Late surge not enough for Yankees  —  Pettitte ‘extremely disappointed’ after lasting just five innings  —  ARLINGTON — What the Yankees needed more than anything from Andy Pettitte on Tuesday was length.  Pettitte had the unenviable task of following Joba Chamberlain, whose injury-shortened Monday outing lasted only 4 2/3 innings.

Mets end four-game slide despite Heilman's flop  —  Fernando Tatis celebrates his second home run of the game in the sixth inning (Newsday photo/Paul J. Bereswill / August 5, 2008)  —  The Mets survived their first Billy Wagner-less game Tuesday night.  Barely.

Waters runs deep in O's debut  —  Starter allows one hit in eight innings in first major league start  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Chris Waters wasn't even the Orioles' first choice.  They had wanted to give the ball to Triple-A Norfolk's Hayden Penn before a piece of a broken bat bloodied …

Cardinals win on Ryan Ludwick's homer in 11th  —  Dodgers score four in the ninth to tie, sparked by Andruw Jones' homer, but it's not good enough.  —  ST. LOUIS — Over an 11-inning game that included two rain delays and required nearly 4 1/2 hours to complete, the Dodgers ran out of arms.

Kasten: Nats not likely to sign all picks  —  Front office probably will adhere to pre-ranked values  —  DENVER — Of the Nationals' top five picks in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, four of them — right-hander Aaron Crow, shortstop Daniel Espinosa, left-hander Graham Hicks and catcher Adrian Nieto — are unsigned.

Swisher's 14th-inning HR lifts ChiSox  —  CHICAGO (AP)—Nick Swisher figured he had the night off.  The Chicago White Sox are glad he got in the game.  —  Swisher, who entered in the 11th to play first base, hit a three-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the 14th and Chicago rallied …

Cardinals sign infielder Lopez  —  St. Louis options Ryan to Triple-A Memphis  —  ST. LOUIS — Following the Cardinals' game on Tuesday night, the club announced it had signed free-agent infielder Felipe Lopez.  —  “It's something that we've been paying attention to,” general manager John Mozeliak said.

Treanor activated, Hoover demoted  —  Veteran able to catch back-to-back Minor League games  —  PHILADELPHIA — All the benchmarks the Marlins have been looking for before clearing Matt Treanor to come off the disabled list have been reached.  —  On Tuesday night, the 32-year-old catcher was put to another test.

Ranking the Top 10 Markets for Relocation or Expansion  —  30. For the most part, it's a number that seems to suit major league sports in America.  The NBA has it.  Ditto for the NHL.  And yes, MLB has it.  Currently, only the NFL is the exception at 32.  —  The number of markets at 30 is manageable.

Bay, Beckett lead Red Sox by Royals 8-2  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)—Jason Bay narrowly missed out on a home run against Kansas City on Tuesday night.  —  He was fine with a four-hit night and a Boston win, though.  —  Bay drove in two runs and scored twice, and Josh Beckett pitched effectively …

Instant-replay test no help on controversy  —  Now isn't that a coincidence?  —  The first night Major League Baseball tested instant-replay equipment at Citizens Bank Park, it had a controversial home-run ball in the seventh inning in the Phillies' 8-2 loss to the Florida Marlins.

Mets rookie Kunz eager to make most of chance  —  Like nearly everyone who picks up a glove and ball in childhood, Eddie Kunz had visions of making it to the big time, even if his home state hasn't exactly produced a slew of major leaguers.  —  As the Portland native said before last night's game …

D-Backs sign Haren through 2012  —  It's always nice to lock up great talent I hope there's money left for Brandon Webb's extension  —  Dan Haren knows he might have been able to hold out a little longer and get a contract even bigger than the four-year, $44.75 million deal he signed with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday.

The most overrated position in sports  —  When Jerome Holtzman, a legendary baseball writer and a good man, died two weeks ago, I hoped some closer would celebrate a save by pumping his fist, falling to his knees, pointing to the sky and shouting, “This one is for you, Jerome!”