Williams in no mood for Dye's frustration  —  For the last few days Jermaine Dye has kept to himself in the White Sox clubhouse, off in a corner with headphones on.  It has not gone unnoticed among his teammates and the apparent reason is management's refusal to talk about extending his contract as it did Mark Buehrle's.

Cubs let Giants walk away  —  When Will Ohman came in to face pinch-hitter Barry Bonds in the eighth inning Tuesday, Wrigley Field went into lockdown mode.  —  The volume was cranked up and, with the game on the line, the heat was on.  —  When Ohman retired Bonds on a liner to left with two runners on …

NY Yankees 3, Toronto 2, 10 innings  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Late comebacks, close wins.  The New York Yankees are beginning to resemble the team everyone became familiar with for the past decade.  —  Robinson Cano hit a game-winning single in the 10th inning after Toronto closer Jeremy Accardo balked home …

Saltalamacchia gets a starting chance  —  Jarrod Saltalamacchia may get that every day job after all.  —  Bobby Cox started the rookie at first base Tuesday against Reds right-hander Bronson Arroyo, giving "Salty" his first start in something other than a platoon role with Scott Thorman or backing up Brian McCann at catcher.

Where are the contenders for Tex?  —  I am a simpleton.  —  I did not play baseball beyond little league.  I did not graduate with honors in finance, economics, business administration or sports management.  I do not have a law degree.  —  So, this is my simpleton understanding …

Lee, Pence, Oswalt lift Astros over Nats  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Lidge was back in the closer's role, back to pitching effectively under pressure, back to earning a save.  —  Now he just hopes to stay with the Houston Astros.  —  Lidge struck out two in the ninth inning for his first save since 2006 …

After Talk, a Long Wait for Nothing  —  Jason Giambi has done his part.  Now it's time for Commissioner Bud Selig to do his.  Unfortunately, Selig proceeds slowly toward decisions, and this decision is no different, even though it's clear that Selig will take no disciplinary action against Giambi …

For seven teams, it's almost gut-check time  —  There are still a handful of teams whose status remains uncertain with two weeks to go before the nonwaiver trade deadline.  Not close enough to the top to clearly be contenders, but not far enough out to raise the white flag without hesitation …

Robertson pitches Tigers past Twins 1-0  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Start by start, pitch by pitch, Nate Robertson is gradually waking up his tired pitching arm.  —  The bespectacled left-hander allowed three hits in seven innings to outpitch Matt Garza in Detroit's 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Trade Winds: Market remains cool  —  Clubs are making fewer moves in July than usual  —  With 15 days remaining until the deadline to make trades without going through the waiver process, normally this would be the time of year when activity on the trade front would start to pick up.

Bucs come to terms with first-round pick  —  Right-handed Moskos agrees to join the Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — With camera flashes popping, his parents smiling and the news cameras catching each of his ear-to-ear grins on tape, Pirates first-round pick Daniel Moskos took a No. 7 jersey …

Royals notebook: Dodgers showing interest in Dotel  —  It appears the Los Angeles Dodgers have emerged as the most serious party yet in the Royals' effort to seek an impact return by offering veteran closer Octavio Dotel before the July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline.