Pauley the odd man out of Angels bullpen  —  OAKLAND — Though the team has not yet made it official, the Angels were planning to designate right-handed reliever David Pauley for assignment on Wednesday night or Thursday and call up infielder Andrew Romine from Triple-A Salt Lake.

Homers spark Sox in 6-5 win over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — And on the 21st day, the Red Sox [team stats] will rest.  —  At last.  —  First, though, there was one more game to play.  Three weeks since they were last idle, the Red Sox concluded a run of 20 games in 20 days …

Jonathon Niese leads Mets over Pirates 3-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Jonathon Niese allowed one run in 7 2-3 innings, helping the New York Mets beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Wednesday for their third win in four games.  —  Niese (3-2) gave up five hits, struck out five and walked two …

M's Liddi first Italian to hit grand slam in half-century  —  SEATTLE (AP) - Alex Liddi hit the first major league grand slam by an Italian-born player in half-century, Kevin Millwood threw six shutout innings and the Seattle Mariners took two of three from division-leading Texas with a 5-3 win over the Rangers on Wednesday.

Source: Juan Carlos Oviedo pardoned  —  Dominican pitcher Juan Carlos Oviedo, formerly known as Leo Nunez, received a pardon from the U.S. State Department, a mandatory requirement for eligibility for a visa to travel to the United States and continue his career with the Miami Marlins …

Selig: No need for additional replay for now  —  DE PERE, Wis. — Baseball commissioner Bud Selig says he doesn't think more video review of umpires' calls is needed, at least not right now.  —  Selig spoke to a small group Wednesday at a sport and society conference at St. Norbert College.

Brewers Claim Cody Ransom  —  The Brewers have claimed infielder Cody Ransom off of waivers from the Diamondbacks, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel tweets.  Ransom has played 100 MLB games at shortstop, so he provides the Brewers with depth alongside Cesar Izturis.

Rays score 5-4 walkoff win over Jays in 11  —  he Rays rallied in the 11th inning to beat the Jays 5-4 Wednesday as B.J. Upton doubled in Rich Thompson with one out.  —  Thompson started the rally when he was hit on the right arm by a pitch from Darren Oliver, the last Toronto reliever.

Lucroy Homers in Brewers 8-5 Win Over Giants  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Aramis Ramirez hit a three-run double in a six-run first inning, Jonathan Lucroy added a two-run homer in the second and the Milwaukee Brewers rocked Barry Zito again at Miller Park in an 8-5 win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday.

Final Score: Mets 3 Pirates 1  —  The Mets (24-20) defeated the Pirates (20-24) by the score of 3-1 today at PNC Park.  —  For a full recap and box score, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Jon Niese started for the Mets and he was great into the eighth inning …

Estrada injures right leg on two-run double  —  MILWAUKEE — Starter Marco Estrada left Wednesday's game against the Giants with a strained right hip flexor in the bottom of the first inning.  —  The right-hander began limping as he rounded first after hitting a two-run double and grabbed at the leg upon reaching second base.

Phillies lose fourth game in a row  —  PHILADELPHIA — You could almost see the heavy weight of expectation in their swings, and you certainly could hear it in Roy Halladay's voice as he stood in the center of the clubhouse after the latest Phillies loss.  —  Professional athletes try …