Yankees unveil Steinbrenner mural at Stadium  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees unveiled an image mural in the right-field bleachers Thursday that pays tribute to George M. Steinbrenner, who passed away July 13 at the age of 80.  —  Measuring 40 feet wide and 13 and a half feet tall …

Oswalt needs to drop demands  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  If Roy Oswalt wants to be traded - really wants to be traded - he should start acting like it.

Weaver miffed by Angels in outfield  —  Though pitcher calms down, he was clearly annoyed by defense in loss at Texas … ARLINGTON, Texas — Jered Weaver came charging off the mound after the sixth inning, his right fist flailing wildly in the air.  He was mouthing something and it appeared …

Red Sox top Mariners in 13 innings, 8-6  —  Game over: Red Sox 8, Mariners 6 (13 innings)  —  Ramirez retired the Mariners in order.  What a nutty game.  Eric Patterson and Hideki Okajima are the unlikely heroes.  —  Back with more later.  Oh, and thanks for all the comments.

Resist temptation to trade Beckham  —  (Nuccio DiNuzzo, Chicago Tribune / July 10, 2010)  —  In long run, Sox are stronger if they don't deal him for short-termers Dunn or Fielder  —  Go ahead and dream, White Sox fans, about your new meaning of Fielder's choice being whether Prince wants …

Matt Cain sharp, Giants beat Diamondbacks 3-0  —  PHOENIX—Matt Cain pitched eight sharp innings in a combined three-hitter and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of the tired Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-0 win Thursday night.  —  Andres Torres hit a solo homer off Rodrigo Lopez (5-9) …

Manuel's job in jeopardy  —  Mets on Twitter  —  PHOENIX — The other day in San Francisco at AT&T Park the interview area for manager Jerry Manuel was moved to around the corner from the clubhouse.  —  When Manuel emerged from the clubhouse and saw that his usual spot near the door …

Baseball Using Minor Leagues for a Drug Test  —  Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it would immediately expand its drug-testing program by drawing blood from minor league players to test for human growth hormone.  —  Olympic athletes have been subject to blood testing for many years …

Rob Dibble happy with TV gig  —  ‘I love the game more than I did when I was playing’  —  Former Reds closer Rob Dibble is outspoken in the Nationals' television booth, but he's learned not to be quite so off-the-cuff , he says.  —  “I've been in broadcasting for 12 years …

Constant lineup tweaks paying off for Maddon  —  Rays' offense has second-greatest run differential in Majors  —  In an ideal world, Joe Maddon would walk into his office, take a look at his lineup card and fill in two names.  —  The Rays' manager would have seven spots set in stone each day …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies survived another poor offensive showing, just a bit too late to reward Cole Hamels ‘ command performance in blazing heat.  —  Placido Polanco homered leading off the 11th inning as the Phillies ended the St. Louis Cardinals’ eight-game winning streak …