Blue Jays extend dominance of Twins, 7-5  —  TORONTO (AP)—Locked in a tight AL Central race, the Minnesota Twins can't afford too many nights like this.  —  Jose Bautista and Alex Rios had four hits each, hitting back-to-back homers Tuesday as the Toronto Blue Jays erased a four-run deficit …

Chamberlain Most Likely to Start '09 in Bullpen  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It is all about the math with Joba Chamberlain, and the math does not add up for him to open next season in the Yankees' starting rotation.  —  Chamberlain is likely to finish this season with only 100 innings or so …

Indians add six September callups  —  Barfield, Aubrey, Mastny return; Meloan, Rundles get first look  —  CLEVELAND — The Indians' ongoing auditions for 2009 received a heavy dose of new participants Tuesday.  —  Six players were added to the Tribe's active roster from Triple-A Buffalo as part of September callups.

Slumping O's routed by Red Sox  —  Liz allows nine hits and nine runs in 3 1/3 innings; Orioles drop fifth straight  —  BOSTON - Dustin Pedroia had three hits and five RBIs, and David Ortiz went 3-for-3 while driving in four runs for Boston to help the Red Sox beat the slumping Orioles 14-2 on Tuesday night.

Delgado not quite in the MVP race  —  A major reason why the Mets sit atop the National League East on Tuesday is the stunning — and thoroughly unforeseen — turnaround by Carlos Delgado.  He's had so many big hits, the latest coming Monday in the form of a two-run, eighth-inning home run …

MLB.com Releases Major Update to “At Bat” for iPhone  —  MLB.com today unveiled its first major update to MLB.com “At Bat,” the dynamic application developed exclusively for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch and available in the Apple App Store.  The highlight of the free upgrade is the addition …

Brewers, Harley team up at Miller Park  —  The Milwaukee Brewers and Harley-Davidson are combining baseball and horsepower next year as part of what the franchise is calling one of the most comprehensive sponsorship deals in its history.  —  The team and Harley announced Tuesday …

Punchless White Sox fall to Indians  —  Chicago remains tied with Minnesota, which falls to Toronto  —  CLEVELAND — Ozzie Guillen didn't take much stock in Monday night's loss because Cliff Lee was “unhittable.”  —  The White Sox manager had a much different reaction after Tuesday night's setback …

Chavez comes through in the end  —  Outfielder drives in winning run after heroic effort by Mets ‘pen  —  MILWAUKEE — The Mets’ bullpen, besieged, bedeviled and beleaguered, temporarily became a force on Tuesday night, believe it or not.  After Jonathan Niese proved inadequate in his big league debut …

Nationals' Flores carted off field after collision  —  WASHINGTON—Nationals catcher Jesus Flores was carted off the field with a sprained left ankle Tuesday night after Philadelphia's Chase Utley barreled into him on a play at the plate.  —  X-rays showed no obvious signs of a fracture and an MRI was pending, the team said.

Yankees Not Willing to Give in Just Yet  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So many emotions have washed over the Yankees this season, most of them negative.  They let August go by without much of a fight, but there is one last chance to make a push for the playoffs.  They are hopeful now, because there is no other choice.

Astros call up Cassel, Nieve to Majors  —  Houston adds two righties to staff; more to be added Tuesday  —  CHICAGO — The Astros originally said they would wait until Tuesday to promote their September callups, but they got the ball rolling early when they summoned right-handers Jack Cassel …