Philadelphia Phillies prospect Tyson Gillies faces cocaine charge  —  CLEARWATER — Tyson Gillies, a top prospect in the Philadelphia Phillies' minor-league system, was arrested early Friday morning in Pinellas County on a felony charge of possession of cocaine.

Ankiel's 2-out, ninth-inning triple rescues Braves  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Rick Ankiel hit a bases-loaded triple off a wild Carlos Marmol with two out in the ninth inning, lifting Derrek Lee and the Atlanta Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Pedroia back on the disabled list  —  loading video...  (please wait a moment)  —  Requires Adobe Flash Player  —  Updated at 5:07 p.m.  —  Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia confirmed that he was going back on the disabled list to a tune of 15 days after trying to return from a mid-season foot injury.

Prospect Hot Sheet: Aug. 20  —  Why He's Here: 1-0, 0.00, 1 GS, 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 HBP, 1 BB, 15 SO, 1.0 G/F  —  The Scoop: Among Eastern League pitchers, only Harrisburg's Tommy Milone (50) has more strikeouts than does Warren (44) since the latter joined the league on July 16.  But Warren is gaining fast.

Pedro Feliz, newly acquired third baseman, bats fifth for St. Louis Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — Pedro Feliz was in the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup Friday, batting fifth a day after the slumping team acquired him from the Houston Astros.  —  “He's here and we needed him,” manager Tony La Russa said.

Series Preview: Yankees vs. Mariners III  —  This is not a good team, it's not getting better, and no amount of offseason tinkering is going to make it a good team . . . the M's might as well stand pat this winter.  They have nothing to gain by doing otherwise.

Marlins C Paulino suspended for positive drug test  —  FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2010, file photo, Florida Marlins catcher Ronnie Paulino looks on during a baseball against the Philadelphia Phillies in Miami.  Paulino has been suspended 50 games by Major League Baseball on Friday, Aug. 20 …

Former U.S. Congressman Tom Davis says Andy Pettitte's testimony was critical to Roger Clemens' indictment  —  Andy Pettitte's sworn statement that Roger Clemens admitted using human growth hormone was a critical factor in a federal grand jury's decision to indict Clemens on charges he lied to Congress …

Visual Baseball: Introducing Bat Slicer  —  Happy Friday.  Here's something new that I've been working on.  It's called Bat Slicer and the idea is to visually represent a hitters' bat.  I'm hoping the visuals are fairly self explanatory, but just in case: We start with strikeouts …

Keeping Score: Growing Complexity for Cooperstown  —  The National Baseball Hall of Fame's election system is heading for a meltdown.  With an abundance of qualified candidates becoming eligible and the cloud of steroid accusations and perjury indictments, the elections for the classes of 2013 …

Cincinnati Reds allowed to honor Rose  —  Team given clearance by MLB to celebrate 25th anniversary of record  —  PHOENIX — The Reds have secured permission to honor Pete Rose on the 25th anniversary of him breaking Ty Cobb's all-time hit record.  —  In an ironic twist …