Game 141: Rays at Yankees (updated with Girardi pre-game audio)  —  YANKEES (90-50)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (8-5, 4.41).  —  RAYS (72-67)  —  Bartlett SS  —  Crawford LF  —  Longoria 3B  —  Zobrist 2B  —  Burrell DH  —  Richard 1B  —  Gross RF  —  Navarro C  —  Upton CF

With third hit of night, Jeter ties Gehrig  —  Captain even with Iron Horse atop Yankees' list with 2,721  —  NEW YORK — With a bunt, a blast and a rip, Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig on Wednesday night for the most hits in Yankees history.  —  Jeter laced the first pitch Rays starter Jeff Niemann threw …

City police arrest 4 in theft of Ripken's No. 8 statue  —  Overnight incident at Camden Yards captured on surveillance video  —  Two barricades surround the remaining base of a statue commemorating the number of retired Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. The No. 8 statue was stolen overnight …

Astros correct Valverde's age mistake  —  GM Wade said closer's birth date listing was paperwork error  —  HOUSTON — Astros general manger Ed Wade said Wednesday a discrepancy in paperwork led to closer Jose Valverde being listed at two different ages in the team's previous two media guides.

Pujols homers twice, Wainwright wins 18th  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Albert Pujols hit two home runs for a majors-leading 47 and Adam Wainwright picked up his 18th win with seven scoreless innings in the St. Louis Cardinals' 5-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.

Colorado Rockies' Dexter Fowler back; Troy Tulowitzki, Ian Stewart next?  —  DENVER — The banged-up Colorado Rockies got outfielder Dexter Fowler back Wednesday and two more key players also are nearing a return.  —  Fowler was reinstated from the disabled list, where he spent …

Jose Reyes of New York Mets willing to play winter ball to recover from hamstring injury  —  NEW YORK — Jose Reyes is hoping to return to the New York Mets' lineup this season and is willing to play winter ball if it will help hasten his recovery from a torn right hamstring tendon.

Bumgarner solid, but Giants lose ground  —  San Francisco falls three games back in Wild Card race  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Tuesday was a good day for the Giants' future.  Their present-day prospects, however, dimmed somewhat.  —  Making a surprise start for Tim Lincecum …

Double dose: V-Mart's double lifts Bosox; Roberts hits 50th for O's  —  BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Victor Martinez (FSY) hit a three-run double to break a seventh-inning tie, and the Boston Red Sox beat Baltimore 7-5 on Wednesday night to improve to 13-2 against the Orioles this season.

Excuse Me While I Kiss the Sky  —  Todd Drew's seats from Yankee Stadium II.  Now resting comfortably on Marsha Drew's deck down south.  —  I am honored to announce that Todd Drew's Lasting Yankee Stadium Memory has been selected by Leigh Montville to be in The Best American Sports Writing 2009 (due out next month).

Zambrano brushes aside Pirates, tiff with Lou  —  PITTSBURGH—Their season may be crazy, but the Cubs aren't mad.  —  At least that's what they said after manager Lou Piniella and Carlos Zambrano put the lasting visual bow on the Cubs' two-city road trip with an animated …

Wakefield to get a cortisone shot tomorrow  —  Still hampered by nerve problems in his back, Red Sox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield will get another cortisone shot tomorrow.  —  Red Sox manager Terry Francona met with team doctor Thomas Gill last night to discuss a plan for Wakefield …

Rangers complete sweep of Indians with 10-0 win  —  CLEVELAND — Scott Feldman pitched seven shutout innings, Esteban German went 5 for 5 and Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer as the Texas Rangers beat the Cleveland Indians 10-0 on Wednesday, completing a three-game sweep within 24 hours.

Randy Wolf to miss Friday start  —  Randy Wolf, who has emerged as a stalwart of the Dodgers rotation, had been scheduled to pitch Friday against San Francisco but now will miss that start with an irritated elbow, according to a note I just received from Dodgers beat writer Dylan Hernandez of The Times.

Fantasy Analysis  —  Belisle went 1-1 with nine saves and a 3.09 ERA in 33 appearances (four starts) for the Sky Sox.  McCoy hit .307 with five triples, 102 runs and 40 steals for the Sky Sox.  To make room on the 40-man roster for Belisle and McCoy, right-hander Adam Eaton was designated …