Clemens to Be Indicted for Perjury in Doping Testimony  —  Federal authorities have decided to indict Roger Clemens on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, according to two people briefed on the matter.  —  An announcement is expected shortly.

Cardinals Acquire Pedro Feliz  —  The Cardinals acquired Pedro Feliz and cash from the Astros for pitcher David Carpenter, according to Astros director of social media Alyson Footer (on Twitter).  Feliz, 35, has a .221/.243/.311 line this season with four homers in 304 plate appearances.

Padres complete four game sweep of Cubs  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Will Venable drove in two runs and Mat Latos tossed seven solid innings, as the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, to complete a rare four-game sweep at Wrigley Field.

Sox go for sweep tonight … Little has come easily for the Boston Red Sox in 2010, except when they've played the Los Angeles Angels.  —  The Red Sox seek to complete a sweep of their 10-game season series with the Angels when the teams conclude a three-game set Thursday night at Fenway Park.

Pirates agree to terms with Mexican pitcher Heredia  —  The Pirates early this morning agreed to terms with 16-year-old pitching prospect Luis Heredia of Mexico on a $2.6 million bonus, the biggest payout in franchise history for an international amateur.  —  In Mexico, the team owning …

Pieces come together for Braves' deal  —  This time, Derrek Lee waived his no-trade protection.  —  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.  —  This is the way these things are supposed to work:

Livan Hernandez's unique season rolls on  —  The statistical cocktail brewed up by Livan Hernandez this year is becoming more and more remarkable all the time.  Last night, he allowed nine hits and walked two and struck out one.  Of course, then, he surrendered two earned runs in seven innings …

Redskins, Stephen Strasburg, Nats and more — Ask Boswell  —  Washington Post Sports Columnist Tom Boswell was online to take all your questions about the Redskins, Stephen Strasburg, the Nats and more.  —  Tom's latest columns  —  El Segundo, CA: Tom,  —  There's usually more hype than substance in August in the NFL.

JJ returns to form as Marlins best Bucs  —  PITTSBURGH — Marlins right-hander Josh Johnson and Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf hooked up in a pitchers' duel on Wednesday night at PNC Park.  The Marlins prevailed 3-2.  —  Johnson bounced back from his worst outing of the season …

Berkman placed on DL; Nunez called up  —  NEW YORK — With his sprained right ankle healing slower than anticipated and the Yankees short on the bench, Lance Berkman was placed on the disabled list on Thursday.  —  Infielder Eduardo Nunez was called up to fill Berkman's spot on the roster.

Ozzie fires back at critics over Thome's departure  —  Jim Thome acknowledges the crowd's cheers.  (REUTERS / Eric Miller)  —  MINNEAPOLIS — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen fired back at critics who still can't stomach the departure of Jim Thome, who hit a two-run walkoff home run Tuesday night …

It's time to fix dysfunctional draft  —  Slotting, signing pool, world-wide draft are some of the options MLB will address  —  Now that another action-packed episode of Last Minute Draft Pick Signing Theater is behind us, we can sum up our sentiments on the not-so-great American baseball draft in three words:

Yankees use sixth-inning blitz to subdue Tigers  —  BRONX, NY - Robinson Cano's two-run home run capped a nine- run sixth inning as the New York Yankees clobbered the Detroit Tigers, 11-5, in the finale of a four-game set.  —  Cano finished the game 3-for-5 with three RBI and three runs scored …

THE NEWS KEEPS COMING  —  News Item: DOPE HEAD FORESEES BASEBALL'S DOOM Maybe that should be “head doper,” but John Fahey has said such dopey things “dope head” it shall be.  John Fahey is the chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency, the body of steroids zealots who have appointed themselves …

Minor League Update: Games of August 18  —  Matt Lollis, RHP, Padres (Low-A Fort Wayne): 7.2 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 8 K.  —  A 15th-round pick in 2009, Lollis is creating significant buzz in the Midwest League for both his pitching and his unique physical stature.

Vin Scully & Troy Tulowitzki's Mullet  —  This is typically the purview of the excellent blog Vin Scully is My Homeboy, but I was so excited about it I couldn't wait to see if he'd get around to doing it himself.  —  UPDATE: Courtesy of Deadspin, here's the audio: