DENVER (AP) – Clint Barmes homered, Ubaldo Jimenez won for just the second time in a month and the Colorado Rockies ended the Astros’ eight-game winning streak, beating Houston 5-2 on Friday night. more >>
BOSTON (AP) – The Los Angeles Angels acquired slugging first baseman Mark Teixeira from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, a trade that further bolsters the team with the best record in the major leagues. more >>
HOUSTON – Roy Oswalt came off the disabled list and beat Cincinnati again, striking out five in the Houston Astros’ 5-4 win over the Reds on Monday night. more >>
DAYTON, Ohio – A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault. more >>
MILWAUKEE (AP) – Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt said he feels ready to make his 20th start of the season on Monday, when the Astros host the Cincinnati Reds. more >>
PHOENIX (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks made a major move to shore up their ailing bullpen on Tuesday by acquiring reliever Jon Rauch from the Washington Nationals for infield prospect Emilio Bonifacio. more >>
HOUSTON – The Houston Astros, believing their season can still be saved, acquired pitcher Randy Wolf from San Diego on Tuesday in exchange for minor leaguer Chad Reineke. Wolf, an NL All-Star in 2003, is 6-10 with a 4.74 ERA in 21 starts for the Padres this season. The 31-year-old is in his 10th season and will play for his fourth team. He previously played for Philadelphia (1999-2006) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007) before joining the Padres this season. more >>
CINCINNATI – Jeff Keppinger’s one-out double in the 11th inning sent Cincinnati to a 4-3 victory over San Diego on Tuesday night in a rare loss for the Padres against the Reds when Jake Peavy started. Jay Bruce started the rally with a one-out single off right-hander Bryan Corey (1-3), who gave up Aaron Miles’ game-ending grand slam in his last appearance Sunday in St. Louis. Keppinger worked the count full before doubling into the left-field corner for Cincinnati’s 10th walkoff win, most in the majors. more >>
NEW YORK – Go ahead, Yankees fans. Slather on that SPF 45 – sunscreen is now legal in Yankee Stadium. The baseball team has lifted a ban on plastic containers of sunscreen at their ballpark after deciding “not to be as stringent,” team spokesman Jason Zillo said Tuesday. more >>
HOUSTON (AP) – Paul Maholm shut down the Astros for eight innings, Freddy Sanchez homered for the second straight game and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Houston 8-2 on Tuesday night. Ryan Doumit hit a three-run homer and Nate McLouth added a solo shot as the Pirates beat the Astros for the sixth time in eight meetings. more >>
CHICAGO – Mark Buehrle pitched 7 1-3 innings and Alexei Ramirez hit the first grand slam of his career to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 10-2 Tuesday night. Nick Swisher hit a three-run homer, Jermaine Dye had three hits and Jim Thome reached base four times as the White Sox snapped a three-game losing streak. more >>
MIAMI – The wife of Alex Rodriguez wants to know if the New York Yankees star hired private detectives or had wiretaps installed to spy on her. more >>
NEW YORK (AP) – Baseball owners likely will postpone any effort to institute a worldwide draft until their next labor contract with players begins in 2012. more >>
NEW YORK – Yankees owner George Steinbrenner made quite the entrance Tuesday night, waving to the crowd as he rode in on a golf cart before the All-Star game. more >>
NEW YORK – Everyone has their own dream of what the Perfect Night in the Bronx would be like. “Getting a chance to pitch in the ninth,” Yankees closer Mariano Rivera said. more >>
NEW YORK – Don’t expect to see Barry Bonds showing up in a pennant race. Bonds has not received a single offer, agent Jeff Borris said Monday. He dismissed recent reports of interest from Arizona, the New York Mets and Boston. more >>
ARLINGTON – Josh Hamilton’s major league-leading 87th RBI helped Texas Rangers left-hander Matt Harrison win his debut, 3-2 over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night. more >>
