Trade Buzz: Boston adds Buchholz to Halladay offer  —  Buzz up! … The Boston Red Sox have offered at least three players - no-hit pitcher Clay Buchholz  —  , Triple-A pitching prospect Michael Bowden  —  and top outfield prospect Ryan Westmoreland - to the Toronto Blue Jays for ace Roy Halladay

Red Sox trade for outfielder Brian Anderson  —  The Red Sox today traded for righthanded hitting White Sox outfielder Brian Anderson, sending Mark Kotsay to Chicago in return.  Anderson, who is hitting .238 with two homers on the season, was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte on July 20.

Breaking news: Surgery for Wang  —  Chien-Ming Wang needs season-ending shoulder surgery It'll be tomorrow morning  —  More to come.  —  UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: Wang needs a tear in his capsule repaired, apparently.  The capsule is the soft-tissue membrane.  Typically, the capsule is tightened in surgery.

Wilpon apologizes to News writer over Minaya mess … Jeff Wilpon threw his support behind embattled GM Omar Minaya Tuesday, but the Mets' chief operating officer also issued a public apology to Daily News beat writer Adam Rubin that went beyond the one Minaya had given the previous day.

Buehrle retires 45 straight to set MLB record, but Twins prevail  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Perfect again into the sixth inning against Minnesota, Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle wound up with a loss despite a record-setting performance.  —  Coming off the 18th perfect game in major league history …

Clutch hits by Davis, Ellis propel A's past Red Sox in extras  —  BOSTON (AP) — Rajai Davis singled home Mark Ellis in the ninth to send the game into extra innings, then did it again in the 11th on Tuesday night and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 9-8.

Rangers eye the market for a starter  —  Millwood, Padilla's health remain issues for rotation  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers are scrambling to figure out their rotation this week.  Roy Halladay is not going to be an option.  —  The Rangers have had discussions with the Blue Jays concerning Halladay …

Baseball's magic number: 100  —  When pitch counts reach the century mark, the end is near ... but why?  —  ESPN The Magazine  —  Kirby Lee/Image of Sport/US Presswire  —  It's typical for a manager like Ron Gardenhire to remove a pitcher close to the 100-pitch mark.

Phillies eyeing Duke and other rumors  —  PITTSBURGH _ Charlie Manuel likes Zach Duke enough that he put the Pirates left-hander on the National League squad for the All-Star Game in St. Louis earlier this month.  —  The Philadelphia Phillies manager also likes Duke enough …

Yanks surpass 1 million registered users  —  First team in Majors to reach mark via its official Web site  —  All Michael Evans intended to do was make sure his e-mail inbox would be updated with the latest information on his favorite Yankees.  He could have never imagined making Internet history.

The Dodgers aren't the only ones on a hot streak  —  Ever go to a day game at Dodger Stadium?  If you are from Mercury, you'll feel right at home.  —  I've brought along a thermometer to see how hot it actually is at a day game here at the House of Blue — and an egg, to see if I can fry it up in a little pan.

As injuries mount, Brewers still shopping  —  I just called Brewers general manager Doug Melvin to see if the news of Jeff Suppan's rib-cage strain — an injury that often sends a pitcher to the disabled list — changes his plan of attack for Friday's nonwaiver trade deadline.  —  The answer was no.