Pitching Coach St. Claire Fired  —  The Nationals today fired pitching coach Randy St. Claire, the longest-tenured member of their coaching staff, and have replaced him with Class AAA pitching coach Steve McCatty.  St. Claire, in his seventh year with the organization, was responsible …

Posada ends Yankees' record errorless streak  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Yankees' record-setting errorless streak ended at 18 games when catcher Jorge Posada threw the ball into center field on Elvis Andrus' fourth-inning steal of second base in Tuesday night's game against Texas.

Clock's ticking for Theo Epstein  —  How long can Red Sox' success last if David Ortiz, SS woes continue?  —  DETROIT - With two months in the books of the Red Sox [team stats]' 2009 season, their plot is beginning to resemble one of those boilerplate thrillers where the leading man spends …

Twins 4, Indians 3  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Joe Mauer homered and had three RBIs to help Kevin Slowey win again in the Minnesota Twins' 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.  —  Slowey (8-1) won his fourth consecutive start pitching six strong innings.

Braves send Schafer down to Gwinnett  —  Braves stuggling center fielder Jordan Schafer has been sent to Triple-A Gwinnett to regain his form, and the Braves have called up Gregor Blanco from Gwinnett.  —  Schafer was hitting .204 (34-for-167) with a whopping 63 strikeouts, which was the fourth-highest totals in the major leagues.

THE SPORTS GUY  —  When great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.  —  Stephen Dunn/Getty Images  —  In the academy award-winning classic Cocktail, Coughlin tells young Flanagan, “Everything ends badly, otherwise it wouldn't end.”  It's the single greatest yearbook quote ever.

Flores Out At Least Three Months, Maybe For Season  —  Just got the word on catcher Jesus Flores's status.  It'll be a long time before the Nats' first-string catcher — and a big part of the future — is back on the field.  —  Flores has a stress fracture in his right shoulder.

Riske's season over following surgery  —  Brewers reliever undergoes Tommy John procedure  —  MIAMI — Brewers reliever David Riske woke up from surgery on Tuesday to the worst-case scenario.  —  Riske required a full reconstruction of his right elbow.  The Tommy John ligament replacement surgery …

Tampa falls despite Montero's awesomeness  —  Robert Pimpsner of Baby Bombers tells me Jesus Montero has been promoted to Double-A Trenton, and should be there tomorrow or Thursday.  Yippee.  —  The Padres released old pal Chris Britton.  He had a 10.45 ERA, 2.27 WHIP and a .406 BAA …

Duke outduels Santana, Jaramillo homers as Pirates top Mets  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Zach Duke pitched seven effective innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Johan Santana and the New York Mets 3-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Jason Jaramillo hit his first major league homer for the Pirates, who have won three of four.

Blue Jays 6, Angels 4  —  TORONTO (AP) — As he matures on the mound, Roy Halladay is turning into more of a strikeout pitcher.  —  Halladay struck out a career-high 14 to win his major league-leading ninth game, Alex Rios backed him with a home run and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Los Angeles Angels 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Yankees set new errorless record in 5-2 win  —  Buzz up!  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—The midges didn't affect Joba Chamberlain  —  in his first start in Cleveland—and neither did the Indians' hitters.  —  Chamberlain allowed two runs in a career-high eight innings and the New York Yankees set …

Austin Jackson: A Star Under Construction  —  MOOSIC, Pa. — Albert Jackson builds 18-wheel trucks for Peterbilt Motors, a job with skills that helped him raise an athletic prodigy.  Before the Yankees started grooming his son Austin to be their next star, it was Albert's handiwork that charted his course.

Viewpoint: Angelos doesn't deserve the bad rap  —  Sports Illustrated recently named Peter Angelos, the owner of the Baltimore Orioles, as the worst owner in the game.  Having played for the Orioles for 14 seasons, nine during the Angelos era, I feel I am qualified to speak about the topic.

Torrealba Heads Home  —  Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba flew home to Venezuela to deal with personal matters on Tuesday.  Edwin Bellorin was called up from Triple-A Colorado Springs to take Torrealba's spot.  —  Bellorin will share catching duties with Paul Phillips …

Future for Dodgers' Kuo still uncertain  —  Oft-injured reliever hopes to regain arm strength, command  —  LOS ANGELES — Last year, to the utter shock of anybody who has seen an MRI of his left elbow, Hong-Chih Kuo stayed healthy enough to finally showcase that star-crossed arm, winning MLB.com's Setup Man of the Year Award.

New Stadium Is Tough for Autograph Hounds  —  Outside the old Yankee Stadium, fans young and old would gather along barricades near the players' entrance, waiting for a chance to get the most coveted of baseball keepsakes — an autograph.  —  Players had to walk from their parking lot across a small street …