Gagne supplants Kent on disabled list  —  Closer's return date uncertain; second baseman hits lineup  —  SAN DIEGO — Eric Gagne replaced Jeff Kent on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday.  —  Kent recovered in 15 days from a bruised hand and was back in the lineup on Tuesday night …

Enough is enough  —  D'backs designate struggling Ortiz for assignment  —  PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks decided Tuesday they would rather eat the remaining $22 million of Russ Ortiz' contract than keep him on their roster.  —  The club designated the struggling right-hander for assignment …

Judge issues warrant for Tigers' Young  —  Judge issues warrant for Tigers' Young  —  BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. (AP) — An arrest warrant for Dmitri Young was issued Tuesday after the Detroit Tigers designated hitter failed to appear for a pretrial hearing on a domestic violence charge.

Rockies Finish Fast vs. Nationals  —  O'Connor Allows 5 Runs in Sixth: Rockies 9, Nationals 2  —  Several hours before his Washington Nationals hosted the Colorado Rockies last night at RFK Stadium, Manager Frank Robinson leaned back in a chair and explained why his club could shrug off …

Mailbag: Mets achieving greatness?  —  Beat writer Marty Noble answers Mets fans' questions  —  I heard you interviewed on the radio two weeks ago and you didn't seem convinced the Mets were a great team.  Now that they have put together a 6-1 road trip against the best teams in the National League West, have you changed your tune?

Notes: Lee likely an All-Star  —  Outfielder looking for second straight All-Star appearance  —  CINCINNATI — Brewers left fielder Carlos Lee is currently 10th amongst outfielders in All-Star voting with 401,503 votes, according to the National League voting totals that were released on Monday by Major League Baseball.

Unit's urgent state  —  Hand on his heart, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman swears his team is nowhere close to a crisis — if there's anything wrong with the Bombers, it's nothing tighter defense couldn't fix.  After getting swept by the A's over the weekend, Cashman said simply, "Oakland didn't beat us.

These Sox a nicer brand — Less to fret about than '05 version  —  With the Red Sox, there's always a reason to cheer or a reason to worry.  And doing both at the same time is expected.  —  The 2006 Sox have offered their followers plenty of reasons to develop personality disorders …

Dodgers-Padres Preview  —  Aaron Sele looks to continue his impressive pitching and lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to consecutive wins for the first time this month Tuesday when he takes the mound in the opener of a three-game series with the San Diego Padres .

Tigers against teams above .500  —  Of course, the Tigers aren't alone in beating up on the bad teams.  That's mainly how flags are won since, by definition, it's awfully hard to beat up on the good teams.  But the Tigers are just more egregious about it this year than other teams.

Patterson Will Get One More Rehab Start  —  Washington Nationals right-hander John Patterson, who hasn't pitched in the majors since April 21, will make one more rehabilitation start in the minors on Saturday for Class A Potomac, further delaying a return that has been put off time and again.

Fantasy Focus  —  One Weaver Too Many, and Scoresheet Mayhem  —  Jered Weaver might get demoted following Tuesday night's start against the Royals, despite his superb outings for the Angels so far, and that after dominating at Triple-A Salt Lake.  However, Bartolo Colon is due back from the DL …

Mid-Season Blockbusters: June (Part One: 1919-1946)  —  We've reviewed the blockbusters that have taken place in the month of April, as well as those of May.  This month we'll look at the biggest trades consummated in June.  As we'll see, it's been a very busy month at the mid-season trade market, for decades the busiest.

Leyland can relate to Roethlisberger  —  As a teenager, Tigers manager was passenger on motorcycle that got hit broadside by a car.  —  DETROIT — Pittsburgh being his home — and the area where he'll continue to live in the offseason — Tigers manager Jim Leyland is a Steelers fan.