Padres' offense breaks out against Mets after rain delay  —  NEW YORK — Will Venable hit a pair of RBI doubles and Cameron Maybin had two run-scoring singles as the San Diego Padres broke out the offense after a long rain delay and beat the New York Mets 11-5 Thursday night.

Major League Baseball named Sports League of the Year at Sports Business Awards  —  MLB Fan Cave Also Recognized with “Best in Experiential Marketing” Award  —  Major League Baseball was named Sports League of the Year at the 2012 Sports Business Awards presented by SportsBusiness Journal …

Rays do the nerd thing  —  Here are a few early photos of the Rays dressed up with bowties for their Ken Rosenthal/nerd themed trip.  You can read more about it here.  —  Here is the team shot, courtesy Skip Milos, team photographer:  —  And a candid shot, with Joel Peralta in front of the group:

Yankees could be up for sale soon, as rumors swirl in baseball and banking circles: sources  —  Hal Steinbrenner could put Yankees up for sale in wake of LA Dodgers' $2 billion price tag  —  Could the Yankees be up for sale in the near future?  Rumors around baseball are swirling.

SF Gets Season-High 15 Hits to Beat Marlins 14-7  —  MIAMI (AP) — Melky Cabrera had three hits and drove in four runs Thursday for the San Francisco Giants, who gave Ryan Vogelsong robust run support for a change to beat the Miami Marlins 14-7.  —  Vogelsong (3-2) allowed three runs in 6 1-3 innings, which hiked his ERA to 2.50.

Indians top Verlander, sweep Tigers  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Justin Masterson matched Justin Verlander pitch for pitch for first his career win over Detroit, and the first-place Cleveland Indians did just enough to beat the reigning AL MVP 2-1 Thursday to complete a three-game sweep of the underperforming Tigers.

Ex-MLB star Chad Curtis faces 5 CSCs  —  Accused of inappropriately touching students  —  GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - Chad Curtis, the former Major League Baseball star with both the Tigers and the New York Yankees, was arrested Thursday, the Barry County prosecutor told 24 Hour News 8.

White Sox's John Danks headed to DL  —  CHICAGO (AP)  —  White Sox starter John Danks is headed to the 15-day disabled list because of soreness in his left shoulder.  —  Chicago manager Robin Ventura says Jose Quintana will be called up from the minors and start Friday in his place against AL Central leader Cleveland.

Marlins Looking For Help Following Bonifacio Injury  —  The Marlins announced today that Emilio Bonifacio will miss 4-6 weeks due to left thumb surgery, and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter) that the team is looking at “possible outside fits” to replace him.

Minor Moves: Gathright, Dodgers, Phillips, Benitez  —  The latest minor moves from around MLB...  - The Reds have signed Joey Gathright to a minor league deal according to the CBSSports.com transactions page.  The 31-year-old outfielder was hitting .240/.348/.365 in an independent league.