Postgame notes: Playing under protest  —  Here's the situation with the Yankees protest:  —  In the fifth inning, Boston pitching coach John Farrell went to the mound, talked to Josh Beckett, signaled for a reliever, then announced that Beckett was leaving because of an injury.

Reports: Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez to apologize, will be in lineup tonight against Cardinals  —  Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez told ESPN Deportes he's sorry the last couple of days have gotten so “ugly” and that he is prepared to apologize to his teammates …

Don't make Epstein face the music for this  —  NEW YORK — No, Theo Epstein was not with the Red Sox last night.  —  The general manager was seen at the Pearl Jam concert at TD Garden Monday night, which led some to question where his priorities are.  Well, relax.

Should Brewers fire Macha?  Maybe, but on performance, not personality  —  When a team goes as sour as a three-month-old carton of milk, a faction either wants the manager fired or it wants him to suddenly start shooting fire out of every available orifice.

Game 41: Twins at Red Sox  —  The Sox are home for two days.  Here are the lineups for tonight's game:  —  RED SOX (20-20)  —  Drew RF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Martinez C  —  Youkilis 1B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Beltre 3B  —  Hermida LF  —  Hall SS  —  McDonald CF  —  Pitching: RHP Clay Buchholz (4-3, 3.46).

Herd tallies losses: one game, four players  —  To say it was a painful evening for the Buffalo Bisons might be an understatement.  —  Four players were injured during the team's 8-6 loss in 11 innings to the Charlotte Knights on Tuesday, the most serious being lead-off man Jason Pridie …

Rubin: Wright's all wrong  —  Mets' Manuel planning Wednesday rest for struggling third baseman … ATLANTA — David Wright bears the weight of an entire organization's struggles, whether he admits it or not.  That burden appears particularly heavy these days.

Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia on overcoming yips: ‘I know I can do it’  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — Catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia still is having trouble making an accurate throw back to the pitcher's mound, and he knows he won't return to the major leagues with the Texas Rangers until he figures it out.

Beckett on disabled list  —  Josh Beckett's bad back has landed him on the disabled list.  —  Joe Nelson was called up.  —  Beckett on disabled list

Projecting the Draft's top 10 picks  —  An early look at which players might go off the board first  —  The exercise of projecting the first round of the First-Year Player Draft, especially at this point, is reminiscent of that old game Mastermind.  —  In that family favorite …

CUBS IN BRIEF: Hendry looking, but no relief in sight  —  The return of Carlos Zambrano to the starting rotation figures to ratchet up the Cubs' need for a late-inning right-hander.  That doesn't mean general manager Jim Hendry is any more likely to pull off a trade in May than he was last week.

Maya Unblocked, Yankees Interested  —  The latest model from Cuba is now officially on the showroom floor.  Nine months after defecting, pitcher Yunesky Maya* has been cleared to sign as a free agent, reports Jorge Ebro at El Nuevo Herald (link in Spanish).

Dodgers look for more solid pitching to make up for loss of Andre Ethier  —  Joe Torre says team will need pitchers to continue doing well while the outfielder is on the disabled list.  —  Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier signs autographs prior to the Dodgers' game against the Houston Astros on Tuesday.

Jays gear up for first Draft of Anthopoulos era  —  GM preparing as club holds most high-round picks in Majors  —  TORONTO — When Alex Anthopoulos strolled into the visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park last week, it was noticeable.  The invisible general manager had materialized …