Mirabelli to catch Wakefield tonight vs. Yankees  —  The Boston Red Sox have finalized a trade to obtain catcher Doug Mirabelli from the San Diego Padres in exchange for catcher Josh Bard, minor-league pitcher Cla Meredith and cash, ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney is reporting.

Boss to rookie ump: Yer out!  —  Umpire Adam Dowdy may have called his last game behind the plate if George Steinbrenner gets his way.  —  After ejecting Joe Torre and Toronto skipper John Gibbons in the span of one inning yesterday, Dowdy incurred the wrath of The Boss as the Yankee owner left …

Sweep reveals Marlins' mess  —  Colorado outscored Florida by a combined four runs but swept all three games.  'It's hard to believe,' Joe Girardi said.  —  cspencer@MiamiHerald.com  —  The term ''moral victory'' rings hollow for manager Joe Girardi.  —  To him, the area between wins …

Cubs still can't find Z answer  —  After a shaky last two days against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs look ready to shake up their pitching staff again.  —  Rich Hill is expected to arrive today from Class AAA Iowa and replace Glendon Rusch in the starting rotation Thursday at Arizona.

Trachsel mimics Zambrano  —  ATLANTA — The Mets shuffled their rotation for this weekend's series at Turner Field because they didn't want one of Victor Zambrano's typical performances to derail them in yesterday's finale against the Braves.  —  Apparently, Steve Trachsel didn't get the memo.

Middle men run hot, cold  —  Iguchi, Uribe above average in own ways at second and short  —  ANAHEIM — They were new to each other, yet worked well together last year.  —  This April represents a different story, but the White Sox anticipate a happy ending for second baseman Tadahito Iguchi and shortstop Juan Uribe.

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Nationals End Month With Another Downer  —  ST. LOUIS, April 30 — Frank Robinson sat in a chair at the edge of the visitors' dugout Sunday afternoon, a stadium full of red spread out around him.  When the St. Louis Cardinals recorded the final out, and the crowd at Busch Stadium rose …

May first: Rangers lead West after 8-4 win  —  CLEVELAND - Rangers manager Buck Showalter said he wanted to get through April and May and still be in the hunt in the American League West.  —  Well, they got through April.  They certainly didn't tear it up, but Sunday's 8-4 win at Cleveland meant …

Castro could add relief  —  CLEVELAND - If the Rangers could write their own script, it would have included more outings for 21-year-old lefty Fabio Castro in April.  —  Castro, whom the Rangers acquired via trade after the December Rule V draft, pitched in only three games in the first four weeks of the season.

Tigers put whuppin' on Twins  —  The Detroit Tigers jumped out of the gate in 2006 winning their first five games before losing six of their next eight.  At 7-6 and following a 10-2 home loss to Cleveland, manager Jim Leyland went off on his team, saying the losing was unacceptable.

Frandsen continues painful streak  —  notebook  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Another day, another adventure for Kevin Frandsen.  —  The San Jose native, who joined the Giants on Friday, maintained his three-game streak of being hit by a pitch.  Arizona's Brandon Webb nicked Frandsen in the first inning Sunday.

The Babe in Kensington  —  In '23, the legend helped a parish pay off its ball field.  —  Barry Bonds might well surpass Babe Ruth's home-run total when he and the Giants make their only 2006 visit to Citizens Bank Park next weekend.  —  But you can bet your supply of performance-enhancing substances …

From bottom up, Fuson wants Padres to bulk up  —  Grady Fuson saw what weight training did for the Oakland Athletics.  He has a similar vision for the Padres.  —  "With offense usually comes strength, with strength usually comes size, so you want to be more physical," Fuson said.