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.

Three More Outs  —  Doug Davis gets a strikeout, comebacker, and fly ball to retire the Padres in order in the sixth.  Eighteen up, eighteen down.  He's thrown 81 pitches.  His high for the season is 123, but it's the only time he went over 110.  —  Update: Giles singles to center with two out in the seventh.

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 …

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.