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.

Garcia throws for scouts in 'pen session  —  Veteran righty hopes to be recruited by contending team  —  MIAMI — Anybody interested in a starting pitcher?  —  Sure, he hasn't pitched in a Major League game in more than a year, and he had right shoulder surgery 11 months ago.

Webb talks about deal that wasn't done  —  Right-hander says he and team had agreed on years, money  —  PHOENIX — Brandon Webb wanted to set the record straight.  —  The right-hander heard on the radio driving to the ballpark Tuesday night — a start he made and won in a 3-1 complete …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

St. Francis?  Pitcher, Rockies hope his return is a blessing  —  Jeff Francis knows what's at stake when he takes the mound tonight for the first time since June 28.  Francis is aware that the Rockies' chance of making an improbable run at the National League West title depends on him throwing as he did in 2007.

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.