YANKS OBTAIN HINSKE  —  The Yankees acquired veteran lefty hitter Eric Hinske from the Pirates for two minor leaguers not considered significant prospects, righty pitcher Casey Erickson and outfielder Eric Fryer.  —  The move was made by the Yankees for several reasons:

Nats swap with Bucs, acquire Morgan  —  Club also gets Burnett in exchange for Milledge, Hanrahan  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals have traded reliever Joel Hanrahan and outfielder Lastings Milledge to the Pirates for reliever Sean Burnett and outfielder Nyjer Morgan on Tuesday afternoon.

Bailey in Baltimore  —  BALTIMORE — Jeff Bailey has arrived in Baltimore, and will take the spot of Mike Lowell if the Sox decide to place the third baseman on the disabled list.  —  Lowell got an injection of Synvisc in his hip yesterday, and had 15 ccs of fluid drained from the hip.

Red Sox duo locked in close All-Star votes  —  Youkilis pulls ahead, Pedroia very near in balloting's final days  —  On his march to the Major Leagues, the little guy who plays second base for the Boston Red Sox has heard over and over again that he can't, but then he laces up his spikes, throws on his glove and proves everyone wrong.

Tom Verducci's AL, NL All-Star selections … With only three days left before polling closes, it's time to recognize the players who should be going to the All-Star Game, as if Ben Zobrist and Aaron Hill have any chance of catching Dustin Pedroia in the balloting.

Yanks Considered Trading Rivera For Wells In '95  —  Former Yankees GM Gene Michael told John Harper of the New York Daily News that he considered dealing Mariano Rivera to the Tigers for David Wells back in 1995.  Rivera was still considered a starter then, and he was one of the players the Tigers had interest in.

Source: Steadman finds bruise, recommends rest thru ASG  —  Carlos Beltran's trip to Vail, Colo., provided a reassuring diagnosis, a source familiar with the examination told the Daily News.  —  Dr. Richard Steadman, who examined Beltran (pictured right) on Monday, agreed …

Game 76: Mariners at Yankees (with pre-game updates and Cashman audio — 8:05 new first pitch time)  —  YANKEES (43-32)  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (4-2, 3.81).  —  MARINERS (39-36)  —  Ichiro RF  —  Branyan 1B  —  Lopez 2B  —  Griffey LF  —  Sweeney DH  —  Gutierrez CF

Inside MLB Attendance - Interleague 2009  —  With Sunday's games in the books, Interleague Play for MLB in 2009 is nearly concluded (a June 16th rainout between the Cubs and White Sox still needs to be replayed), seeing average attendance drop from last year's record setting pace.

Haren hits first career homer, pitches Diamondbacks past Reds  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Dan Haren held the Cincinnati Reds scoreless into the seventh inning, showing why he's been the NL's stingiest pitcher in June, and connected on his first career homer Tuesday night during a 6-2 victory …

Source: Beltran back after break  —  The Daily News will show you Citi Field.  Go on the field, into the clubhouse and see how the new stadium was built.  —  Sponsored by:  —  Today's Top Picks … Best Of NYDN.com

Pittsburgh Pirates' Million Dollar Arm winners set for action  —  PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates may soon find out if an investment of $20,000 can produce a couple of million-dollar arms.  —  Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel, their two India-born pitchers who had never seen a baseball …

Papelbon ties Red Sox's saves record  —  Closer notches No. 132, remains in awe of Yanks' Rivera  —  BALTIMORE — Closer Jonathan Papelbon tied the Red Sox's club record for saves, set by Bob Stanley, with career save No. 132, notched in a 4-0 victory against the Orioles on Monday night.