Papelbon has one to savor  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball suspended Jonathan Papelbon for three games yesterday, punishment for bumping umpire Tony Randazzo after being ejected Saturday.  —  Papelbon immediately appealed, which allowed him to come out of the bullpen in left field several hours later …

Werth still hurting with ankle injury  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth was in the lineup Wednesday afternoon against the Giants, but he was a late scratch for the second day in a row because of a right ankle injury.  —  Werth hurt the ankle Monday in the eighth inning …

Oney Guillen's raceball game vs. White Sox is just stupid  —  White Sox general manager Ken Williams (right) and manager Ozzie Guillen (middle) have another unnecessary controversy on their hands thanks to Oney Guillen's (left) Twitter account.  —  If there's a Chicago baseball radar …

Twins beat Indians in 10 innings for 6th win in seven games  —  CLEVELAND — Ben Revere's two-out RBI single in the 10th inning off closer Chris Perez gave the coming-to-life Minnesota Twins a 3-2 win Wednesday over the slumping Cleveland Indians, who can't seem to shake free of their June swoon.

Hanson pitches well to help Braves beat slumping Marlins  —  MIAMI — Tommy Hanson pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves won with only two hits Tuesday night when they sent the Florida Marlins to their sixth consecutive loss, 1-0.  —  Florida's Brad Hand (-1) went six innings …

Former Pirates star Jose Pagan dies at 76  —  PITTSBURGH — Former big leaguer Jose Pagan, who drove in the eventual winning run for Pittsburgh in Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, has died.  He was 76.  —  The Pirates announced his death after learning of it from Pagan's family.

Rangers draft paralyzed outfielder Johnathan Taylor  —  The Rangers used their 33rd-round pick Wednesday to draft University of Georgia outfielder Jonathan Taylor, who was paralyzed after an outfield collision in March and is considered unlikely to walk again.

Yankees Claim Jeff Marquez  —  The Yankees claimed pitcher Jeff Marquez off waivers from the White Sox, MLBTR has learned.  The 26-year-old righty had been designated for assignment by Chicago on Sunday.  The move will require the Yankees to open up a spot on the 40-man roster …

Cairo has grand slam in Reds win over Cubs  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Miguel Cairo hit a grand slam to help make Edinson Volquez's return to the majors a success and the Cincinnati Reds continued their dominance of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-2 win Tuesday night.

Rizzo prepared to take on big league challenge  —  Padres top hitting prospect has accomplished much in short time  —  TUCSON — The temperature had already reached 103 degrees Saturday afternoon when Anthony Rizzo passed through an open door at Kino Stadium, trading the refuge …

Tim Wakefield vs. Derek Jeter: A matchup for the ages  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter will dig in against Tim Wakefield in the bottom of the first inning tonight and we should all take a moment and appreciate the little slice of baseball history taking place.  —  Talk about old friends.

POSTGAME NOTES: Sanchez goes five-and-dive, Giants looking harder for catching help, etc. (12)  —  Day game tomorrow, which means a very brief postgame file tonight.  —  The game story has much to do with Jonathan Sanchez, who somehow managed to hold the Nationals to two runs …

It's Warmer; Now Where's The Offense?  —  Last year, offense declined so precipitously that we had to put up with a few million Year Of The Pitcher references.  While run scoring had been trending down, the drop off was so significant - a .329 league wOBA in 2009 became a .321 league wOBA in 2010 …

Red Sox closer Papelbon banned for 3 games  —  NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount in the aftermath of Saturday's ejection by plate umpire Tony Randazzo.  —  MLB announced it was banning Papelbon on Tuesday because of …