Votto, Swisher win tight Final Vote  —  The American and National Leagues have added a couple of booming bats to their bench Tuesday in Anaheim with the addition of Nick Swisher and Joey Votto, now that fans have spoken in the four-day All-Star Final Vote Sponsored by Sprint.  —  2010 All-Stars

M's target big-time prospects for Lee  —  The Rays, Twins, Rangers, Phillies, Yankees, Reds and Mets are among the 12 to 15 teams that have inquired about star Mariners left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee, and Seattle is said to be targeting big-time prospects in return, such as Yankees' catching …

CECIL, 5 HOMERS, CARRY JAYS TO CONSECUTIVE WINS OVER TWINS  —  TORONTO — Strong starting pitching, home runs aplenty, back-to-back wins and a series victory are all things the Toronto Blue Jays have been missing over the past 2 1-2 mostly putrid weeks.  —  So after blasting …

No panic yet from Phillies, but should there be?  —  LAST NIGHT, on “Daily News Live,” on Comcast SportsNet, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. twice mentioned a lack of “urgency” in the DNA of this year's club, saying the healthy regulars who still inhabit the first five spots of the team's lineup need to find some, and fast.

Same youth team produced Strasburg, Leake  —  During a national youth tournament a decade ago in suffocating August heat, hard-throwing 11-year-old Stephen Strasburg melted down.  A couple of hits, an error and a wild pitch caused emotions to well up and explode.

Nats' future rotation offers multiple choices, elusive answers  —  The Washington Nationals' pitching rotation of the future is about to arrive.  It's coming in a hurry and in waves, one crashing on top of the other, over the next two to five weeks.  In all, the Nats have 11 pitchers …

Mets Sign Two From Venezuela  —  7:02pm: Baseball America's Ben Badler reports that Lupo will receive a bonus in the low-to-mid six figures.  —  1:41pm: The Mets made their first foray into this season's post-July 2 international prospect market yesterday, signing Venezuelan outfielder Vicente Lupo …

Joe Torre impressed with Florida Marlins rookie Mike Stanton; Hanley Ramirez may take Home run Derby swings  —  The Marlins, who went from 70-degree temps in Los Angeles to triple-digits in Phoenix today, hope that Mike Stanton's bat stays hot.  —  Dodgers manager Joe Torre praised …

GIANTS TAKE BROOMS TO BREWERS FOR FIRST TIME  —  The Sports Network  —  Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Aubrey Huff hit a two-run homer and knocked in four, as the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-3 win at Miller Park.

OSWALT STRONG, BERKMAN HOMERS TWICE AS ASTROS SWEEP BUCS  —  The Sports Network  —  Houston, TX (Sports Network) - Lance Berkman belted two solo home runs to support Roy Oswalt's complete-game one-hitter in Houston's 2-0 blanking of Pittsburgh that completed a three-game sweep at Minute Maid Park.

Ozzie not big on Twitter anymore  —  CHICAGO — Remember the hoopla surrounding Ozzie Guillen's entrance into the world of Twitter?  Well, the White Sox manager doesn't seem to have the same affection for the resource as he did in Spring Training.  —  “I'm tired of Twitter.