Blue Jays stun Red Sox in 9th, 6-5  —  Game Over: Blue Jays 6, Red Sox 5  —  Another Jonathan Papelbon meltdown in the bottom of the ninth and another reason to question why on earth was John Lackey taken out of the game?  In the end, Fred Lewis' bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Daniel Bard won it for the Jays.

Mets organization shows a lack of backbone  —  Only the most naïve among us believed the Mets would finish their season in quiet desperation.  That would've been too much to ask of this broken franchise.  Instead, Francisco Rodriguez spent Wednesday night in jail after allegedly pummeling …

Phillies shock Dodgers with 4 runs in 8th and 9th  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The biggest challenge for Carlos Ruiz was escaping a Philadelphia Phillies barrage.  —  His game-winning, two-run double in the ninth inning capped a frantic rally from seven runs down and topple the Los Angeles Dodgers , 10-9, on Thursday night.

Granderson: “I wouldn't necessarily call it big changes”  —  What hitting coach Kevin Long called a “total reformation of the swing” is not quite that drastic according to Curtis Granderson.  After two days spent tweaking his mechanics, Granderson could return to the Yankees lineup tonight with a different look.

POLL: Is Mariano Rivera the greatest pitcher in baseball history?  —  Mariano Rivera is 40 years old, still pitching extremely well, and is first in baseball history in ERA+.  Among active pitchers, he's ranked first in ERA, WHIP, H/9IP, K/BB, HR/9IP, WPA, and fielding percentage.

Nolasco, Stanton lead Marlins past Nationals 5-0  —  WASHINGTON—Ricky Nolasco rebounded from a rough start by taking a shutout into the seventh inning, Mike Stanton homered for the second consecutive game, and the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Boyfriend who let girlfriend get hit by foul ball dumped, but couple visits CBS' ‘Early Show’  —  The video of a young woman being struck by a foul ball at Monday's Houston Astros game when her boyfriend moved out of the way may have contributed to the couple's break-up.

Bobby Valentine reportedly would be interested in Mariner job  —  (Bobby Valentine is pictured as manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines before a Japan Series game against the Hanshin Tigers in October, 2005.  Photo by Associated Press)  —  One of the first names to surface in speculation …

Rob Dibble amazed by women at baseball game  —  “Those ladies right behind there, they haven't stopped talking the whole game,” Rob Dibble said in the sixth inning of Wednesday night's Nats broadcast.  “They have some conversation going on.  Right here,” he said, circling the offenders.