Moore sharp for six as Rays sweep Blue Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Matt Moore pitched six sharp innings and Jose Lobaton drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 Thursday for a three-game sweep.  —  Tampa Bay has won 16 straight series against Toronto at Tropicana Field.

Dickey wins 15th as Mets stop long home skid  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  R.A. Dickey goes distance as Mets snap 9-game home slide  —  NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey pitched a complete game for his NL-leading 15th win, stopping Jose Reyes' 26-game hitting streak …

Pitching coach Radinsky dismissed; Niebla interim  —  Indians' starting pitching has fared poorly, contributing to difficult season  —  Scott Radinsky (center) was in his first season as pitching coach of the Indians.  —  CLEVELAND — The Indians' prolonged and persistent struggles …

Playoffs open with inaugural Wild Card games Oct. 5  —  Major League Baseball on Thursday announced the schedule for its revamped postseason, which will open on Friday, Oct. 5, with the inaugural Wild Card games and run through the 108th World Series, set to get under way on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

Cleveland Indians CEO Paul Dolan on Tribe's midsummer collapse: ‘It was so dismal’ — Terry Pluto  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Paul Dolan still can't believe it happened.  —  On July 26, his Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers and Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander.

Red Sox Promote Xander Bogaerts To Double-A  —  Xander Bogaerts may only be 19, but the Red Sox shortstop on his way to Double-A Portland, according to high Class A Salem Red Sox announcer Evan Lepler.  —  The only player in the Eastern League who will be younger than Bogaerts …

A's move from Oakland to San Jose can't get traction because the Giants prove slippery  —  OAKLAND - We all know glass half-full and glass half-empty people.  Jemile Weeks is a stadium half-full ballplayer.  The Athletics second baseman doesn't see the thousands of empty green seats every game at the Coliseum.

Time for NY Mets manager Terry Collins and GM Sandy Alderson to start preparing for 2013 season  —  But you can't totally write off this season, not with baseball's recurring narrative of recent teams rushing through the final months of the season en route to a title

Ozzie leaning toward putting Bell back as closer  —  After faltering in first half and losing job, righty hasn't give up run since break  —  NEW YORK — Performance was the reason Heath Bell was removed from the closer's role at the All-Star break.  On the flip side, how he's pitched …

Scutaro drives in seven runs in Giants' rout of Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS — Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high seven runs, leading Ryan Vogelsong and the San Francisco Giants to a 15-0 romp over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

Orioles call up top prospect Machado  —  Are the Baltimore Orioles rushing Manny Machado?  —  Sure they are.  But I like the move, for a team that still — yes, still — is involved in the American League East and wild-card races.  —  If the Orioles were going to promote …

Berkman feeling soreness in left knee  —  ST. LOUIS — On the disabled list because of inflammation in his right knee, Lance Berkman is now also experiencing discomfort in his left knee.  Recent tests done on that knee came back negative, but the complications are the latest reminder …

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 …