Red Sox gauging interest in Crawford  —  How's this for a blockbuster?  —  Left fielder Carl Crawford to the Miami Marlins for either shortstop Jose Reyes or third baseman Hanley Ramirez, with other pieces and significant cash involved.  —  The Boston Red Sox are contacting teams to gauge …

Trade deadline primer: 10 teams, players to watch  —  The St. Louis Cardinals traded away their homegrown center fielder (Colby Rasmus) this time a year ago, drawing the wrath of their fans and the local news media — before going on to win the World Series.

Competitive Balance Lottery Results  —  Baseball's first Competitive Balance Lottery took place in New York City today.  The lottery, which allocates additional draft picks to small-market and low-revenue teams, provides teams with draft choices they can choose to use or trade.

Sox put David Ortiz on DL  —  In his weekly radio interview with WEEI, Bobby Valentine announced that David Ortiz [stats] will be placed on the disabled list, a move that became relatively predictable yesterday when the All-Star slugger arrived at Fenway Park [map] in a walking boot.

Jays' Lawrie leaves game after falling over railing  —  Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie bruised his right calf when he flipped over a railing trying to catch a foul pop in the third inning of their game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday.

Wild Pitch Gives Nats 5-4 Win Over Mets  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Pedro Beato threw a wild pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning that allowed the winning run to score, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-4 after blowing a late lead Tuesday night.