Washington Nationals and former Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes still trying to get his life in order  —  TAMPA — Former Rays outfielder Elijah Dukes returns to Tropicana Field tonight for the first time in nearly two years, when the then-rookie was placed on the inactive list amid swirling legal …

Quotes: Manuel on the Bullpen  —  Last night, in the 11th inning, and Pedro Feliciano already out of the game, Jerry Manuel called upon Ken Takahashi to pitch for Robert Parnell against the left-handed Chase Utley with a runner on base.  —  Takahashi walked Utley, let up a double to Shave Victorino …

Fenway flop!  Sox sweep Yanks  —  BOSTON - Derek Jeter always says that all losses feel the same.  One has to wonder if he still feels that way after Thursday night's game at Fenway Park.  —  Six outs away from finally ending their season-long dry spell against the Red Sox …

Chien-Ming Wang is Doing Something Wrong  —  After another less than stellar performance last night, the Yankees have to be worried about Chien-Ming Wang.  Wang, who entered the 2008 season fresh off back-to-back 19 win seasons, suffered a season ending sprain to his right foot while running …

Papelbon fined for pace-of-game violation  —  BOSTON n- Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who picked up his 16th save of the season in last night's 4-3 win over the Yankees at Fenway Park, tying him with the Angels' Brian Fuentes for the American League lead, was fined by Major League Baseball earlier …

Surprise performances (cont.)  —  1. David Ortiz, Red Sox DH.  Boston people remain worried despite Ortiz's improved hitting of late.  And judging by his recent dugout fits, Ortiz remains worried, too.  —  2. Chien-Ming Wang, Yankees SP.  Wang's ERA is the highest in history after five starts.

Phillies Minor League Player Ozuna Suspended  —  The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Philadelphia Phillies Minor League infielder Pablo Ozuna has received a 50-game suspension after showing an elevated Testosterone/Epitestosterone ratio, a performance-enhancing substance violation …

Seeing Seagulls by the Lakeshore*  —  The Kansas City Royals lost Thursday night when the game-winning hit bounced off a seagull.  —  Now, that sentence — as marvelously constructed as it may be — is a bit misleading.  The Royals were going to lose anyway Thursday night.

Jerry Manuel Has No Clue  —  We spent some time this offseason discussing optimal lineup construction, ultimately realizing that the difference between the best and worst lineups is only a few runs per season.  I don't expect a major league manager like Jerry Manuel to construct a lineup based on …

Orlando Hernandez agrees with Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — El Duque will try to make a comeback with the Texas Rangers.  —  Orlando Hernandez, who has been part of four World Series championship teams, agreed to a minor league contract Thursday with the Rangers.

Yanks will look for relief on trade market  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on the FSN Baseball Report and MLB on FOX.  —  add this

A new client for Scott Boras?  How about McCourt's son  —  Gavin McCourt, the son of Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, was drafted in the 39th round Thursday by the Boston Red Sox.  Will Scott Boras do the negotiating?  —  McCourt was an all-league outfielder at North Hollywood Harvard-Westlake …

John Maine on the DL  —  The Mets have put Mets RHP John Maine on the 15-day disabled list due to fatigue and weakness in his right shoulder.  —  Following the game, Omar Minaya told reporters that Maine had an MRI earlier in the week, which showed no structural damage.