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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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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.

Goin' Deep: Contract incentives  —  Before Francisco Cordero's miserable April, it was a foregone conclusion that he'd be a Ranger at least through 2007.  But just as the definition of Cordero's bullpen role is in the hands of the ballclub, whether the 30-year-old is here a year from now is also up to Texas.

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.

Cards notebook: Influenza ruled out as Rolen's malady  —  Influenza ruled outas Rolen's malady  —  Tests results taken late last week ruled out influenza for the illness that's kept third baseman Scott Rolen from the ballpark for five days.  According to the club, Rolen has been fighting …

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.