Feds search house of Arizona reliever  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Federal investigators searched Arizona Diamondbacks reliever Jason Grimsley's house Tuesday as part of their investigation of steroid use in baseball.  —  Thirteen agents searched Grimsley's house in Scottsdale, Ariz., for six hours …

Nationals draft pair of preps  —  Team uses first-round picks on Marrero, Willems  —  WASHINGTON — There's a new philosophy in the Nationals organization when it comes to drafting players.  Unlike the past four years, in which they worked with a limited budget, the Nationals were told …

Battery Park  —  Yankees unload on Sox, Beckett in Stadium rout  —  NEW YORK — When Josh Beckett walked off the mound last evening, the sky was still a soft blue, the lingering sun illuminating the Bronx courthouse that looms beyond Yankee Stadium in right-center.

Red Sox 2006 draft tracker  —  Check back often for updates every time the Red Sox make a pick in the first five rounds.  —  ROUND  —  OVERALL PICK  —  SELECTION  —  Position: CF Bats: Right Vitals: 18 years old, 6-foot-3; 205 pounds  —  The skinny on Place: "Jason Place is an athletic …

Padres-Brewers Preview  —  The San Diego Padres will welcome back ace Jake Peavy on Tuesday.  Given how they fared against him last month, the Milwaukee Brewers may not feel so hospitable.  —  After missing a start with tendinitis in his shoulder, Peavy and the Padres will face the Brewers …

Sox out to rebound against Yankees  —  Boston (33-22) at New York (34-22), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  Yankee Stadium is a long way from Double-A. Red Sox right-hander David Pauley knows that, and that's why he spent the day before his first start at the historic yard in the Bronx soaking it all in.

Sub-stantial victory  —  Cintron's 3-run HR in 8th helps Sox rally past Tigers  —  Alex Cintron hit a three-run homer off reliever Fernando Rodney in the eighth inning to lead the White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the AL Central-leading Detroit Tigers on Tuesday.

Notes: Cordero remains confident  —  Guillen rehabbing sore hamstring; Zimmerman returns to lineup  —  ATLANTA — Chad Cordero isn't ready to declare that he's cured his problems against the Braves.  —  At the same time, the Nationals' closer never put too much stock in the struggles he endured when facing Atlanta.

A Break for the Bullpen as Mets' Soler Steadies Himself  —  LOS ANGELES, June 5 — The first proof of Alay Soler's command Monday night arrived early.  Soler got Rafael Furcal, the Dodgers' leadoff hitter, to ground out to shortstop, a simple 6-3 in the scorebook but a commendable feat …

Good catchers are keepers  —  A draft day lesson for you: The Rangers value catchers.  —  It's something that Jon Daniels mentioned to me months ago, but he keeps hammering it home with one illustration after another.  —  Just last weekend, Gerald Laird, who could have been sent to San Diego …

Braves again load up with pitching  —  Atlanta takes 17 hurlers among 22 first-day draft picks  —  ATLANTA — Going into this year's First-Year Player Draft, there were many people indicating there wasn't a very deep talent pool.  But it was certainly vast enough for Braves director …

Full Play-by-Play Chicago vs. Detroit  —  GameCenter  · Full Play-by-Play  · Box Score  · Recap  · Game Chart  · Photos  · Live game log (Glog)  —  TIGERS 1ST  —  Freddy An.  Garcia pitching:  —  Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Granderson walked.

A's select prep righty at No. 66  —  Hard-throwing San Diego pitcher makes huge impression  —  OAKLAND — Last spring, Trevor Cahill's fastball couldn't crack 84 mph, and he couldn't crack his high school team's starting rotation.  —  Little more than a year later, he's a second-round pick …

Stats Geek: Pirates should bloom after special May  —  It struck me last week, not long after Jose Castillo sent another ball over a fence, sending Freddy Sanchez home ahead of him, that the Pirates should win more than they lose the rest of the way.  —  Not a winning season, just more wins than losses after Memorial Day.