Sanchez tosses no-hitter vs. D-Backs  —  Right-hander pitches fourth no-no in team history  —  MIAMI — Major League start No. 13 certainly proved lucky for Anibal Sanchez.  —  The 22-year-old rookie from Venezuela etched his place in baseball history Wednesday night by tossing the fourth no-hitter in Marlins history.

Green now a real toe-tapper  —  Shawn Green was in the batting cage in Houston last week trying to find the power stroke he used to hit 192 home runs between 1998 and 2002, when teammates Carlos Delgado and Julio Franco and Mets hitting coach Rick Down approached him with some strange advice - start tapping his toes.

Nats Win Topsy-Turvy Game Against Cards  —  WASHINGTON — Jose Vidro picked a good time to start getting clutch hits for the Nationals.  —  Vidro ended a game of comebacks, lining a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give Washington a 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.

Rangers' Hicks spinning out of control again  —  You've insulted your players.  You've undermined your manager and GM.  You've turned former Rangers outfielder David Dellucci into Nelson Mandela.  —  Here's what Hicks, the Rangers' owner, should do in the wake of a radio interview …

Padres win in 11 on a big Mac attack  —  SAN DIEGO - Rookie Paul McAnulty hit his first career homer, a two-run shot with one out in the 11th inning, and the Padres beat the Colorado Rockies 2-0 on Wednesday night to remain within one game of the NL West lead.

Snyder can't complete sweep  —  After 1-2-3 first, right-hander manages only four more outs  —  BOSTON — The string of great Red Sox pitching ended with a bang Wednesday night.  —  Jim Thome and Jermaine Dye hit towering home runs while Jose Contreras limited Boston batters to four hits …

Tigers unconditionally release Young  —  Club lists veteran's on-field performance as basis for decision  —  DETROIT — A three-hour, nine-minute rain delay left seemingly no end to the Tigers' afternoon on Wednesday.  By the time it was over, however, so was Dmitri Young's five-year tenure with the club.

Sanchez has no-hitter; Red Sox have no clue  —  Anibal Sanchez, Bronson Arroyo, Cla Meredith.  —  Three right-handed pitchers the Red Sox have traded in the past 10 months.  —  Three breakthrough successes for their respective National League teams.  —  Sanchez, 22, threw a no-hitter …

Pirates Notebook: Nady making big hits a habit  —  By Dejan Kovacevic, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  —  CHICAGO — Xavier Nady has a ways to go to become the Pirates' most popular player with the public.  —  Inside the clubhouse, though, one gets the idea he is climbing that chart with a bullet.

Notes: Logan learning new spot  —  Washington center fielder hitting in the No. 8 position  —  WASHINGTON — Center fielder Nook Logan has been hitting eighth since joining the Nationals on Saturday, and he noticed opposing pitchers are throwing him a lot of breaking balls with the pitcher hitting behind him.

Hill sets it up, Lee's slam knocks it down  —  Rookie strikes out career-high 11; slugger homers on birthday  —  CHICAGO — Happy birthday, Derrek Lee.  —  Lee celebrated his 31st birthday by belting a grand slam with one out in the eighth inning, and rookie Rich Hill struck …

For Braves manager, it's a wet and wild day  —  The Braves were a playoff team for 14 straight years and even now, when they're an almost impossible 18-1/2 games out of first place, there's still a chance to add another October.  Not a very good chance, you understand, a really miserable chance, in fact, but the arithmetic is there.