MLB says Phillies have been warned  —  Tracy Ringolsby is a Hall of Fame baseball writer.  He is in his 35th year covering Major League Baseball, is a co-founder of Baseball America, and appears on pre- and postgame shows for Colorado Rockies games on FSN Rocky Mountain.  —  DENVER

G-20 summit forces Phils-Jays series to Philadelphia  —  DENVER - How's this for strange: From June 25 to 27, the Phillies will be the road team at Citizens Bank Park.  They will bat in the top half of innings.  And there will be a designated hitter in use.

San Diego Padres Tim Stauffer diagnoses own appendicitis on iPhone  —  Tim Stauffer, the San Diego Padres right-hander, is 2-1 this season as a spot starter.  —  Early Tuesday morning, he took a loss.  His appendix.  —  Not only can he pitch, it turns out he can diagnose maladies, too.

Pregame notes: Golson, not Miranda, added to the bench  —  Despite on-going speculation that Juan Miranda was on his way to Detroit, it was Greg Golson who walked through the clubhouse doors this morning.  He's here for Alfredo Aceves, who went on the disabled list.  —  “We've been short on outfielders,” Joe Girardi said.

Ken Griffey Jr.: Seattle Mariners players no talking to newspaper that published sleeping report … The report that Ken Griffey Jr. was sleeping in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse during a game continued to make waves on Tuesday, as the team's players called a clubhouse meeting and stopped talking …

Redding Agrees To Minor League Deal With Yankees  —  Tim Redding agreed to a minor league deal with the Yankees, according to Troy Renck of the Denver Post (via Twitter).  The Dodgers and multiple Korean teams also expressed interest in Redding, who was released by the Rockies this morning.

Sammy Sosa back to black  —  Sammy Sosa stunned fans last year when he turned up at the Latin Grammys with noticeably whiter skin.  The home run legend claimed he'd mistakenly used a cosmetic cream with an unintended bleaching effect.  But last weekend at club Liv at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach …

How 'bout a little help, please!  —  Ubaldo Jimenez and Zack Greinke among the players doing much of the heavy lifting  —  Shortly before embarking on his summer vacation in late April, Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony drew some attention with a comment that made his frustration readily apparent.

Hendry confident Cubs can turn it around  —  Chicago GM feels players are too talented not to score runs  —  CHICAGO — The Cubs have four players ranked in the top 10 in batting average in the National League.  They lead the Majors with a .289 team average since April 21.

Stunned Cleveland Cavaliers owner Daniel Gilbert wonders about team's effort … CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the shell-shocked silence at The Q Tuesday night, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sat stoically in his baseline courtside seat less than 10 feet from LeBron James, who passed …

Carter can hit, but can he pinch-hit?  —  In the Citi Field locker that was his until last night, Frank Catalanotto kept a thick three-ring binder, crammed with lined paper detailing the habits of nearly every major league pitcher.  Catalanotto spent hours updating and studying that information …

Kagan knows importance of strong stance  —  Players break down Supreme Court nominee's plate approach  —  Elena Kagan will be scrutinized about her stance on everything in the coming weeks, now that President Barack Obama has nominated her for a spot on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Thoughts: on Wright, Francoeur, Reyes, Takahashi & GMJr  —  Here are a four things I'll be thinking about during the game today:  —  1) Has David Wright really been that bad?  Seriously.  I mean, he's hardly the lone issue in the lineup, which is how it sounds sometimes when reading the newspaper and listening to talk radio.

Giants' Mark DeRosa calls wrist surgery ‘a total failure’  —  Struggling Giants outfielder Mark DeRosa said Tuesday that MRI tests conducted earlier in the day revealed that the surgically repaired area of his left wrist has completely ruptured again.  —  DeRosa, who signed a two-year …