Sources: Braves deal Teixeira to Angels for Kotchman  —  One of the biggest names bandied about as Thursday's trade deadline approaches has found a new home.  —  Sources close to the situation told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Tuesday that Atlanta Braves first baseman Mark Teixeira is headed …

Phillies interested in trade for Manny  —  The Red Sox have been talking to the Phillies and two other teams about a possible trade for embattled superstar Manny Ramirez, people familiar with the talks told SI.com.  —  The Phillies may now be the front-runner for Ramirez …

Twins to cut Adam Everett  —  Adam Everett, the Twins' opening day starting shortstop, is being cut from the 40-man roster but the club wants him to accept a move to Class AAA Rochester.  —  “We've offered him an assignment to go back to AAA to play,” said Twins manager Ron Gardenhire, who met with Everett on Tuesday.

Ichiro opens tuesday's game with 3,000th career hit  —  Ichiro Suzuki wasted no time in getting his 3,000th hit Tuesday.  —  He looped the first pitch from Luis Mendoza into short left-center field for a single, giving him it was his 1,722nd hit in the major leagues and 1,278 in his first incarnation …

Guillen denies desire to be traded from Royals … Left fielder Jose Guillen wants out of Kansas City pronto, according to a source who spoke to ESPNdeportes.com on condition of anonymity.  —  Guillen feels the Royals have not kept the promises made when he signed for three years and $36 million during the offseason, said the source.

Deal or no deal?  —  Mets have outfield options with deadline approaching  —  A reader, Steve from Brooklyn, asked me to scour the trade market for potential Mets outfield acquisitions, and that follows below.  Although I couldn't possibly weigh in on every name that's been bandied about …

Milton, Zambrano (!) throw in sim. game  —  Left-hander Eric Milton took another step in his comeback from elbow surgery by throwing 35 pitches Tuesday in his first simulated game.  —  Milton, who had surgery in June 2007, went 0-4 with a 5.17 ERA in six starts with Cincinnati last season.

Ex-MLB reliever Mateo arrested with fake bills  —  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP)—Former major league reliever Julio Mateo, now pitching in San Francisco's farm system, was arrested on suspicion of forgery last weekend after police discovered counterfeit $100 bills in his hotel room.

Shaky sixth spoils night for Sheets  —  Righty allows five runs during inning; Crew stifled by Zambrano  —  MILWAUKEE — The Brew Crew has suddenly gone flat.  —  Ben Sheets was knocked around for six runs and 11 hits in his worst start in more than two months, and the Brewers' offense …

Inge's homer helps Tigers beat Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Brandon Inge homered and drove in three runs to help the Detroit Tigers to an 8-5 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.  —  Armando Galarraga (9-4) wasn't as sharp as his previous start, when he took a perfect game into the seventh inning against Kansas City.

Today: Pirates-Rockies, 7-29-08; LaRoche has intercostal strain  —  The Pirates have given a diagnosis for Adam LaRoche's injury.  It is a right intercostal strain, which this Wikipedia entry makes sound pretty uncomfortable for breathing, much less baseball.

A WASH-OUT  —  YANKS' DEAL FOR M'S LEFTY IN JEOPARDY  —  Though the Yankees are saying otherwise, a potential deal for Jarrod Washburn isn't dead yet.  Not with so much time before Thursday's trading deadline remaining.  And Sidney Ponson and Mike Mussina getting pounded on consecutive nights …