Prince Fielder tries to force his way into Dodgers clubhouse  —  Prince Fielder apparently wanted to deliver a message late Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium in the wake of the Dodgers' 17-4 thrashing of the Milwaukee Brewers.  —  With a number of his teammates in pursuit …

Longoria's homer in 13th leads Rays past Red Sox 4-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston could only keep Evan Longoria's (FSY) bat silent for so long.  —  Tampa Bay's All-Star slugger struck out four times, yet continued his torrid hitting against the Boston Red Sox with two homers Tuesday night …

Tigers promote Lambert, Avila to Majors  —  Ramirez, Ryan sent back to Triple-A Toldeo  —  DETROIT — Detroit general manager Dave Dombrowski announced after Tuesday's 8-2 loss to the Orioles that the Tigers have recalled 26-year-old pitcher Chris Lambert from Triple-A Toledo and purchased …

Clock ticking for teams to sign top picks  —  Twenty yet to come to terms as Aug. 17 deadline approaches  —  With fewer than two weeks to go before the First-Year Player Draft signing deadline, there are only 12 first-round picks who have signed with their respective teams.

Posnanski to Sports Illustrated: Going ... but not really leaving  —  This is a strange column to write.  It's a goodbye but not a goodbye.  It's a thank you but not a thank you waved through the window of a departing plane.  It's a farewell, only I'll probably be around more than you want.

Abreu named AL Player of Month for July  —  Outfielder bats .380, compensate for loss of Vlad, Hunter  —  Bobby Abreu, whose recent performance helped compensate for the injury absences of Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero and kept the Angels flying high in the West, has been named …

Aaron: Release 2003 list of positive tests  —  Former home run king wants all 104 names made public  —  JUPITER, Fla. — Hank Aaron said Tuesday that he wants the list of 104 players who tested positive for performance-enhancing substances in 2003 to be released.

St. Louis Cardinals' Pujols slams his way out of slump  —  St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols (5) celebrates with teammates Colby Rasmus, second from left, and Julio Lugo (12) after Pujol's grand slam, as New York Mets catcher Omir Santos, left, looks on during the 10th inning of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2009, in New York.

Steps for attaining baseball happiness  —  1. Buy a pack of baseball cards.  For best results, pay no more than a quarter and make sure the pack has a hard stick of gum sliding around loose inside.  If packs long ago stopped costing a quarter or less and no longer include flour-flecked sticks …

Reyes may be done for the rest of 2009  —  Don't count on Jose Reyes returning this season.  The shortstop flew from Port St. Lucie to New York to be examined Tuesday by team doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery.  Reyes is experiencing continued discomfort with his troublesome right hamstring tendon.

51s' Snider named PCL Player of the Week  — Mature beyond his years, Snider transitioning back to minors (6-1-09)  —  After hitting .538 (14-of-26) over the past week, Las Vegas 51s outfielder Travis Snider was named the Pacific Coast League's Player of the Week on Monday.