Fenway announcer Carl Beane dies after suffering heart attack  —  Beane's SUV came to rest against a stone wall and a tree.  (Photo courtesy of Worcester Telegram & Gazette)  —  By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff  —  Carl Beane, the public address announcer at Fenway Park …

Peavy Coasts as White Sox Pound Indians 8-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jake Peavy coasted for six innings before giving up a run in the seventh and Adam Dunn homered, leading the Chicago White Sox to an easy 8-1 win over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night and a split of their four-game series.

Pirates P Erik Bedard pulled due to back spasms  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates left-handed pitcher Erik Bedard left Wednesday night's game against Washington in the second inning due to back spasms.  —  Bedard grimaced after his third pitch to Washington's Adam LaRoche in the top of the second.

Carpenter, Craig get big hits, Cards top Dbacks  —  PHOENIX—Pinch hitter Matt Carpenter lined a go-ahead double in the sixth inning, Allen Craig homered to cap a four-run burst in the ninth and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-2 Thursday night for a three-game sweep.

Dodgers Beat Giants 6-2 to Win Series  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Tony Gwynn Jr. hit a go-ahead three-run triple off Tim Lincecum, one inning after San Francisco's Nate Schierholtz ran into a critical out that helped kill a Giants' rally and the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers went on to a 6-2 victory Wednesday night.

Hamilton's hot start raises contract questions  —  Josh Hamilton is the current MLB leader in all three Triple Crown categories, which should bode well for him when he discusses a new deal with the defending AL champs.  —  Andro, a Texas A&M grad, spent nearly 12 years at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram …

Matt Joyce homers off David Robertson in 9th, Rays beat Yanks  —  NEW YORK — Matt Joyce hit a three-run homer off fill-in closer David Robertson in the ninth inning, falling down on a twisted ankle as he finished his swing, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the New York Yankees 4-1 on Wednesday night.

Mariano Rivera had a blood clot in his calf  —  We now know what the “complication” was in Mariano Rivera's exam the other day: he had a blood clot.  Here's how we know this:  —  I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that they're all standing next to each other, in Rivera's presence, looking kinda funny tweeting all at once.

On Keppinger's status, Matsui's contract  —  * The Rays placed INF Jeff Keppinger on the “restricted list” so he could deal with what was described as “a personal matter” and so they would not have to play shorthanded while he was gone, which may only be for a day or two.  OF Brandon Guyer was called up to take his place.

Friedrich Wins Debut as Rockies Beat Padres 6-2  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Left-hander Christian Friedrich pitched six solid innings to win his major league debut and Jason Giambi and Wilin Rosario hit RBI doubles off the top of the fences at Petco Park as the Colorado Rockies rallied to beat …

Ervin Santana earns first win with aid from Angels' bats  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ervin Santana pitched 7 1/3 innings and got some run support from the Los Angeles Angels offense for the first time in his past six starts in a 6-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday night.

Mariners score late to beat Tigers 2-1  —  SEATTLE—John Jaso lined a single over Detroit's drawn-in infield in the eighth inning to drive in Michael Saunders with the tiebreaking run, Jason Vargas pitched eight strong innings and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tigers 2-1 on Wednesday night.

Montero extension talks could reopen in season  —  PHOENIX — It is possible that contract negotiations between the D-backs and catcher Miguel Montero could restart during the season.  —  Montero will be a free agent at the end of the season and both sides said toward the end of Spring Training …

Cubs waste another fine Dempster performance  —  Wood's frustration shows after he gives up 2 in 8th of 3-1 loss to Braves  —  Kerry Wood's return from shoulder fatigue coincided with Carlos Marmol's demotion from the closer's role, leaving manager Dale Sveum with some difficult bullpen decisions.