Lucchino ‘amped’ for Yankees series  —  Red Sox president dismisses Epstein rumors  —  BOSTON — Red Sox president Larry Lucchino feels the three-game series his club and the Yankees start on Tuesday still carries its regular cachet, despite the likelihood both teams make the playoffs.

Ozzie Guillen sounds off on season, Ken Williams, Marlins  —  CHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 12: Ozzie Guillen #13 manager of the Chicago White Sox (L), Rick Hahn White Sox assistant general manager (C), and Kenny Williams general manager talk before the game against the Kansas City Royals on August 12 …

Will C.J. Wilson Get $100 Million?  —  Two years ago, Rangers lefty C.J. Wilson struck me as a quality reliever, but certainly not someone who could eventually score a $100MM contract.  Now, with free agency just months away, I'm wondering if that could be his ceiling on the open market.

Orioles' MacPhail could start GM exodus with resignation  —  BALTIMORE - Andy MacPhail, president of baseball operations, has reached a decision on his future in the Baltimore Orioles organization, but plans to wait until season's end before announcing his intentions.

Blue Jays sign pitching prospect Roberto Osuna  —  When Toronto Blue Jays scouts first saw Roberto Osuna pitch, they new the team had to have him.  —  The club got their man Tuesday, signing the 16-year-old Mexican right-hander and six other international prospects to contracts.

Technology — namely the iPad — is changing the way the game is played … Once upon a time, it was all so simple.  Pitchers pitched.  Hitters hit.  If the stars lined up, somebody with a glove caught what they hit.  And that's how baseball games were decided.  —  Boy, how 1963 was that, huh?

Rangers' Wilson ‘recharged’ by cooling chamber  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson stepped into a chamber at Millennium Ice in Plano on Tuesday to experience whole body cryotherapy and said a few things ran through his mind as the temperature dropped.

Hamstring strain to shelve Cruz three weeks  —  Cuban prospect Martin likely to be replacement for outfielder  —  ARLINGTON — Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz will be sidelined for at least three weeks with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring.  General manager Jon Daniels said the Rangers …

Brewers reach three million tickets sold today  —  The Milwaukee Brewers today announced that the club has eclipsed three million tickets sold for the 2011 season.  This marks the third time in franchise history that the Club has eclipsed three million (also in 2008 and 2009).

Flores opts out of contract  —  If you're wondering about left-hander Randy Flores joining the Brewers' righty-heavy bullpen in September, you can forget about it.  Flores opted out of his Triple-A contract with the Brewers on Sunday and was granted his release, per the teams of a deal he signed with Milwaukee earlier this month.

Yankees Beat Orioles 3-2 for 4-Game Split  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Freddy Garcia returned from the disabled list to pitch six innings of two-hit ball, Nick Swisher homered and the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 Monday night earn a split of the four-game series.