Drew, Lester lead Red Sox past Blue Jays  —  Buzz up!  —  TORONTO (AP)—With J.D. Drew  —  rested and refreshed, the Boston Red Sox are on a roll.  —  Drew homered twice, Jon Lester  —  pitched eight strong innings and the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Continuity breeds success for Angels  —  Buzz up!  —  The Los Angeles Angels' clubhouse is a domicile for sameness.  They've listened to the same music for years.  They perform the same handshakes.  They follow the same routines.  They celebrate wins in the same manner.

‘LOADED HANDGUN’ FINALLY GOES OFF  —  IT is the 2009 Mets.  So, of course, the story never gets better.  Only more humiliating.  Only more dispiriting.  Only more bizarre.  —  SHERMAN ON TWITTER  —  Gary Sheffield went from on his best behavior to, well, being Gary Sheffield.

Wagner, 38, claimed; Mets now have next move … Mets reliever Billy Wagner has been claimed, SI.com has learned.  —  It is not known which team claimed the 38-year-old.  The Mets now have three days to work out a deal with the claiming team.  By making the claim, the claiming team shows …

Team President Stan Kasten Explains GM Search  —  As I told you guys, I thought it was important when we made the change [in March] — even though I had a lot of confidence in Mike, which has been rewarded and justified — I thought it was a good opportunity for the franchise to do a thorough …

Marte expected back tonight  —  BOSTON — Reliever Damaso Marte, out since April with an injured left shoulder, is expected to rejoin the Yankees bullpen tonight for the series opener with the Red Sox.  —  It's possible the Yankees could go with 13 pitchers and send down a position player …

At Little League World Series, Hall of Famer Jim Rice says major league players are not good role models for youngsters  —  SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Jim Rice's advice to Little Leaguers: Don't use today's major leaguers as role models.  —  Speaking to players before the start …

Yankees win!  Thhhhheeeee ... Yankees win!  —  I live in New York, land of baseball.  —  I love it here in the summer, because the games matter and the fans are intense and all anyone wants to talk about is Yankees!  Yankees!  Yankees! (and, sometimes, mets, mets, mets).

Remember Joba rules?  Rangers have Neftali rules.  —  When the New York Yankees brought Joba Chamberlain up in 2007, they had Joba rules.  For every inning he pitched, he got a day off.  In Chamberlain's case, that applied on the front end too (he could pitch two innings if he had two days off before the outing).

Padres get cash for Gaudin ...  SAN DIEGO - General manager Kevin Towers said Wednesday that the Padres will take cash considerations, believed to be $100,000, as compensation for the August 7 deal that sent him to the New York Yankees.  —  The Padres had the option of cash considerations …

The Angels and Pythag  —  More photos » by Chris Carlson - AP  —  The Angels are once again overachieving and are on top the AL West.  —  Browse more photos »  —  If you'll head over to Halo's Heaven and search for “Pythag”, you'll be greeted with much disdain for the word.

Sox recall Bowden; Baldelli activated  —  The Red Sox have recalled righthanded pitcher Michael Bowden from Triple A Pawtucket, a team source confirmed to the Globe's Nick Cafardo this afternoon.  —  Bowden, whom the Sox will use out of the bullpen, replaces reliever Fernando Cabrera on the roster.

Baseball roundup: Dodgers 7, Cubs 2  —  NL ROUNDUP  —  Dodgers 7, Cubs 2 — Russell Martin broke open a 2-2 game with a sixth-inning grand slam to lead host Los Angeles past Chicago.  —  Phillies 12, Diamondbacks 3 — Jayson Werth hit his fourth homer in three games …