Toronto police say they've executed a search warrant at the offices of the Toronto Blue Jays in relation to the perjury case against seven-time Cy Young winner Roger Clemens. Police spokesman Const. Tony Vella said Thursday two officers visited the Blue Jays in the last few weeks and assisted the U.S.

Ryan Howard homered and had six RBIs and the Philadelphia Phillies backed Cole Hamels with a rare burst of the run support he had been missing most of the season in a 10-6 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. Howard hit his 28th homer of the season and the NL East-leading Phillies tied a season high with 17 hits.

The Colorado Rockies were rolling along to their sixth consecutive victory when disaster struck in the form of a hard liner off starting pitcher Aaron Cook's lower right leg. Suddenly, another big night for Troy Tulowitzki was just an afterthought. Tulowitzki homered twice in Colorado's 9-2 victory over the struggling Cincinnati Reds, but the Rockies lost Cook to a broken leg when Joey...

The New York Yankees' hopes of repeating as World Series champions could have a lot to do with the outcome of a minor league playoff game. Left-hander Andy Pettitte is scheduled to make a rehabilitation start Thursday night for the Double-A Trenton Thunder as he makes his way back from a groin injury in July.

The Chicago White Sox activated reliever J.J. Putz from the disabled list before Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers. Putz had been sidelined since Aug. 25 with tendinitis in his right knee. He is 6-5 with a 2.88 ERA in 50 games this season. He has struck out 55 in 47 innings.

Brian Duensing allowed one run and struck out seven over eight innings and the Minnesota Twins continued an impressive run of success against Kansas City ace Zack Greinke with a 4-3 victory Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Duensing (8-2) allowed six hits and dropped his ERA to 2.02. J.J.

Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga is ho-hum about being on the mound for the first time with umpire Jim Joyce since their infamous moment together. "It will be no big deal," Galarraga said Thursday morning. Galarraga is the probable pitcher and Joyce is scheduled to be behind the plate Friday night when Detroit hosts Baltimore.

Rookie Cory Luebke struck out seven in six sparkling innings, Luis Durango hit a key two-run single and the San Diego Padres added to their lead in the NL West with a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. San Diego has won three consecutive games since losing 10 in a row and is two ahead of San Francisco after the Giants lost 3-1 at Arizona.

Tim Wakefield became the oldest pitcher to win for Boston, and the Red Sox backed their 44-year-old knuckleballer with five home runs Wednesday night to rough up the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5. Marco Scutaro hit two homers and Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz and Victor Martinez also connected as warm temperatures on a late-summer night helped the ball carry out of Fenway Park.

Minus their star catcher, the New York Yankees waited at home plate in a merry pack of pinstripes as Nick Swisher circled the bases following his game-winning home run. Jorge Posada was missing -- but he could be back soon. Swisher hit a two-run homer off Koji Uehara in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday to give New York a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles that was soon tempered by news...