Daniel Nava's single caps rally, Red Sox top Marlins 6-5  —  BOSTON - Daniel Nava singled in the go-ahead run to cap a three-run eighth inning and the surging Boston Red Sox [team stats] completed a sweep of the stumbling Miami Marlins, 6-5 on Thursday night.

The Greatest of Games  —  I. The Record Game  —  I was very into Matt Cain's perfect game, watched the last three innings of it on my television machine, called my wife to watch the end of it, e-mailed my son in San Francisco to make sure he was watching.

Prospects pack rosters for Futures Game  —  Last year, Bryce Harper and Mike Trout were the main attractions at the XM All-Star Futures Game in Arizona.  The top two prospects in baseball in one outfield at the same time appeared to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Rays Claim Brooks Conrad  —  The Rays claimed Brooks Conrad off of waivers from Milwaukee, the Brewers announced.  The Brewers, who removed Conrad from their 40-man roster two days, ago, announced that they're recalling right-hander Mike McClendon.  —  Conrad, 32, has appeared in 25 games …

Berry's Hit Gives Tigers 2-1 Win Over Cards in 10  —  DETROIT (AP) — Quintin Berry hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the 10th inning to give the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.  —  Ramon Santiago and Jhonny Peralta hit one-out singles off Victor Marte (0-1) …

MLB hits Rays' Peralta with eight-game ban  —  WASHINGTON — Joel Peralta's punishment was administered Thursday afternoon when Major League Baseball slapped the Rays reliever with an eight-game suspension for “possessing a foreign substance on his glove.”  —  Peralta was ejected …

Rogers wants to bring MLB Network to Canada  —  Rogers Communications, which owns the Toronto Blue Jays and Sportsnet, wants to bring the MLB Network to Canada.  —  The cable giant is sponsoring the baseball channel's application to the Canadian Radio-Television and Communications commission …

Dealing King Felix not so crazy  —  The Mariners in recent weeks touched base with the Cubs on shortstop Starlin Castro, asked the Royals about designated hitter Billy Butler, talked to other clubs about other hitters.  —  None of the talks progressed, according to major league sources.

Double trouble: Lack of extra-base hits bad sign for A-Rod  —  But how high?  Long, perhaps the biggest A-Rod supporter, said, “He's a 30-homer guy now, 40 is farfetched.  Realistically, 30 is the number to shoot for.”  —  Look, we know the theories.  Rodriguez turns 37 next month, and his body has been beaten up.

Arizona Moves to CWS Finals With 10-3 Win Over FSU  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Arizona converted three errors into a six-run first inning and advanced to the College World Series finals with a 10-3 victory over Florida State on Thursday.  —  Freshman starter Brandon Leibrandt was pulled …

Troy Tulowitzki surgery goes well, remains out 6-8 weeks  —  PHILADELPHIA — Troy Tulowitzki underwent successful surgery to remove scar tissue irritating a nerve on his left groin today in Philadelphia.  No other issues were discovered.  Conservative estimates call for a six-week absence, but the Rockies are bracing for eight weeks.

Presley, Jones back in lineup vs. right-hander  —  PITTSBURGH — After facing left-handed starters in the first two games of the series with the Twins, the Pirates were able to return to their righty lineup for Thursday night's matchup.  —  That meant left fielder Alex Presley back atop the batting order …

NY Mets done helping Yankees by sweeping Rays and Orioles, eye sweep in Subway Series  —  Ike Davis: 'Losing to the Yankees is no different than losing to Colorado.  What stings is losing to the Marlins.  They're in our division.'  —  Maybe it's false bravado, or maybe he's telling the truth …

Gossage: Clemens lied, doesn't belong in HOF  —  NEW YORK — Hall of Famer Rich “Goose” Gossage says Roger Clemens should never make it to Cooperstown.  —  Gossage said Thursday during a radio interview that he believes Clemens has lied about his steroid use, labeling the seven …