Rescue club  —  Red Sox strand 15 but survive to take 2 of 3 in New York  —  NEW YORK — When Mark Loretta came to bat in the seventh last night against Kyle Farnsworth, the Yankees' sixth pitcher in a game managed like this was October, the Red Sox had two men on and two outs.

A Broken Wrist Ends Matsui's Streak  —  On one gruesome play in the first inning at Yankee Stadium last night, a streak ended and a problem intensified.  —  Hideki Matsui, the Yankees' left fielder who had played in 1,768 consecutive games, fractured his left wrist while trying to catch …

Rowand to have surgery on Friday  —  Phillies unsure of how long center fielder will be sidelined  —  PHILADELPHIA — Phillies center fielder Aaron Rowand left Thursday's game with a broken nose and lacerations to the face after crashing into the center field fence to make an over-the-shoulder catch …

Hot-hitting Lowell is doubling his pleasure  —  NEW YORK — Before Wednesday night's 7-3 loss to the Yankees, the last eight hits that jumped off Mike Lowell's bat were doubles, the longest streak of consecutive two-baggers by a big leaguer this season.  —  Lowell failed to extend that streak in the second inning of Wednesday's game.

Notes: Schneider still banged up  —  Catcher trying to overcome nagging injury  —  CINCINNATI — Catcher Brian Schneider was back in the lineup for one game, and what do you know?  Schneider now finds himself on the mend again.  —  His tender hamstring, which had caused Schneider to sit …

Sutcliffe gives rambling, slurred interview on Padres broadcast  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) -Rick Sutcliffe, a Cy Young award winner and ESPN baseball analyst, gave a rambling, slurred interview during the local television broadcast of the Brewers-Padres game Wednesday night.  —  Sutcliffe's microphone eventually was cut off.

Don't get sentimental about Babe being passed  —  In a recent airing of Bob Costas' show on HBO, Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt, when asked about Barry Bonds' place in baseball history, responded that it was Babe Ruth who would "always be the guy."  —  In a sense, this is spot-on …

Notes: Young's leg injury flaring up  —  Designated hitter could soon be back on the disabled list  —  BALTIMORE — Had the Tigers played on Thursday night instead of having their game against Baltimore at Camden Yards washed out, they would have done so without designated hitter Dmitri Young.

Kotchman Is Forced to the DL by Illness  —  CHICAGO — First baseman Casey Kotchman, his energy level hovering somewhere around his batting average — a sickly .152 — was put on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday because of a viral syndrome, diagnosed in spring training as mononucleosis.

Hialeah mayor upbeat  —  As the Marlins prepare to decline San Antonio's stadium offer by Monday's deadline, Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina said Thursday he expects a ballpark deal to get done locally.  —  ''My sense is it will get done,'' Robaina said, adding that his faith was not based …

Padres trade prospect Guzman  —  Center fielder, righty Rojas head to Texas for Hudgins, Sinisi  —  SAN DIEGO — The Padres made several Minor League transactions before Thursday's game against the Brewers.  —  The Padres acquired right-hander John Hudgins and first baseman/outfielder Vince Sinisi …

Tribe considering changes in 'pen  —  Indians bullpen ranks second-to-last in ERA in Majors  —  CLEVELAND — General manager Mark Shapiro said long before the '06 season began that the Indians' bullpen was his greatest concern.  —  That concern was justified.