Mets' Francisco Rodriguez says he has to ‘get my head out of my butt’ calls recent play ‘pathetic’  —  Francisco Rodriguez wasn't about to take solace out of Justin Turner being clipped by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 13th inning for the Mets' first walkoff win of the season Wednesday night against the A's.

Brewers lose to Rays 6-3, Roenicke calls foul on Milwaukee's tough interleague schedule  —  MILWAUKEE — After dropping two of three games in a road trip to Boston, the Milwaukee Brewers did the same thing at home against Tampa Bay.  —  A trip to New York to take on the Yankees looms next week.

Tigers Call Up Inge, Plan to Recall Perry  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers have welcomed back third baseman Brandon Inge.  —  Detroit recalled Inge on Thursday from his injury rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Toledo.  Inge was on the disabled list with mononucleosis.

Jose Reyes to New York Yankees ‘not going to happen,’ says Brian Cashman, who supports Derek Jeter  —  Any conspiracy theorist who has pondered Mets shortstop Jose Reyes being fitted for Yankee pinstripes, either later this season or in the near future, can forget it.

Will another late swoon doom Leyland?  —  LOS ANGELES  —  The last time Jim Leyland was in the final year of his contract, the Tigers awarded him an extension at almost precisely this point of the season.  —  The date was June 19, 2009.  Leyland signed a two-year deal to manage through 2011.

A's place Willingham on DL, recall Carter  —  Oakland's most productive power hitter, Josh Willingham, went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left Achilles tendon on Thursday, and Chris Carter was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.  —  Willingham has a .231 average in 64 games …

Nationals Improve to .500 by Beating Mariners 2-1  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Lannan and the Washington Nationals found yet another novel way to keep their winning ways going, beating the Seattle Mariners 2-1 Wednesday night with a pair of unearned runs off Erik Bedard.

Yankees Fans Email Their Bronx Cheers  —  Enough time has passed—approximately three weeks—and the trauma has subsided sufficiently that I can respond to the outrage I engendered among some Yankees fans over the positive column I wrote about the team's radio announcers, John Sterling and Suzyn Waldman.

Kennedy gets eighth win, lifts Diamondbacks over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ian Kennedy pitched six strong innings and Xavier Nady hit an RBI double, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Wednesday night.  —  Kennedy (8-2) allowed one run on eight hits …

Dunn not sure what to do about three-month slump  —  CHICAGO - The boos aimed at Adam Dunn seem to get louder with each frustrating at-bat, especially ones that end frequently with strikeouts.  —  Signed by the White Sox in the off-season to a four-year US$56 million, Dunn's first season …

Texas crowd sets Guinness world mark  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — A Guinness World Record was set at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for “most people wearing sunglasses in the dark” during Tuesday's game between the Texas Rangers and the Houston Astros.  —  More than 33,000 fans …

Sloppy Sox slip and slide  —  Lackey is pelted by Padres in a rainy finale to series  —  Yesterday's rain had the Fenway Park grounds crew on the run, as the tarp went on and off the diamond four times.  (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff)  —  Not even intermittent rain, which delayed the finale …

Guessing you could see Cozart  —  I think you could see Zack Cozart in a Reds uniform by the time the club gets to Baltimore.  I don't know that for sure, but I get that sense.  —  The club is struggling so badly offensively that it needs some sort of spark.  Cozart could provide it.

Vanderbilt Ousts Carolina From C.W.S. With 5-1 Win  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Now comes the really hard part for Vanderbilt.  —  The Commodores extended their first appearance at the College World Series with a 5-1 victory over North Carolina on Wednesday night.

Cliff Lee dominates, Phillies beat Cardinals 4-0  —  ST. LOUIS - Cliff Lee threw a six-hitter for his second straight shutout and the Philadelphia Phillies got homers from Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Howard in the fourth inning of a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Jayson Werth says Scott Boras did not solicit him last summer  —  In response to a recent ESPN.com story, Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth said agent Scott Boras did not solicit him last summer before he switched from his former representative to the sport's most high-profile agent.