Scott Boras, the agent who never stops seeing loopholes he can try to exploit, is at it again.

Despite the study of more than 1,500 broken bats, no changes will be made in how bats are approved for major league use until the 2009 season.

Brandon Moss drove in three runs and Adam LaRoche two for Pittsburgh, helping Duke win for the first time in 15 starts since beating Arizona on June 9. The left-hander ended the longest losing streak by a Pirates pitcher since Jose DeLeon lost 11 in a

Manager Jerry Manuel said even Billy Wagner was not guaranteed his closing duties when he returned next week.

ing coach Bob Apodaca compares Aaron Cook's situation to a round of golf. After playing so well for most of the day, the last thing you want to do is mess up the last three holes. Keeping in line with the metaphor, Cook (16-9) was near perfect his first

Darrell Rasner, the Yankees? fifth starter, was hammered in his start at Tampa Bay on Thursday, and Manager Joe Girardi moved him to the bullpen.

wn scoreboard in right field at Coors Field might as well be covered with a giant black linen over the final three weeks of the season. The Rockies won't be looking at it anyway. The D-backs and Dodgers -- the two teams ahead of the Rockies in the

Roy Halladay pitched seven innings to win his fifth consecutive start as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays to extend theirwinning streak to six games.

| DENVER -- Sometimes a pitcher needs more than some friendly advice to get back on track. Sometimes, the only thing that will work is a few choice words and a stern slap on the rear end. Chris Iannetta provided both in Ubaldo Jimenez's previous

The Mets watched their lead over Philadelphia in the National League East shrink to two games with 21 remaining, including two more against the Phillies.