Harper: Jeter's silent treatment speaks volumes  —  Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter strikes out in the first inning against the Tampa Bay Rays.  He goes 0-for-4 on the night with two more strikeouts as his chase of Lou Gehrig continues to stall.  —  In a world where the Yankees almost never lose anymore …

City police arrest 4 in theft of Ripken's No. 8 statue  —  Overnight incident at Camden Yards captured on surveillance video  —  Two barricades surround the remaining base of a statue commemorating the number of retired Orioles great Cal Ripken Jr. The No. 8 statue was stolen overnight …

Beltran doubles, just misses slam in return  —  On a bruised right knee,  —  Carlos Beltran still made a giant leap forward last night, when he returned to the Mets' lineup after an 11-week absence and showed that he's not far away from regaining his All-Star form.  Maybe just a few feet short.

Rockies' Marquis shines on despite struggles  —  All-star puts stop to his struggles with strong start; Rockies 19 over .500  —  The Rockies limped into Tuesday night's game against the Cincinnati Reds with two of their top sluggers straining to stand upright, their lower backs protesting with pain.

Swisher's walk-off give Yanks 90th win  —  Jeter remains three hits behind Gehrig with latest hitless game  —  NEW YORK — With 47 home victories, just one shy of their total from last season, the Yankees have already ensured that the inaugural season at the new Yankee Stadium has witnessed a fair share of thrilling moments.

Ortiz ties for most HRs by DH in Red Sox's rout … BOSTON(AP) Dustin Pedroia was yapping so much after his first regular-season two-homer game that he might have forgotten he's still way behind David Ortiz .  —  Pedroia had two of Boston's season-high six home runs on Tuesday night …

Robertson to visit Andrews for elbow test  —  Becoming trusted in bullpen, reliever shut down by Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Working into a position of prominence in the Yankees' bullpen has apparently come at a cost for David Robertson.  The team announced Tuesday that it has shut Robertson …

Hank Steinbrenner staying silent this season  —  TAMPA, Fla. - Remember Hank  —  Steinbrenner?  —  How can't you?  —  The chain-smoking oldest son of George Steinbrenner catapulted himself into the spotlight late in 2007, after another early Yankees departure from the postseason.

Cure for baseball fever is potion No. 9  —  Take a look at players who wore it and records tied to it  —  Nine has at least as much significance in baseball as any of its countless cousins — and more than most.  Nine men on a side, if only in the National League.

Giants' Lincecum scratched; Rox depth tested  —  The Rockies aren't the only ones with injury issues.  —  The Giants, chasing the Rockies for the wild-card race, were supposed to have Cy Young candidate Tim Lincecum on the mound tonight.  But he was a late scratch because of back spasms.

Cards approach DeRosa about 2010  —  MILWAUKEE — General manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday that the Cardinals have significant interest in retaining pending free agent Mark DeRosa and that he has made known the club's position to the player.  —  “Recognizing where we are …

On That Stuff  —  Justin Verlander.  A.J. Burnett.  Ubaldo Jimenez.  These are the names that make scouts salivate.  Why?  One word.  Stuff.  —  Two components determine how nasty a pitcher's stuff truly is: velocity and movement.  We've had radar guns to track the league's hardest throwers …

Novitzky suspected of creating list of drug users  —  Buzz up!  —  Federal agent Jeff Novitzky has been widely criticized for what an appeals court ruled recently was an illegal search of the MLB testing records of approximately 100 players.  But that probably wasn't his only transgression.

Lidge pulled in ninth, but remains closer  —  Manuel confident in veteran, but turns to Madson for save  —  WASHINGTON — Phillies manager Charlie Manuel had been fighting this move for weeks, but closer Brad Lidge forced his hand in their 5-3 win over the Nationals on Tuesday.  —  Manuel had no choice.

Mike Sweeney plans to play again in 2010  —  Up until about a week ago, Mike Sweeney was pretty certain this was his final major league season.  His eldest son began kindergarten last week near their home just north of San Diego and Sweeney was feeling it was time to call it a career and be closer to his family.

McDonald unlikely hero for Jays  —  his has been a season of little action with few highlights for John McDonald, so Tuesday night was a rare chance for the popular infielder to bask in the spotlight.  —  McDonald's three-run homer just inside the foul pole in left field capped …