Red Sox rally for seventh straight win, beat L.A.  —  BOSTON (AP) — Alex Gonzalez (FSY) hit a bases-loaded blooper down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth inning on Wednesday night to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Harwell says thanks to baseball friends  —  Fans, players show admiration for broadcaster in cheers  —  DETROIT — Ernie Harwell said thank you to thousands of his friends at Comerica Park on Wednesday night, and many more watching on television.  Fans, players, baseball people, media and officials thanked him back with their cheers.

Game 147: Blue Jays at Yankees (Update: Posada suspended three games)  —  YANKEES (93-53)  —  Pitching: RHP Chad Gaudin (1-0, 3.42 with Yankees).  —  BLUE JAYS (66-79)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Lind DH  —  Wells CF  —  Overbay 1B  —  Encarnacion 3B  —  Barajas C  —  Bautista RF

Nats struggle in loss to Phillies  —  Batting, defense falter despite Hernandez's effort  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals couldn't do anything right on Wednesday night and they ended up getting beaten by the Phillies for the second consecutive day, this time by the score of 6-1.

Francoeur a fan of ex-teammate Hanson  —  Mets outfielder has high opinion of Braves' rookie righty  —  ATLANTA — When Tommy Hanson made the first seven starts of his career, Jeff Francoeur served as his right fielder.  —  While Hanson was limiting the Mets to seven scoreless innings …

Should admitted cocaine users enter the Hall?  —  As a Hall of Fame voter, Midweek Insider has wrestled  —  greatly with the issue of illegal performance-enhancing drugs like steroids and human growth hormone.  Should it be a disqualifying factor for candidates, even if no legitimate ban against these drugs existed at the time?

Rockies beat Giants to extend wild-card lead  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jorge De La Rosa (FSY) pitched eight scoreless innings to win his sixth straight start against San Francisco and Troy Tulowitzki (FSY) homered to help the Colorado Rockies avoid a three-game sweep against the Giants with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night.

Cubs 7th Inning Stretch Jumps the Shark with Richard Dreyfuss  —  The Cubs “7th inning stretch” officially jumped the shark last night.  —  Ironically, it took Richard Dreyfuss—he of “Jaws” fame—to send it overboard.  —  The guy admitted he had not watched a game since 1988.

Errors are costly in Mets' loss to Braves  —  ATLANTA - Ike Davis once hit off Goose Gossage before an Old-Timers' Day in the Bronx.  Now, the son of former Yankees pitcher Ron Davis is closing in on playing in Flushing.  —  Davis has been tabbed as the Mets' Sterling Minor-League Player …

Unraveling the Batter's Brain  —  [Editor's Note: Dave Baldwin is a former MLB pitcher.  He pitched for the Washington Senators (1966-1969), Milwaukee Brewers (1970), and Chicago White Sox (1973).  His best season was 1967 when he posted an ERA of 1.70 with 12 saves.

Dodgers beat Pirates 3-1 on home runs  —  LOS ANGELES — Matt Kemp hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Ronnie Belliard added a solo shot and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

New York Yankees announce 2010 full-season ticket pricing  —  Prices for 97 percent of tickets to remain the same or decrease  —  The Yankees today announced 2010 full-season ticket license pricing for regular season games at Yankee Stadium.  Prices for 97 percent of tickets will either remain the same or decrease.