Coffey gets warm welcome from Brewers  —  MILWAUKEE — Nationals reliever Todd Coffey was touched by the warm welcome he was given by the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans when he entered Wednesday's 6-4 loss in the seventh inning.  —  The crowd of 34,419 cheered loudly while Coffey sprinted …

Sources: Mets OK minority share sale  —  The New York Mets have agreed to sell less than 49 percent of the club for approximately $200 million to David Einhorn, president of Greenlight Capital Inc., sources close to the deal tell ESPN's Karl Ravech.  —  The sale will not include a stake in SNY …

Orioles use 8-run 4th to beat Royals 9-2  —  BALTIMORE — Adam Jones had two hits and two RBIs in an eight-run fourth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 9-2 Wednesday night for their fourth straight victory.  —  Baltimore sent 13 batters to the plate in the fourth …

After 19 Innings, Phillies Strecth to Beat Reds, 5-4  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wilson Valdez acted like a seasoned closer.  —  He hit 90 mph on a fastball to Joey Votto.  He shook off catcher Dane Sardinha.  And he showed no fear.  —  “If he hits a home run, they're not going to say anything to me,” said Valdez, laughing.

Marlins Run Over Posey, Giants 7-6 in 12 Innings  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Scott Cousins went to college at the University of San Francisco.  He lives in the Bay Area, and he had almost a dozen friends and family at AT&T Park on Wednesday night to witness the biggest moment of his professional career.

Young's bat, glove help Diamondbacks edge Rockies  —  DENVER — Ian Kennedy tossed eight crisp innings, centre-fielder Chris Young robbed Ty Wigginton of a game-tying homer and the surging Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Wednesday night.

The Classic Second-Guess  —  “If Jose Valverde is not better in the ninth inning than Rick Porcello after eight innings, and Jose Valverde's a top closer, then we might as well not have a closer.”  —Jim Leyland  —  “Never is (Colon) your best chance, because on his best day, he's never as good as Rivera.”

Homers From Hunter, Callaspo Lead Angels Past A's  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Torii Hunter and Alberto Callaspo hit back-to-back homers, Ervin Santana allowed one run in six solid innings, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 Wednesday night for their fourth win in six games.

Dustin Pedroia dives in  —  Bad ankle and all, he kick-starts Red Sox bats  —  CLEVELAND — It took only five pitches for Dustin Pedroia [stats] to dispel any lingering concerns about his left ankle.  —  Pedroia twisted his ankle Monday night and briefly lost feeling in his surgically repaired left foot …

Rafael Soriano out 6-8 weeks  —  NEW YORK — Yankees setup man Rafael Soriano will be out another 6-8 weeks after being diagnosed with an inflamed ligament in his right elbow.  —  Dr. James Andrews, after seeing Soriano on Wednesday, prescribed rest for two more weeks and then a conservative throwing program.

Red Sox in no-win situation with Dice-K  —  is back in Japan, and if Boston Red Sox brass were slipped a dose of truth serum, they'd love for him never to return.  It's one thing to deal with a headache.  It's another to pay $103 million for it.  —  With his right elbow pained …

De La Rosa determined to be diligent  —  DENVER — Rockies left-handed pitcher Jorge De La Rosa welcomed the expectations that came with the multi-year contract he signed during the winter.  He was meeting them, too, until suffering a complete tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow on Tuesday.

Running and Runs: A Look at UBR Data  —  Yesterday, the great Mitchel Lichtmen gave us a look into how FanGraphs' latest toy, Ultimate Base Running (UBR).  This nifty base-running stat is now on the player pages and a part of WAR.  As Dave Appleman noted, UBR (or Bsr, short for base running …