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 …

Wolf scratched from Friday outing for LA  —  Lefty has stiffness in elbow; Kuroda to start in his place  —  PHOENIX — Randy Wolf, who is tied for the Major League lead with 30 starts, has been scratched from his scheduled start Friday night in San Francisco because of stiffness in the back of his left elbow.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

Dodgers lose game off NL West lead  —  Bases-loaded walk in ninth cuts edge to 2 1/2 games  —  PHOENIX — The Dodgers' National League West lead was trimmed to 2 1/2 games Wednesday night when they lost to the D-backs on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth, 4-3 …

Ripken's ‘8’ monument stolen from stadium  —  BALTIMORE — A large aluminum No. 8 that commemorates Orioles great Cal Ripken outside the Camden Yards ballpark was recovered early Wednesday, about two hours after it was stolen by four young men, Baltimore police said.

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.

Pitching for Tommy Lasorda  —  I caught just the middle of the conversation, but Wednesday night, Dewayne Staats and Kevin Kennedy were talking about pitch counts and such, and Kennedy said (among other things) this:  —  When all this pitch-count stuff came in, Tommy Lasorda would pitch Valenzuela 160, 180 pitches.

Peavy start still up in the air  —  Jake Peavy couldn't promise if he would pitch in Anaheim, whether he would pitch in Seattle or whether he would pitch at all this season for the team that acquired him at the July 31 trade deadline.  —  As a matter of fact, following his latest bullpen session …

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 …

You Play... To Win... The Game  —  Despite a team cemented in last place and a roster loaded with new faces, Jim Riggleman has managed the Washington Nationals this month with a style that belies those circumstances.  And he will continue to, he said on Wednesday.  September will not double as a stage for auditions.

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 …