Under The Knife  —  Grimsley  —  When I heard the Jason Grimsley story on Tuesday afternoon, the first thing that came to mind was...no, the first is unprintable.  The second thing that came to mind was "good people are going to get sucked into this."  Logic escapes the performance-enhancement zone with perfect consistency.

Rain keeps pouring it on  —  Sox likely to play makeup in Sept.  —  Yankee Stadium was a picture of gray serenity after daylong showers postponed last night's Yankees-Red Sox game.  (AP Photo)  —  NEW YORK — Along with the injuries, the Manny Moments, and the save total next to Jonathan Papelbon's name …

Built to last  —  Milledge lends hand as Tom tops Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES - Lastings Milledge's right arm was in the spotlight once again last night.  But it wasn't for high-fiving Dodger fans at Chavez Ravine.  —  The rookie sensation gunned down Nomar Garciaparra in the eighth inning …

Grimsley's lawyer says feds targeted Bonds  —  PHOENIX — The attorney for Jason Grimsley said Wednesday that federal agents tried to pressure the former Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher into wearing a listening device to lure other major league players into confidential conversations in an effort …

With Sheffield Still Injured, Cabrera Makes a Case to Stay  —  Like most people, Johnny Damon had one major impression of Melky Cabrera before the season.  Damon, the Yankees' center fielder, remembered Cabrera breaking the wrong way on a liner by Trot Nixon at Fenway Park last July, turning it into an inside-the-park home run.

Gagne Has MRI as Elbow Stiffens  —  A precautionary MRI exam on Eric Gagne's right elbow Wednesday revealed some swelling around the ulnar nerve but no structural damage, and the Dodgers closer said he hoped to return within a few days.  —  Gagne said he experienced some stiffness in the elbow …

Ortiz outduels Smoltz in finale  —  Washington takes series in Atlanta behind solid pitching  —  ATLANTA — It was a night of improbabilities for the Washington Nationals.  —  The Nationals not only beat John Smoltz, who hadn't lost to this franchise since 1994, they did so behind …

Harden returns to DL with elbow injury  —  Disturbing news for the A's.  Right-hander Rich Harden is back on the disabled list, this time with a sprained ligament in his right elbow.  —  Harden, 24, was out from April 26 until last Sunday with a lower back strain.

Patterson Pleased by Rehab Start  —  Yesterday was the 41st day John Patterson has been on the 15-day disabled list, and the pitcher the Washington Nationals can least afford to be without hasn't pitched for them in 47 days.  Progress finally came last night, as Patterson made his first rehabilitation start …

Prospectus Notebook  —  Braves, Marlins  —  ATLANTA BRAVES  —  Braves-haters know the story all too well.  Injuries strike, the bullpen underperforms, Travis Smith somehow gets a start, yet Atlanta is still hovering at the fringes of the NL East race.  Why?

Draft winners & losers (cont.)  —  Best One-Two Punch: Mike Rizzo earns praise every year for his drafts, and this one is no different as his Arizona Diamondbacks collected yet another solid group of players.  The class is led by Max Scherzer, just four months removed from sitting alone atop the Royals' (and others) draft board.

2006 Draft: Atlanta Braves  —  TOTAL PICKS:  —  54 (College: 6, High School: 23, Juco: 24, Other: 0)  —  Position Players: 17 Pitchers: 37  —  Players signed indicated in Bold  —  Round  —  Overall  —  Team  —  Player  —  Position  —  Bonus

'Don't Count' draftee Matthews out  —  Prep pitcher chosen by Cardinals with 1,502nd and final pick  —  NEW YORK — Charles Matthews had a pretty good idea he'd be selected sometime during the latter half of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft.  So much so, that he didn't even bother to listen on MLB.com.

Tigers, Dodgers big winners so far in draft  —  On Tuesday, the first 18 rounds of baseball's annual June draft went down.  —  As is the case each year there some surprises, some disappointments and some pleasing twists of fate.  To get a better handle on which teams fared best and which fared worst …

Peavy will test tender shoulder today  —  MILWAUKEE - Today is an important day for Jake Peavy and the Padres.  —  Peavy is scheduled for a between-starts bullpen session.  —  If he completes the session without problems, Peavy may have turned the corner on the shoulder tendinitis that has bothered the right-handed ace for a month.