Manny Ramirez walks and grounds out in second game  —  Manny Ramirez grounds out in his second plate appearance for the Isotopes on Wednesday.  He has yet to register a hit in two games with triple-A Albuquerque.  —  Ramirez will also play an extra game for Inland Empire, at Lake Elsinore on Saturday.

Guerrero homers in Angels' rout of Rockies  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero hit his first 50 home runs in the major leagues for the Montreal Expos when Jim Tracy was their bench coach.  Now, the manager of the Colorado Rockies, Tracy remains in awe of him.

Kemp's late blast can't save Dodgers  —  Starter Wolf surrenders three of six White Sox homers  —  CHICAGO — After serving up three home runs, starting pitcher Randy Wolf served himself up as the focal point for the Dodgers' 10-7 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night.

Game 71: Yankees at Braves (now with Sabathia update)  —  YANKEES (38-32)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (3-2, 3.89).  —  BRAVES (34-36)  —  McLouth CF  —  Escobar SS  —  Jones 3B  —  McCann C  —  Anderson LF  —  Kotchman 1B  —  Francoeur RF  —  Johnson 2B  —  Kawakami RHP

Rays even Series rematch with Phillies  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Garza shut down Philadelphia's offense and ex-Phillies slugger Pat Burrell homered for the first time in over two months to help Tampa Bay beat his former team 7-1 on Wednesday night.

Girardi's ejection sparks Yanks in win  —  Bombers reenergized in sixth inning to take down Braves  —  ATLANTA — Joe Girardi wasn't leaving the infield without putting up a fight, and by doing so, the Yankees' manager might just have injected some life back into his slumping team.

Ollie Perez in the bullpen?  Could happen  —  UPDATE, 5 p.m.: Manuel just said the Mets are going to have a meeting to discuss what to do with Maine and Perez.  —  At this point, it seems clear neither will be pitching in the majors this weekend.  One more outing for each in the minors …

CC Sabathia ready to make start for New York Yankees Friday  —  ATLANTA — New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia threw in the bullpen before Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves and said he'll be ready to start the opener of a weekend series against the New York Mets.

LSU trounces Texas to win College World Series … OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — LSU, which two years ago wasn't good enough to qualify for its conference tournament, is the best team in college baseball again.  —  The Tigers won their sixth national title Wednesday night, breaking open Game 3 …

Volquez to be out longer than expected  —  Second MRI on pitcher's right arm reveals inflammation  —  TORONTO — It wasn't considered a setback, but a clarification of a condition.  Either way, the Reds will be without starting pitcher Edinson Volquez for longer than they anticipated.

Poisoning the well  —  According to Google, there are roughly 22,300 web pages containing the terms “mother's basement” and “baseball.”  A classic example of the genre is this slanderous screed: … This is not of course a lone example; Fire Joe Morgan of course made a career of lampooning that kind of thing.

Matt Lindstrom (elbow) placed on disabled list  —  The Post's Joe Capozzi reports that Marlins closer Matt Lindstrom has been placed on the disabled list with a right elbow sprain.  Pitcher Chris Leroux, 25, has been recalled from Double-A Jacksonville.  —  Lindstrom, 29, has converted 14 …

Blue Jays dominate Arroyo again  —  This whole interleague thing might not be so bad for the Toronto Blue Jays if only they could face Bronson Arroyo on a more regular basis.  —  Playing exactly one year to the day they pummelled the right-hander for 10 runs in an inning-plus of work …

What the Red Sox Invasion Looked Like  —  Ok, I'm not just spinning here.  The big takeaway from last night's game, for me, was that baseball in D.C. is gonna be a heckuva good time when/if this team gets good.  The weather would have made a dying man cry, the streets and concourses …

MLB.com to broadcast Yanks in-market  —  Live local games to be aired over Internet in landmark deal  —  A week after launching a widely downloaded app that lets fans watch live games over an iPhone or iPod Touch mobile device for the first time, Major League Baseball continues …

Smoltz set for Red Sox debut  —  WASHINGTON — After 20 seasons, John Smoltz will do something Thursday night he's never done before: Pitch for a big-league team other than the Atlanta Braves.  —  Smoltz, 42, who had shoulder surgery last June, makes his American League debut for the Boston Red Sox …

Harper looking for a challenge  —  Las Vegas prep phenom seeking better competition at higher level  —  CARY, N.C. — Bryce Harper recently announced he will take his GED, leave high school after two years and enroll at the College of Southern Nevada this fall.

TO THE MATS WITH READER COMMENTS  —  Just a couple of quick ones from this morning's entry:  —  Frequent correspondent let'sgoyankees says: … And Charlie F responds: … To which I, your humble servant, will add that there's not a lot that's pretty in Swisher's game …

Astros have deal in place with top pick  —  Mier, No. 21 overall, says last hurdle is passing physical  —  HOUSTON — Jiovanni Mier, the Astros' top pick in this year's First-Year Player Draft, told MLB.com on Wednesday afternoon he had reached a deal with the Astros, pending a physical to be performed later this week.