Josh Beckett's golf round after missing start is further proof the Red Sox aren't his top priority  —  They took the beer out of the clubhouse, but nothing changed.  They switched the man in the manager's office, but he's no better.  The rot in the Boston Red Sox organization runs too deep …

Last-place Phillies: Buyers or sellers?  —  I don't care what Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. says — I'll believe his team is a seller when I see it.  —  But know this:  —  According to major league sources, at least one club — the Toronto Blue Jays …

Orioles hit 5 HRs in 6-5 win over Rangers  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles became the first AL team to open a game with three straight home runs, and Baltimore added two more long balls against Colby Lewis en route to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers in a doubleheader opener Thursday.

The Clemens prosecutors continue to bungle their case  —  Look, I don't want someone coming into my mother's basement to tell me how to do my job, so I'm sure the prosecutors in the Roger Clemens case don't want to hear my armchair litigating either.  But, hey, it's kinda my thing, so I'm gonna do it anyway.

Nationals end slide as Strasburg K's 13 Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Stephen Strasburg struck out a season-high 13 over six innings and the Washington Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.  —  Roger Bernadina and Adam LaRoche both homered …

Sources: Nationals, Angels have talked about Bourjos  —  The Nationals and Angels have had preliminary discussions about a trade that would send center fielder Peter Bourjos to Washington, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.  —  The Royals, Diamondbacks and Blue Jays also have checked on the availability of Bourjos, sources say.

CC Sabathia finally outpitches David Price, Yanks beat Rays  —  NEW YORK - CC Sabathia outpitched David Price for the first time in six career matchups between the All-Star lefties, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson homered and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Thursday night.

The Stats Go Marching In  —  All About Velocity  —  Cooling off the radar guns … Everyone likes looking at radar guns.  —  I love finesse pitchers and junkball artists, probably because they look the most human to me.  Nevertheless, my eyes gravitate toward the velocity reading after Aroldis Chapman throws his heater.

Phillies to give bullpen an in-house facelift  —  The Phillies are on the verge of shaking up the majors' worst bullpen.  —  Sources have confirmed that the team will call up lefthanders Jake Diekman and Raul Valdes from Triple A Lehigh Valley on Friday.  The news was first reported by reliever Michael Schwimer via Twitter.

MLB Poised to Pick Off 1st-And-3rd Trick Move  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first.  No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick — they'd seen it too often.