Sosa Is Said to Have Tested Positive in 2003  —  Sammy Sosa, who joined with Mark McGwire in 1998 in a celebrated pursuit of baseball's single-season home run record, is among the players who tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003, according to lawyers with knowledge of the drug-testing results from that year.

Wakefield's arm, Ortiz's bat propel Red Sox past Marlins  —  BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield's ninth win moved him another spot closer to the AL lead, and the Boston Red Sox think it might finally be the 42-year-old knuckleballer's chance to make his first career All-Star team.

Rizzo: Reports of firing Acta have ‘no basis’  —  With uncertainty about his job status swirling around Manny Acta since reports first surfaced that the Washington Nationals manager was about to be fired, Acta has maintained his usual sense of calm, saying he doesn't read or listen to what's said about him.

Pudge ties Fisk for most games caught  —  In 2,226th contest behind plate, Astros catcher hits home run  —  ARLINGTON — For at least one day, two guys nicknamed “Pudge” share the distinction of having caught more games than anyone else.  —  Astros catcher Ivan Rodriguez donned a catcher's mask …

Willis to miss next scheduled start  —  Leyland yet to name starting pitcher for Saturday  —  ST. LOUIS — Tigers manager Jim Leyland announced on Tuesday that struggling lefty Dontrelle Willis will not make his scheduled start on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers …

Florida Marlins: Fredi Gonzalez apologizes, handles Hanley HBP flap  —  Fredi Gonzalez was back to his usual self Tuesday.  The Hanley Ramirez hit by pitch flap has been addressed and left in the rearview mirror.  —  “I have spoken to all parties involved and that's it,” Gonzalez said.

Johan has healthy skepticism over Peterson's comments  —  BALTIMORE - Two days after surrendering a career-high nine runs during a 15-0 shellacking at Yankee Stadium, Johan Santana reiterated yesterday that he is healthy.  Speaking before Tuesday night's series opener, the ace tried …

Mets See What It's Like to Benefit From Errors  —  BALTIMORE — Karma works in mysterious ways, as demonstrated by two pivotal moments in the Mets' game Tuesday night.  An error by the Orioles' second baseman on a seemingly routine play paved the way for the Mets' first four runs …

Rays put an end to Rockies' 11-game winning streak  —  DENVER (AP) — Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays powered their way past Colorado 12-4 Tuesday night, snapping the Rockies' 11-game winning streak with a franchise-best 11 extra-base hits.  —  Longoria and Pena hit two of the Rays' five homers.

Congrats to Chien-Ming Wang  —  Chien-Ming Wang and his wife Chia-Ling are proud parents.  Justin Jesse Wang arrived this morning in NYC.  He checked it at 7 pounds, 12 ounces.  —  J.J. Wang is a good name.  Sounds like a shortstop maybe.  —  My Taiwanese friends say that in their culture …

Youkilis moves up in All-Star balloting  —  First baseman slides ahead of Teixeira in tight race  —  While the Red Sox currently have the lead in the AL East over their rival Yankees, they also have the lead in projected American League All-Star starters, along with the upstart Texas Rangers.

White Sox-Cubs postponed by rain  —  No makeup date yet; Danks, Dempster face off Wednesday  —  CHICAGO — Ozzie Guillen had one of his unique theories as to why Tuesday's opener of the Crosstown Showdown at Wrigley Field was covered by a deluge of rain, eventually leading to the first cancellation …

Blue Jays snap skid, score five runs in the 10th to top Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Scott Rolen singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Toronto Blue Jays went on to score four more runs to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-3 on Tuesday night.

Rupp homers twice to lead Texas past Arizona State  —  OMAHA (AP) — Texas' comeback ability was again on full display on Tuesday night.  —  Cameron Rupp hit two homers and had four RBI as the top-seeded Longhorns overcame an early six-run deficit for a 10-6 win over Arizona State in the College World Series.

Kemp gets clutch hit as Dodgers edge A's in 10 innings  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Matt Kemp's game-winning single with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night.  —  The victory was Joe Torre's 2,194th …