JENKS, WHEELER TO DL; HILL, ATCHISON UP  —  The Red Sox will place relievers Dan Wheeler and Bobby Jenks on the disabled list prior to Thursday's game against the Angels in order to clear roster spots for right-hander Scott Atchison (recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket) and left-hander Rich Hill (selected from Pawtucket).

Slow start won't change Williams' approach  —  CHICAGO — The 2011 Chicago White Sox blueprint — or the “All-in manifesto,” if you will — certainly did not feature an 11-21 start at its foundation.  —  There was no anticipation of a 10 1/2- or 11-game deficit to overcome after just five weeks …

Ailing Jeter sits; Yanks lose to Tigers  —  DETROIT (AP) — Brennan Boesch homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers took advantage of some sloppy fielding to beat the New York Yankees for the third straight time, 6-3 on Thursday.  —  Derek Jeter didn't play for the Yankees …

Maddon in favor of expanded replay review  —  Below:  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon thinks Major League Baseball should examine controversial calls this season to see whether expanded instant replay would have an impact on those situations.

Angels Split Series With 11-0 Win Over Red Sox  —  BOSTON (AP) — Rookie Mark Trumbo hit his sixth homer of the season and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged a series split at Boston, racking up 18 hits in an 11-0 win over the Red Sox on Thursday afternoon.  —  Bobby Abreu drove in three runs …

Nationals' Stairs notches 100th career pinch-hit  —  PHILADELHIA — Matt Stairs' first hit of the season Wednesday night also was the 100th in his career as a pinch-hitter.  And that, he said, is the secret of the success that made the 43-year-old wonder the active leader in that specialty …

A Statistician Rereads Bill James  —  Believe it or not, most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else.  In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps to some of the most illuminating work …

Chavez leaves game with small fracture in left foot  —  Update (3:28pm): Chavez has a small fracture in the fifth metatarsal in his left foot, which is the bone adjacent to his little toe.  No idea how long he'll be out, but it's obviously a disabled list thing.

Dodgers are shells of their former selves  —  LOS ANGELES - Beneath the bluest skies, set amid towering palm trees, in a place where the game once grew with or without tending, baseball is ill.  —  It has become a charming old-timer who bounces the ceremonial first pitch and is cheered anyway …

Tim Lincecum and Giants beat Mets 2-0  —  NEW YORK - Tim Lincecum struck out 12 to surpass Christy Mathewson for most double-digit strikeout games in Giants history and Pat Burrell hit a tiebreaking single against his favorite opponent, lifting San Francisco over the New York Mets 2-0 on Wednesday night.

DeJesus' 2 HR's Power A's Past Indians 3-1  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — David DeJesus hit his first two home runs of the season, Trevor Cahill pitched another gem and the Oakland Athletics snapped Cleveland's seven-game winning streak with a 3-1 victory over the Indians on Wednesday night.

Yanks say Hughes will miss another 6-8 weeks  —  DETROIT — The Yankees will be without Phil Hughes for another six to eight weeks as team doctors continue to search for the cause of his mysterious loss of velocity.  —  General manager Brian Cashman on Wednesday revealed on a conference call that Hughes …