Game 70: Yankees at Braves (now with Sabathia update)  —  YANKEES (38-31)  —  Pitching: RHP Chien-Ming Wang (0-5, 12.30).  —  BRAVES (33-36)  —  McLouth CF  —  Escobar SS  —  Jones 3B  —  McCann C  —  Anderson LF  —  Kotchman 1B  —  Francoeur RF  —  Johnson 2B  —  Hanson RHP

Dodgers 5, White Sox 2  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Hiroki Kuroda allowed four hits in 8 2-3 innings, James Loney hit a two-run homer, and the Los Angeles Dodgers continued to thrive without Manny Ramirez, beating the Chicago White Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night.  —  While Ramirez was going hitless …

Blue Jays 7, Reds 5  —  TORONTO (AP) — Marco Scutaro hit a two-run homer, Scott Rolen and Rod Barajas each added solo shots and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Tuesday night.  —  Pitching on three days' rest, Toronto left-hander Brian Tallet (5-4) …

Cleveland Indians' Eric Wedge mum on status; meeting looms  —  PITTSBURGH — Eric Wedge talked about center fielder Grady Sizemore's return from the disabled list.  He commented on Tony Sipp's latest call-up to the Cleveland Indians' bullpen and Asdrubal Cabrera's rehabilitation assignment.

Phillies snap skid, rout Rays in World Series rematch  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Chase Utley homered and drove in four runs Tuesday night, helping the Philadelphia Phillies rout the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in the first regular season meeting between the teams since last year's World Series.

Melvin On Brewers' Pitching  —  Brewers GM Doug Melvin says the Brewers can't keep trading prospects away for pitching, according to Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  The Brewers pulled off a deal for C.C. Sabathia last year, giving up Matt LaPorta, but they are apparently unwilling …

Angels rally in the eighth to cool off red-hot Rockies  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bobby Abreu drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning after Colorado third baseman Ian Stewart messed up two bunt plays, and the Los Angeles Angels won 4-3 Tuesday night …

Raburn's HR in ninth gives Tigers 5-4 win vs. Cubs  —  DETROIT — Pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a seesaw, 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  —  Chicago's Micah Hoffpauir hit a go-ahead, two-run shot in the eighth inning off Joel Zumaya.

Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg says Sammy Sosa doesn't belong in Hall  —  Chicago Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg said his former teammate Sammy Sosa does not belong in the Hall because of integrity issues associated with the steroids era.  —  The New York Times reported that Sosa …

Nats will be in tough battle with Boras  —  No. 1 pick Stephen Strasburg won't come cheap or without a fight.  Ken Rosenthal examines if he'll put pen to paper on a Nats deal.

Red Sox Feel Right At Home  —  Maybe Half Street should be renamed Yawkey Way.  Maybe Ben's Chili Bowl should be replaced with an Italian sausage vendor, or a place to grab a cup of chowda.  If Nationals Park were not so void of history, it would have felt like Fenway Park last night.

3 UP: ROCKIES, MARLINS AND PUNCHLESS NY  —  Yes.  I am on Twitter.  —  1. The Rockies had won 17 of 18 games before losing Tuesday night to the Angels.  That enabled them to vault into wild-card contention, which was bad news for the Mets.  But the move from non-contenders to contenders by the Rockies also may have helped the Mets.

Ayala had requested trade from Twins  —  Reliever wanted to be moved to get eighth-inning role  —  MILWAUKEE — Relief pitcher Luis Ayala had asked for a trade from the Twins three weeks before being designated for assignment, manager Ron Gardenhire revealed before Tuesday's series opener against the Brewers.

Pineiro Dominates Mets With 2-Hitter for Cardinals  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Joel Pineiro pitched a career-best two-hitter to end a five-start losing streak, dominating the New York Mets again and leading the St. Louis Cardinals to a rain-delayed 3-0 victory Tuesday night.

Texas Evens CWS Finals With 5-1 Win Over L.S.U.  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Taylor Jungmann limited LSU to five hits in his first complete game, and Russell Moldenhauer hit his record-tying fourth home run of the College World Series as Texas evened the best-of-three finals, 5-1 over LSU on Tuesday night.

Kelvim Escobar isn't optimistic about season as shoulder injury flares  —  The Angels pitcher, who missed all of 2008 and had just returned to the rotation June 6, has a ‘deep ache’ and probably will be shut down indefinitely.  —  The broken record plays on for Kelvim Escobar …