Lee Has Solid Debut as Marlins Beat Brewers 4-0  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Carlos Lee doubled and scored in his Miami debut, Mark Buerhle struck out a season-best eight over 7 2-3 innings and the Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 Thursday to split the four-game series.

Midseason Top 50 Prospects List  —  For non-subscribers, here's the list of the Top 50 Prospects at the midseason.  Subscribers can read further analysis of these players, as well as looks at breakout prospects of the first half, prospects who have disappointed and those who are stuck on the disabled list.

Nats' Rizzo: 'We're always looking long term'  —  Mike Rizzo's Washington Nationals lead the National League East by 4 1/2 games, and he says he doesn't feel pressure to make a big move at this month's non-waiver trade deadline.  —  “We're always looking to upgrade, if there's an upgrade …

Quintana solid, Youkilis homers as White Sox beat Rangers  —  CHICAGO — Rookie Jose Quintana allowed two hits in eight stellar innings, Kevin Youkilis came through again with a go-ahead homer and the Chicago White Sox completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 2-1 victory Thursday.

Lynn pitches Cardinals past Rockies 6-2  —  ST. LOUIS—Rookie right-hander Lance Lynn tossed six shutout innings and Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran drove in a pair of runs apiece, leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Thursday.

Heavy workload catches up to Jonny Venters and his elbow  —  Jonny Venters' left arm may have finally succumbed to the strain of his heavy workloads, as the Braves placed the setup man on the disabled list with an elbow impingement.  —  David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal Constitution notes …

Stiff back sends Haren to first career DL stint  —  ANAHEIM — Angels starter Dan Haren was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, retroactive to Wednesday, with lower back stiffness.  —  Right-handed pitcher Kevin Jepsen has been recalled from Triple-A Salt Lake to take Haren's place.

Cubs, Underwood Agree On $1,050,000  —  The Cubs and Duane Underwood have agreed on a $1.05 million bonus, pending a physical on Monday.  That's the third-highest bonus in the second round this year, trailing only Carson Kelly ($1.6 million, Cardinals) and Joe DeCarlo ($1.3 million, Mariners).

Braves Hit 4 Homers, Beat Cubs 7-3  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward and Brian McCann each hit a two-run homer in the first inning, helping Mike Minor and the Atlanta Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 on Thursday night.  —  Freddie Freeman and Juan Francisco also connected for Atlanta, which salvaged a split of the four-game series.

David Ortiz ‘humiliated’ and ‘embarrassed’ by offseason  —  OAKLAND - Next offseason is going to be different.  David Ortiz is certain about that.  No more arbitration process.  No more one-year deal.  And possibly no more Boston Red Sox.  —  The longtime Boston favorite …

In Japan, Yankees' Kuroda Was Molded by Pain  —  As a boy, he sneaked away from an abusive high school coach to gulp water from a polluted river.  He saw some of his teammates, desperate with thirst, drink from a puddle, and he heard of others who would do so from a toilet.

Sources: Royals willing to move Broxton  —  The Kansas City Royals have signaled to teams that they are willing to move closer Jonathan Broxton, major league sources told FOXSports.com.  —  The Royals entered Thursday with deficit of 7-1/2 games in the American League Central and .4 percent chance …

Thursday's pitching preview: R.A. Dickey vs. Cole Hamels  —  R.A. Dickey (12-1, 2.15 ERA) will start for the Mets tonight.  —  Dickey is coming off another fantastic start against the Dodgers in which he allowed just three hits and a walk while striking out ten in eight innings.

Growing pains for the Royals kids  —  The ups and downs of living up to the hype for Mike Moustakas and Eric Hosmer … It was always a bit of a stretch to believe the Kansas City Royals would ascend to the baseball mountaintop this season.  But if you slathered on some eye black on Opening …

Yankees' Joba ‘feeling good’ with rehab progress  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It might not have been the smartest move, but Joba Chamberlain heaving a ball from foul territory along the third-base line deep into the left-field seats Wednesday morning after a bullpen session was a strong hint the right elbow is fine.

Dodgers put Andre Ethier on the disabled list  —  Right fielder goes on the 15-day DL because of a strained muscle in the rib cage and calls the move precautionary.  Mark Ellis is activated from the DL.  —  Andre Ethier took batting practice Wednesday and performed the other baseball-related drills …