Wang wallops Jays with eight shutout innings, earns fifth win in row  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  NEW YORK — Whether it's Toronto's big bats or punchless Tampa Bay, Chien-Ming Wang is overpowering everybody lately.  —  That's a momentous development for the surging New York Yankees …

Nats come up short in sweep attempt  —  Soriano cracks two homers; Armas roughed up  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A ninth-inning rally fell a little short as the Nationals were edged by the Giants, 8-6, in front of 38,283 fans at AT&T Park on Wednesday afternoon.  —  The loss broke the Nationals' modest …

Heat exhaustion  —  Trachsel gets win, but bullpen lets it get too close for comfort  —  MIAMI - Winning pitcher Steve Trachsel was waiting to open the door to the clubhouse for Billy Wagner last night, an appropriately symbolic gesture after Wagner had just slammed the door on the Marlins in dramatic …

Cubs' Wood opts against surgery to repair shoulder  —  CHICAGO — Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood has decided against having surgery to repair his injured right shoulder.  —  Wood made just four starts this season following shoulder surgery on Aug. 31 and will miss the rest of the year with a partially torn rotator cuff.

Mark of a winner  —  Loretta double ends it for Sox in wild ninth  —  Wily Mo Peña, fresh off his near-maiming of a man in the front row of the Monster seats, sat in the Red Sox dugout, looking at the few fans leaving the park with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Dunn nominated for Hank Aaron Award  —  Left fielder has been the Reds' most productive hitter  —  CINCINNATI — It hasn't mattered where Adam Dunn has hit in the batting order this season.  —  The Reds left fielder has batted second, fourth, fifth and sixth in the lineup …

Kim shuts down Brewers as Rockies roll  —  Box score  —  Byung-Hyun Kim allowed one run in eight innings and Todd Helton homered and drove in three runs to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Milwaukee Brewers 8-2 Wednesday night.  —  Kim (7-6) yielded seven hits, struck out five and didn't walk …

Notes: Sele no longer a starter  —  Righty to pitch in relief with Maddux joining Dodgers' rotation  —  CINCINNATI — The acquisition of 40-year-old Greg Maddux, who makes his Dodgers debut Thursday night, has meant the demotion to the bullpen of 36-year-old Aaron Sele.

Sowers hungry for another gem vs. Sox  —  Cleveland (46-59) at Boston (63-42), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  Jeremy Sowers already showed what he can do for an encore.  So how about the encore of the encore?  —  Six days after tossing a complete-game shutout at home against the Twins …

Larry Legend vs. Big Papi  —  Four years ago, back when David Ortiz was just The Fat Guy on the Twins, I tackled "Pacino or DeNiro?" and called it the most important mailbag question in Sports Guy history.  Now I'm wondering if that question has been surpassed by "Big Papi or Larry Legend? …

Lidle and Phillies deceive themselves  —  There are no mirrors in the Phillies' clubhouse, although one assumes there must be a few somewhere in the warren of off-limits, players-only space at Citizens Bank Park.  —  How else would players know if their hair was perfect - a primary concern …

Maddux heads west to Dodgers  —  The LA Dodgers acquired future Hall of Fame pitcher Greg Maddux from the Chicago Cubs as baseball's trade deadline ended in a flurry of activity.  —  The Dodgers,were just one of several teams to make late deals in a bid to bolster their squads for the play-offs.

Diamonds in the rough  —  COMPTON, Calif. - Cy Wiggs does not realize he is caught in the middle of a fight, and because he is 12 years old, he does not worry about that kinda stuff, either.  Right now, the only thing on his mind is pizza.  —  It's what's for lunch today at the Urban Youth Academy …

Ramirez denies he wants out  —  Infielder may try to renegotiate deal  —  Aramis Ramirez disputed an Internet report that said he was considering opting out of his contract at the end of the season to become a free agent.  —  "I've never said I want to leave," Ramirez said before Wednesday night's game …