Griffey Jr. announces his retirement from game  —  Griffey Jr. ends historic career ranked 5th on all-time home run list with 630  —  SEATTLE, Wash. — After 22 seasons, 630 home runs and a highlight reel of catches, Seattle sports icon Ken Griffey Jr. has announced his retirement from professional baseball in a statement today.

Blown call costs Galarraga perfect game in 9th  —  Veteran Joyce admits 2-out call that denied Tigers' Galarraga history wrong  —  DETROIT - Armando Galarraga of the Detroit Tigers lost his bid for a perfect game Wednesday night with two outs in the ninth inning on a call that first base umpire Jim Joyce later admitted he blew.

Anderson, Dodgers top slumping D-backs in 14  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Garret Anderson came up in the 10th inning with a runner at second base and a chance to win the game.  He struck out, and the crowd predictably booed.  —  The 17-year veteran went hitless in his first five at-bats …

Source: Clubs contacting Sox on Lowell  —  BOSTON — A Red Sox source ruled out any possibility of Mike Lowell going to the Los Angeles Angels in the wake of first baseman Kendry Morales going down with a broken ankle suffered while celebrating a walk-off grand slam over the weekend.  —  Lowell

Five years ago, the Washington Nationals were on top of the world  —  The closer is in the capital of California, awaiting a midday, midweek special between the homestanding Sacramento River Cats and his own Tacoma Rainiers.  The would-be ace rises each morning in his home town …

Blister puts Bush's next start in doubt  —  MIAMI — Dave Bush's next Brewers start is in doubt after the right-hander exited his outing on Tuesday after six innings because of a blister.  —  Asked on Wednesday afternoon whether Bush would be able to start as scheduled against the Cardinals on Sunday …

Omar Infante's RBI single carries Braves past Phillies  —  ATLANTA — Omar Infante came in for injured Chipper Jones and lined a two-out, run-scoring single in the eighth inning to back Derek Lowe's best outing of the season, leading the Atlanta Braves to their eighth straight win …

Mets too gutless to stand up to Ollie  —  By now, everyone knows the Mets are engaged in a to-the-death war with Oliver Perez, the kind that will produce no truce.  Perez, acting on his agent Scott Boras' instructions, continues to refuse an assignment to the minor leagues, daring the Mets to eat the final $20 million of his contract.

Draft, prospects dominate Coonelly's chat  —  Bucs president answers fans' questions in monthly session … Frank Coonelly: Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining me to chat this month.  Let's get started.  —  walker18: What do you think of Neil Walker's performance so far?

Suns slugger Mike Stanton performs for Florida Marlins' brass  —  The 20-year-old phenom hits 19th and 20th homers of season as Jacksonville edges Carolina … Box score  —  Jacksonville Suns information  —  Jacksonville Suns website  —  Full 2010 schedule  —  Ticket Information

Plenty of tight races for NL All-Star spots  —  Pujols, Utley have big leads, but other positions up for grabs  —  Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols and Phillies second baseman Chase Utley hold sizable leads at their positions, but the right side of the infield currently serves …