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.

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 …

Mets rookie Murphy making immediate impression  —  Jody Gerut cracked a Mike Pelfrey pitch, chasing Daniel Murphy to the wall.  The Mets' rookie leftfielder and converted infielder got a read on it, leaped at the wall and snared the fly ball for the first out in a 6-5 win over the Padres last night.

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.

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 …

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.

Manny lifts spirits, inspires fear  —  Teammates enjoy scaring opposition with new acquisitions  —  ST. LOUIS — Dodgers reliever Brian Falkenborg has never faced Manny Ramirez or Albert Pujols.  But he's been teammates with both.  Having seen what Pujols means to the Cardinals …

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.

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.