Commissioner Selig insists he's retiring after next season  —  Commissioner Bud Selig on retiring in 21 months: ‘You can believe it.’ (USATSI)  —  Baseball commissioner Bud Selig seemingly has planned to step down, retire or vacate his job almost since he took office back in 1992.

Records: Fake scripts used for PEDs  —  MIAMI — The South Florida clinic suspected by Major League Baseball investigators of being a source of performance-enhancing drugs for more than 30 players, including Alex Rodriguez and Melky Cabrera, in some instances obtained the banned substances …

Marlins owner denies lineup tampering  —  Jeffrey Loria: 'I don't make decisions on who to pitch and when ... '  —  Did Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria personally instruct his baseball staff to flip-flop starting pitchers in a doubleheader Tuesday against the Twins?

Mariner GM's time may be up soon  —  General managers in trouble always want more time.  —  Time for prospects to develop.  Time for injured players to heal.  Time for the GM's blueprint to become a fully formed vision of a championship contender.  —  Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik is running out of time.

Cervelli leaves Yanks game after hurting hand  —  NEW YORK — After hurting his hand in the top of the first inning, New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli was forced to leave Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Cervelli, whose hot bat and solid defense …

Cubs plan to use No. 2 pick on Mark Appel or Jonathan Gray  —  MIAMI — Baseball's amateur draft is six weeks away, but the pitching-hungry Cubs already have narrowed their focus for the No. 2 overall pick to the top two college pitchers in the draft: Stanford's Mark Appel and Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray.

Papi powered: David Ortiz lifts Red Sox to series-opening win over Astros  —  By:  —  If David Ortiz isn't careful, he may inspire a following of teammates to regard spring training as nothing more than a two-month waste of their time.  —  How else to explain the way Ortiz' season has started?

Balky back keeping Youk on the bench  —  NEW YORK — Kevin Youkilis tried to take swings in the batting cage at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, but his sore lower back is still not game-ready, manager Joe Girardi said.  —  “It's just stiff,” Girardi said.  “He's not rotating the way he wants to rotate …

Trout vs. Harper: Who ya got?  —  The debate began one year ago Sunday, only we didn't know it at the time.  —  The Angels were off to a confounding, inconsistent start when Mike Trout ascended from Triple-A Salt Lake for his season debut on the afternoon of April 28, 2012.

Orioles put on offensive show, pound Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Nate McLouth reached base four times and scored twice, Nick Markakis drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles opened their longest road trip of the season by routing the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Thursday night.

Carlos Gonzalez laments pitch selection in loss to Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Carlos Gonzalez does this.  It happens every season.  Not as much as it used to, like his first month in 2009.  But the man with the magical swing can get into trouble when he offers at pitches out of the strike zone, if not area code.

Tepesch Picks Up Second Win as Rangers Beat Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Nick Tepesch pitched six strong innings for his second win while Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz each drove in runs to lead the Texas Rangers to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday night.