O's snap nine-game skid, beat Padres 7-1  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dave Trembley couldn't hide the excitement of his first big league win.  —  "Oh gosh, coming from where I came from, it's more than special," the interim manager said after rookie Jeremy Guthrie and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Wednesday night.

Complete Transcript: MacPhail Press Conference  —  The following is a complete transcript from today's press conference announcing Andy MacPhail as the President of Baseball Operations for the Baltimore Orioles.  —  The following has opening statements from Russell Smouse, Andy MacPhail, and a Q&A with members of the media.

Braves Trade McBride  —  Posted on Wed Jun 20, 2007 at 04:49:56 PM EDT  —  The Atlanta Braves announced that they have traded left-handed reliever Macay McBride to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for left-handed reliever Wilfredo Ledezma.  —  Ledezma has primarily been a reliever …

Ludwick's homer is winner in 14th  —  The Cardinals committed four errors Wednesday night.  They left the bases loaded in the ninth inning after having scored the tying run with just one out, and failed to score in the 12th after again loading the bases with one out.

Notes: Henderson here to help  —  Special instructor on tap to work with Reyes, Gomez  —  NEW YORK — With the return of summer — actually, one day before its return — has come the return of a man who used to own summer in these parts, one Rickey Henley Henderson, also known as Jose Reyes' personal tutor.

UNC tops Rice, stay alive  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Robert Woodard and two relievers limited Rice to six singles and a double, Dustin Ackley broke open the game with a three-run homer and North Carolina beat the Owls 6-1 in the College World Series on Wednesday.

White Sox can't contain Marlins in loss  —  Manager Guillen expresses frustration after lead dissolves  —  CHICAGO — On the sliding scale of Ozzie Guillen tirades, ranging from the somewhat comical right on up to his irate verbal assault of Magglio Ordonez in Detroit two years ago …

Notes: Evans soaking in first start  —  New Angels outfielder homers in second big-league at-bat  —  ANAHEIM — More than 2,300 miles from his native Dublin, Ga., one man needed only take a quick glance at Angel Stadium's scoreboard to confirm that he had indeed traded fantasy for fruition.

Getting the Manager Right  —  The Orioles shuffled a deck chair or two Monday, firing manager Sam Perlozzo and replacing him with bench coach Dave Tremblay.  The move will have no impact at all on the Orioles' 2007 season, which is now all about positioning for the 2008 draft.

Schmidt's shoulder worse than thought  —  Pitcher out for rest of season after surgery repairs three areas  —  TORONTO — Dodgers right-hander Jason Schmidt is out for the season after surgery Wednesday to repair three separate areas of damage in his right shoulder.

Twins take two of three from Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Torii Hunter hit a two-run homer and Scott Baker pitched five effective innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Wednesday night.  —  Joe Mauer also drove in two runs for Minnesota, which won two of three in its first series at Shea Stadium since 2002.

Schilling to DL  —  ATLANTA — The Red Sox announced this afternoon that Curt Schilling will be put on the 15-day disabled list, and that Josh Beckett will move up in the rotation to pitch Sunday (he'll have his normal rest).  —  Schilling, who had an MRI on his pitching shoulder yesterday …

Throwin Heat - General Managers  —  A lot of general managers are operating with limited payrolls, but they're not all getting the same results.  Some teams make GM changes when they're not making progress, while others keep the same general manager for several years even when that GM has done …

Renteria gets extra spring vs. Red Sox  —  Edgar Renteria was hitting .330 with 10 homers before Tuesday, having an even better season in his second year away from Boston than he had in his first.  —  You should know he's enjoying every minute of it, especially while the Red Sox are in town to see him shine.

Game 69: Yankees at Rockies  —  Here are the lineups:  —  YANKEES  —  Cabrera CF  —  Jeter SS  —  Abreu RF  —  Rodriguez 3B  —  Posada C  —  Matsui LF  —  Cano 2B  —  Phillips 1B  —  Pettitte LHP (4-4, 2.93)  —  ROCKIES  —  Tavares CF  —  Matsui 2B  —  Holliday LF

Lawyers nearing agreement  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  NEW YORK (AP) - Facing a Thursday deadline, lawyers neared an agreement that would lead to a meeting between New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi and steroids investigator George Mitchell.  —  Attorneys for Major League Baseball …

Sosa becomes fifth player to hit 600 HRs  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sammy Sosa's 600th homer resembled so many that came before — except this time the Chicago Cubs were on the other side.  —  Playing for the Texas Rangers after a year out of baseball, Sosa became the fifth member …

Less Than Ideal  —  Is there an ideal pitcher's body?  There's some irony here since the pitcher who asked me that is 6'10" (as well as 3-0 with an 0.64 ERA), but ignore that for a moment.  Scouts often say there's a type that's "durable" or "ideal.  " In fact, the evidence suggests …