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

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 …

White Sox GM: Relax, focus on details  —  Williams calls team meeting before series opener  —  CHICAGO — Where the topic of team meetings is concerned, Ozzie Guillen has followed one basic mantra since taking over the White Sox managerial reigns in 2004.  —  “Good teams win games …

David Wright out of New York Mets lineup vs. Washington Nationals … New York Mets third baseman David Wright will sit out Wednesday's game against the Nationals.  —  Manager Jerry Manuel says his struggling star needs a break.  —  “We have to make decisions at times to give people a break here or there.

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).

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.

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 …

Jon Heyman>DAILY SCOOP  —  More ColumnsEmail Jon HeymanFollow Jon Heyman on  —  Inside the mess with the Marlins (cont.)  —  Of Mets' M and M boys, Manuel's the one under review  —  Mets manager Jerry Manuel is under the gun, whether it's deserved or not.

Joba Chamberlain and Mariano Rivera let Boston Red Sox come back on New York Yankees for 7-6 win  —  Joe Girardi played Tuesday night's game under protest after watching Boston conduct what he felt was a questionable pitching change, but there were plenty of things for the Yankees' manager …

Pregame notes: One-more-day kind of thing  —  Nick Swisher said he feels better today than he did yesterday, and he felt better yesterday than he did the day before.  He acknowledged this afternoon that the initial problem was a little worse than he indicated back in Detroit.

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.

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.