Back troubles KO Kielty and Ramírez  —  NEW YORK — Red Sox outfielder Bobby Kielty said he is scheduled to undergo X-rays and perhaps other tests to determine the cause of continuing back pain, the result, he said, of colliding with the low bullpen wall in right field at Fenway Park in his first game with the team 10 days ago.

O's yield 11 in 8th as skid reaches 7  —  The Orioles wandered into the danger zone again last night, clutching a slim lead like an overstuffed purse, the late innings their dark alley.  —  Teams usually try to win games at this juncture.  The Orioles try to avoid another mugging.

Acta goes the hard way  —  LOS ANGELES - Manny Acta sat in his office at RFK Stadium, measuring the trauma of three straight losses to the Detroit Tigers and the 32 runs his Washington Nationals had given up in them.  —  In his first season as a big-league manager, having been granted …

Notes: Gregg focused on winning  —  Closer not concerned with lack of save chances recently  —  MIAMI — One byproduct of being in a losing cycle is your closer gets very few save chances.  —  Marlins closer Kevin Gregg is going through that right now.  —  Gregg's last four outings …

Notes: Botts wants to get bat going  —  Designated hitter expects to contribute more at the plate  —  ARLINGTON — The temperature was 97 degrees at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington about four hours before game time on Tuesday, but Jason Botts was still among those out on the field for early batting practice.

Padres score 6 off Webb, now only 1 back  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — No team in the NL West has beaten Brandon Webb more than San Diego, and the Padres came up with a big one on Tuesday night.  —  Mike Cameron homered to start a four-run rally off the reigning NL Cy Young winner in the sixth inning …

PEDRO COULD BE ON MOVE  —  Pedro Martinez is almost certainly going to have a fifth rehab start, and while the specifics are still being determined, it might not be for St. Lucie.  —  Martinez has made all four rehab starts in A-ball, and Omar Minaya has said going to a higher level isn't required before rejoining the Mets.

Howard's HR in 10th lifts Phils by Mets  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aaron Rowand's swinging bunt took three small hops until it trickled to a dead stop maybe 45 feet down the third-base line, the baseball's stitches kissing the chalk.  —  Ryan Howard's hefty cut went about 400 feet and sent the Phillies faithful into a frenzy.

Big lead, bigger loss for Mariners  —  Seattle scores five early; Weaver gives them all back  —  Ervin Santana did his best imitation of early-season Jeff Weaver on Tuesday night at Safeco Field.  —  Unfortunately, the real thing showed up later.  —  The Mariners jumped on Santana …

Sanchez's slam helps Bucs cool off Reds  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Freddy Sanchez kept his hot August going with a grand slam and five RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended the Cincinnati Reds' six-game winning streak with a 6-4 victory Tuesday in a doubleheader opener.