NY Mets' Jason Bay boils over and gets thrown out in Wednesday's 4-0 loss against Washington Nationals  —  Collins stands up for struggling outfielder  —  Jason Bay can't believe he is called out on strikes by home plate umpire Larry Vanover (l.) in the Mets loss to Washington.

Indians To Sign Johnny Damon  —  12:33pm: Damon confirmed to Bowden that he has agreed to sign with the Indians (Twitter link).  —  THURSDAY, 7:45am: There's no agreement in place at this point, Rosenthal tweets.  Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com and Jim Bowden of ESPN and MLB Network Radio …

Halladay, Phillies Beat Marlins  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay's presence was a bigger obstacle for the Miami Marlins than Ozzie Guillen's absence.  —  Halladay threw seven sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies broke out of their offensive slump, beating the Marlins 7-1 …

Pat Burrell Retires  —  APRIL 12th: The Phillies have announced that Burrell will sign a one-day minor league contract and retire with the club that originally drafted him.  The retirement ceremony will be held on May 19th.  —  JAN. 30th: Pat Burrell is retiring, MLBTR has learned.

Anderson continuing to make progress  —  Left-hander planning to throw BP after successful bullpen session  —  OAKLAND — A's left-hander Brett Anderson took another step Tuesday in his recovery from Tommy John surgery when he threw his first full bullpen session, using all his pitches.

Jaso helps Mariners rally for 4-3 win over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—John Jaso had an RBI single with two outs in the ninth to cap a three-run rally off new Rangers closer Joe Nathan and give the Seattle Mariners a 4-3 victory over the two-time defending American League champions Wednesday night.

Rockies pound Tim Lincecum, Giants, 17-8  —  DENVER—Tim Lincecum had four inches cut off his famous locks before Wednesday's game and joked that he was trying to look like Tom Cruise in “Mission Impossible—Ghost Protocol.”  —  Lincecum's ensuing start was no blockbuster, more of an epic box office bomb.

Phillies Notes: Slow but steady progress for Howard  —  When Dan Baker yelled Ryan Howard's name into the microphone behind home plate Monday at Citizens Bank Park, the crowd cheered.  It was louder when Howard, wearing his No. 6 jersey, popped from the dugout and jogged to the first-base line for pregame introductions.

Comparing 2012 offense to 2011 (it's crashing and burning, folks)  —  Here's a quick look at offensive numbers in 2012 vs 2012.  Both are through the first 142 games of each season.  —  (First number is 2011, second number is 2012, all are on a per-game basis):

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Twins Pick Up 1st Win of Season, 6-5 Over Angels  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamey Carroll had his first two hits with Minnesota, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, and Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer to lift the Twins to their first victory of the season, 6-5 over the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday night.

Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton might have to deal with sore left knee all year  —  Giancarlo Stanton returned to the starting lineup Wednesday and singled in each of his first two at-bats against Roy Halladay.  —  But the right-fielder said doctors have not pin-pointed exactly what is wrong with his sore left knee.