Brett Lawrie - the name the Jays dare not speak  —  TORONTO— From Friday's Globe and Mail  —  Well, now the Toronto Blue Jays have gone and done it.  Mentioned the kid's name again, on Thursday night.  Talked about how they'd like to see Brett Lawrie in the majors in August, before the rosters expand.

Mistrial ruled in Roger Clemens case  —  WASHINGTON — The judge presiding over Roger Clemens' perjury trial declared a mistrial over inadmissible evidence shown to jurors.  —  U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton said Clemens could not be assured a fair trial after prosecutors showed jurors evidence …

Epstein won't rest on laurels as Deadline nears  —  BOSTON — With the All-Star break coming to an end, Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein will be looking at his team with a microscope over the next two-plus weeks, trying to identify what moves he might be able to make before the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline.

Updating the top prospects  —  Harper soars while Montero plummets in midseason prospect rankings  —  With the Futures Game and more than half the minor league season in our rearview mirror, it's time to update the rankings of the top prospects in the minors.

Indians hand Orioles 8th straight loss, 8-4  —  BALTIMORE - Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana homered, Justin Masterson struck out eight in six innings, and the Cleveland Indians beat Baltimore 8-4 Thursday night to extend the Orioles' losing streak to eight games.

Padres' bullpen meltdown leads to Giants' 6-2 win  —  SAN DIEGO - Aubrey Huff hit a tying homer off All-Star closer Heath Bell leading off the ninth inning and Mike Fontenot brought in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the 12th, helping the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants beat …

Yankees call up Golson to replace A-Rod  —  Speedy outfielder Greg Golson will take Alex Rodriguez's spot on the Yankees roster.  —  Golson will be activated in time for Thursday night's second-half opener against the Blue Jays.  Rodriguez underwent surgery Monday to repair a torn meniscus …

D'Backs Designate Wily Mo Pena For Assignment  —  The Diamondbacks have designated Wily Mo Pena for assignment, reports Jack Magruder of FOX Sports Arizona (Twitter link).  In corresponding moves, the D'Backs also optioned Juan Miranda to Triple-A and called up Brandon Allen and Geoff Blum.

Spilborghs' 4 hits powers Rockies past Brewers  —  DENVER—Ryan Spilborghs had a home run among four hits, Ubaldo Jimenez pitched six solid innings and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 12-3 on Thursday night.  —  Spilborghs finished a triple shy of the cycle while registering …

Giants Land Sandwich Pick Crick  —  The Giants have signed supplemental first-round pick Kyle Crick to a $900,000 bonus.  MLB's recommendation for his No. 49 draft slot was $717,300.  —  A product of Sherman (Texas) HS, Crick was mostly a first baseman until he started throwing a 94-mph fastball …

Holland tosses 5-hitter in 5-0 win over Seattle  —  SEATTLE—Derek Holland was more satisfied with how he finished than his perfect start against the Seattle Mariners.  —  Holland, the Texas Rangers 25-year-old left-hander, was perfect for the first five innings and finished with a five-hitter …

Law: Orioles should trade 'every veteran who's not nailed down'  —  Remember before the baseball season when I chatted with ESPN's Keith Law about the Orioles, and he fired up the fan base by saying that the Orioles were “clearly the worst team” in the AL East?  Well, right now, it looks like Law got that one right.