Teixeira beats Twins in 11 after A-Rod ties it  —  Two innings after Alex Rodriguez authored his signature Yankees moment, Mark Teixeira wrote his own.  —  The first baseman drilled a line drive solo homer to left field to lead off the 11th inning, giving the Yankees a memorable 4-3 win …

TBS enjoying postseason boom  —  Viewership up 15 percent after first two days of play  —  TBS has enjoyed a boom in viewership in the first two days of the Major League Baseball Division Series, with ratings up 15 percent over the first two days of last year's playoffs, based on numbers released by Nielsen Media Research.

ALDS Game 2: Twins at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (13-9, 4.04 ERA regular season)  —  TWINS  —  Pitching: RHP Nick Blackburn (11-11, 4.03 ERA regular season)  —  WEATHER: Mostly cloudy and cool with showers in the forecast during the evening.

Alvarez EL's top prospect, Lincoln and Tabata also ranked in Top 15  —  In yet another edition of The Future Is Coming, The Future Is Coming, the franchise with the advanced-Class A champion in Lynchburg also has three of the Top 15 prospects in Class AA's Eastern League according to Baseball America today — and Pedro Alvarez is No. 1.

3 Marlins coaches to return  —  MIAMI (AP) — Three Florida Marlins coaches have agreed to 2010 contracts, including bench coach Carlos Tosca.  —  Hitting coach Jim Presley and bullpen coordinator Pierre Arsenault will also be back next season.  Third base-outfield coach Bo Porter …

Why C.B. Bucknor is not a good umpire  —  How you know he's a bad ump:  —  1. Umpires that are in consistent spats with coaches, players.  —  Both coaches and players, for the most part, understand the job is hard as hell while hoping they (the umpires) know it's the height of competition, adrenalin and testosterone during a game.

Peterson confirms interest in Brewers job  —  Rick Peterson honored the code of silence imposed by Brewers general manager Doug Melvin and declined to say whether he had interviewed to be Milwaukee's next pitching coach.  But Peterson didn't hide his strong interest in the job.

Tables turned, a start to forget  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Angels hate the Red Sox.  —  You would, too, if you had to listen to what the Angels have heard for the last couple of weeks. … Veteran Angels righthander John Lackey said the only way to stop the taunting was to beat Boston.

Pop Quiz  —  Over the years, many Baseball Prospectus staffers have been hired away by major-league teams, which is a source of pride for us.  We've gained a reputation as being a source of bright, dedicated people whose approach to baseball can be of considerable value to front offices …

LA finalizes Garland trade, deals Abreu  —  Infielder is player to be named in Aug. 31 pact with D-backs  —  ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers finalized the acquisition of Jon Garland on Friday, sending switch-hitting infielder Tony Abreu to Arizona as the player to be named in the Aug. 31 trade.