Rangers rumble, but don't stumble, 5-0  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  SEATTLE - A friendly community service reminder: The Rangers host Seattle for three games starting Monday.  For those who can't land Stars tickets and want to see a fight, plenty of good seats are available in Arlington.

Treanor, Cantu seize chances in win  —  Catcher, third baseman both homer; Hendrickson struggles  —  MIAMI — For nearly a month now, Matt Treanor has been losing playing time to Mike Rabelo.  But the Marlins' backup catcher may have helped his cause by breaking open a close …

Beckett gets 1,000 Ks, BoSox top Tigers  —  And the Red Sox star reached a milestone along the way  —  Beckett had eight strikeouts, including the 1,000th of his career, to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Tigers.  —  Beckett (4-2) gave up six hits and a run in seven innings.

‘Pathetic’ sums up Jays' performance  —  TORONTO — Thirteen innings of baseball lost on a grand slam, but it was the 10th inning - oh, that horrible, bitter 10th - that must surely have made for a glum chartered flight for the Toronto Blue Jays to Cleveland last night.

Tribe strikes back at Joba Chamberlain  —  Two nights ago, Indians outfielder David Dellucci pinch-hit a go-ahead three-run homer off Joba Chamberlain.  After giving up that shot, the 22-year-old reliever bent over, avoided watching the runners score and otherwise appeared upset.

Baseball at breaking point over maple bats  —  Someone's going to die at a baseball stadium soon.  —  Might be a player.  Could be an umpire.  Possibly even a fan.  —  It almost was a coach.  —  The scar on Don Long's left cheek still puffs around the edges, fresh enough that it looks …

WRIGHT IS WRONG  —  The Mets' 12-1 romp over the Dodgers on Wednesday couldn't overshadow the fact that their best player remains in a perplexing funk.  Since a three-game show of force against the Phillies in Philadelphia two weeks ago, even David Wright admits he has been a little more than a shadow of his All-Star self at the plate.

Miguel Cabrera says first-place Marlins don't need him  —  DETROIT - For a moment, for the time he allows himself to remember, Miguel Cabrera's smile comes up and his body finds tempo and he swings an imaginary Alfredo Amezaga over a hip in some impromptu Marlins dugout celebration.

Cubs' Felix Pie may be returning to minors  —  Those changes manager Lou Piniella mentioned Tuesday may come sooner than expected if the Cubs don't snap out of their recent stretch of nine losses in 13 games.  —  That could spell bad news for Felix Pie, who may be headed back to Triple-A Iowa to work on his swing.

Rangers designate Broussard  —  With Young out, Metcalf activated from disabled list  —  SEATTLE — The Rangers designated first baseman Ben Broussard for assignment and activated third baseman Travis Metcalf off the disabled list on Thursday.  —  Broussard was dropped from the roster …

Pirates acquire Michaels, demote Morgan  —  The Pirates today acquired outfielder Jason Michaels and cash from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named.  —  Michaels will take the roster spot of outfielder Nyjer Morgan, who was optioned this afternoon to Class AAA Indianapolis.

Source: Reynolds to make Rockies debut Sunday  —  Greg Reynolds will make his major league debut Sunday at San Diego, according to a source close to the situation, replacing struggling Mark Redman as the Rockies seek to rectify their sagging rotation.  —  Reynolds started for Triple …