Luis Aguayo has been mostly anonymous during his five weeks on the job as the Mets? third-base coach, but he was not so lucky Tuesday night.

Boston Red Sox OF Manny Ramirez was out of the lineup Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners with what manager Terry Francona said was a sore knee. Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen was ejected by plate umpire Rob Drake in the seventh inning

Roy Oswalt, who is on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hip abductor muscle, threw a bullpen session before Wednesday's game against Pittsburgh at Minute Maid Park. Oswalt (7-8, 4.56 ERA) threw 40 or 50 pitches, saying he felt good afterward.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. ? Armando Galarraga was nearly perfect. So was Detroit in sweeping three games from the Royals. Galarraga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning, Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs and the Tigers beat Kansas City 7-1 Wednesday,

Sounds first baseman Brad Nelson clubs two-run homer in eighth inning to defeat Tacoma. Meanwhile, West Virginia overcomes 5-0 first-inning deficit to keep rolling along.

But after taking the series against Chicago this past weekend, that road looks a bit less bumpy. Still, if Houston wants to play in October, it will have to win much more than one series. '[We have to] try to take two out of three from the top ones,'

'I love Randy, I hate hitting off him,' the first baseman said. 'When he's healthy, he's very effective, so I look forward to him being on the team.' Wolf is 4-4 in 11 starts against Houston, and he has struck out 42 Astros in his career. The trade is

Wolf said that after a conversation with Astros general manager Ed Wade, he feels certain Houston still has a chance to compete in the postseason. 'He still believes in the Astros. I think he still thinks there's a shot,' Wolf said of Wade. 'With a

Houston gets Wolf, who went 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA in 21 starts for San Diego, for the rest of the season, after which he will be a free agent. He signed a one-year deal with the Padres in December for $4.75 million. General Manager Ed Wade said with

The Astros face a double-digit deficit in the National League Central race and an uphill fight to get into contention, but help is on the way, and the Astros steadfastly believe they can climb back in the race once they have everyone on hand. Wolf and