Pirates ‘pushing’ trade of All-Star Sanchez  —  The Pirates are “pushing hard” to trade All-Star second baseman Freddy Sanchez, according to a National League executive this morning.  —  The San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies are two of the teams with which the Pirates have spoken …

Midseason Top 25 Prospects  —  While subscribers can see a more in-depth look at the top 25 prospects and will get a listing of the organizations who have improved their stock and which teams have slipped, we do want everyone to be able to see the listing of the Top 25 Prospects at the midseason.

Magglio Ordonez, Clete Thomas to platoon in right for Tigers  —  Detroit — The Tigers will platoon Magglio Ordonez in right field from now on.  —  Manager Jim Leyland said before Wednesday night's game against the Kansas City Royals that Clete Thomas — newly recalled from Toledo …

Price outduels Halladay in Rays win  —  Rookie southpaw allows one run in six innings vs. Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG — David Price outpitched Roy Halladay and the Rays completed their midweek turnaround by sweeping Toronto with a 3-2 win Thursday afternoon.  —  Price rebounded from the worst outing …

With enough from Burnett, Yanks roll on  —  Opportunistic offense sets up club's 12th win in 14 games  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Only a few pitches into Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Twins, it became apparent to Yankees catcher Jorge Posada that his starting pitcher, A.J. Burnett, had virtually no control over his curveball.

Mets' Perez staggers 5 innings but gets win  —  After nine weeks on the disabled list, Oliver Perez showed last night that he can still do all the same things he did before he went on hiatus with a bad knee: annoy the fans, frustrate his manager and yet somehow give the Mets a chance to win.

Playing his heart out  —  Dmitri Young had a dream about a week ago, one of those clear-as-day dreams that become imprinted in your mind long after you've awoken and returned to reality.  He was back home in California, standing in the kitchen, when suddenly his mother approached him with some advice.

Halladay talk reaches Rangers clubhouse  —  Availability of Toronto's ace has Texas' players intrigued  —  ANAHEIM — Blue Jays right-handed ace Roy Halladay was the No. 1 topic of discussion in the Rangers clubhouse before Wednesday's game with the Angels.

Orioles take advantage of two Lopez errors, rally past Mariners  —  SEATTLE — The Baltimore Orioles wasted a big opportunity in the seventh inning.  Not in the ninth.  —  The Orioles took advantage of two errors by Seattle Mariners second baseman Jose Lopez for five ninth-inning runs and went on for a 5-3 victory Wednesday night.

Gary, Keith & Ron Drinking Game  —  Whether the Mets are winning or losing, there is one constant that makes a television broadcast enjoyable - the announcing of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling.  Nationally televised Mets games are usually dreadful because viewers are subjected …

Putting the pieces together  —  Picked up pieces while waiting for 'Sheed to pick up his first “T.”  —  Until I saw the Dos Equis commercials, I thought Schill was the most interesting man in the world.  —  Wonder how many of the Tour de France leaders are cheating?

Ramirez's injury puts All-Star start in peril  —  SAN FRANCISCO - At his media session before Wednesday's game against the Giants, Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez kiddingly told a tardy reporter that he wasn't going to let ailing shortstop Hanley Ramirez play in Tuesday's All-Star Game.

Jones slugs three homers, Rangers crush Angels 9-1  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Andruw Jones hit three home runs in his first three at-bats and the Texas Rangers routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-1 on Wednesday night.  —  GAME REPORT: Rangers 8, Angels 1  —  The Rangers got to Angels starter …

Note: Mets love Prospects, no Deal Imminent  —  SI.com's Jon Heyman is co-hosting WFAN's mid-day show this afternoon.  —  To listen to WFAN live, online, click here.  —  According to Heyman, the Mets had a meeting yesterday to discuss their prospects, and seem to have no interest …

Kawakami pitches Braves past Cubs 4-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Kenshin Kawakami shut down the Chicago Cubs for six innings and shortstop Yunel Escobar made a run-saving defensive play in the eighth, helping preserve the Atlanta Braves' 4-1 victory Wednesday.  —  GAME REPORT: Braves 4, Cubs 1

Blue Jays Release B.J. Ryan  —  The Blue Jays have released B.J. Ryan, according to MLB.com's Jordan Bastian.  The 33-year-old lefty signed a five year $47MM deal with the Jays before the 2006 season that was, at the time, the largest deal ever for a reliever.