing the 29 games played and the 105 home runs hit at the new Yankee Stadium, AccuWeather.com has determined that a portion of the home run derby that has taken place this season cannot be directly attributed to the weather.

Subway has found a new Jared, and his name is Hong-Chih Kuo.  The Dodgers setup man is the sandwich chain's pitchman in Taiwan and the star of this bizarre commercial in which he dons a No. 69 Subway jersey.  If you're wondering why, the six-inch subs cost NT$69, which comes out to two bucks in the states.

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

Mets Draft Steven Matz of Ward Melville  —  The Mets did not own a first-round pick in this year's amateur draft, having surrendered it to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in return for signing Francisco Rodriguez.  However, they drafted a first-round talent with their late second-round …