Adrian Beltre, Josh Hamilton help Rangers edge Red Sox in slugfest  —  BOSTON — Adrian Beltre had a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning after Texas blew a late four-run lead and the Rangers beat the Boston Red Sox 10-9 Wednesday.  —  Josh Hamilton homered among his three hits …

Luebke nearing important hurdle in rehab  —  SAN DIEGO — Pitcher Cory Luebke, on the disabled list since April after having Tommy John surgery, is nearing an important step in his rehabilitation from season-ending surgery to his left elbow.  —  Luebke, 11 weeks removed from surgery …

Emerging star Melky and Giants agree to pick up contract talks after the year  —  The San Francisco Giants made a brief try to extend sudden outfield star Melky Cabrera with a new contract a few weeks ago, but the sides have agreed to put finances aside until after season, when he is due to become a free agent, sources said.

Braun ends slump with RBI double, Brewers top Reds  —  MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun snapped an 0-for-18 slump with an RBI double in the eighth, lifting the Milwaukee Brewers to a three-game sweep with a 3-2 win Wednesday over the Cincinnati Reds.  —  Jonathan Broxton (1-1) started the eighth with the Reds leading 2-1.

A long interview with Mark Newman  —  On Tuesday, Mike Ashmore and I talked to Yankees Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations Mark Newman for about 25 minutes.  We touched on a variety of subjects, and you can read the results here.  Enjoy.  —  JN: We talked earlier about this team having a really outstanding season.

Torrealba placed on release waivers  —  The Rangers have put catcher Yorvit Torrealba on release waivers.  If he's not claimed, he will be given his unconditional release.  The Rangers were unable to trade him.  Torrealba was designated for assignment when the Rangers acquired catcher Geovany Soto from the Cubs last week.

A's score five-times in eighth to sink Angels  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Chris Carter hit a two-run homer to cap a five-run sixth inning and the Oakland Athletics overcame a shaky outing by rookie Dan Straily to beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-8 Wednesday.  —  George Kottaras also homered …

Padres' Clayton Richard downs Cubs with 5-hit shutout … SAN DIEGO — Clayton Richard threw a five-hitter and the San Diego Padres swept the Chicago Cubs with a 2-0 win on Wednesday.  —  Richard (9-11), coming off one of his better starts of the season, held the Cubs to five singles …

After brief shutdown, Bauer returns to hill  —  PITTSBURGH — Pitching prospect Trevor Bauer made his first start in 14 days on Monday, tossing six shutout innings for Triple-A Reno.  —  The organization had decided to shut down Bauer for a couple of weeks in order to give him a breather during his first full professional season.

Final Score: Marlins 4 Mets 2  —  The Mets (53-57) lost to the Marlins (50-60) by the score of 4-2 tonight at Cit Field.  —  Jonathon Niese took the loss allowing four runs - all in fourth inning - on eight hits and a walk while striking out four over six innings pitched.