Philadelphia Phillies GM hints about acquiring starting pitcher  —  There were indications Tuesday the Phillies were working on a major deal to acquire a starting pitcher in an attempt to save a season that has veered in the wrong direction this month.  —  The Phillies will need a starting pitcher …

Dodgers take issue with inside pitches  —  Kershaw, Torre, bench coach Schaefer ejected vs. Giants  —  LOS ANGELES — The Giants-Dodgers rivalry found a new subtext Tuesday night.  —  In a matchup of aces Tim Lincecum and Clayton Kershaw, both Kershaw and his Dodgers bench coach …

Athletics beat Red Sox 5-4 in 10 innings  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—After an early flurry of runs, the Oakland Athletics and Boston Red Sox struggled to generate any offense until Kevin Kouzmanoff finally came through.  —  Kouzmanoff's two-out RBI single capped a wild 10th inning …

D-backs give Gibby a win streak  —  PHOENIX—Barry Enright pitched eight effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks gave interim manager Kirk Gibson his first winning streak, holding on to beat the wobbling New York Mets 3-2 Tuesday night.  —  Enright (2-2) retired 14 straight hitters …

Mets Agree To Terms With Chad Cordero  —  The Mets agreed to terms with free agent reliever Chad Cordero, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  He says the deal will be completed today.  Cordero had labrum surgery two years ago and battled his way back to the Majors with the Mariners in June.

Philadelphia Phillies' Jamie Moyer leaves start with strained elbow  —  ST. LOUIS — Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer strained his left elbow and was removed after one inning in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals.  —  The 47-year-old Moyer is the oldest pitcher in the major leagues.

Ramirez's 3 homers powers Cubs past Astros  —  CHICAGO—Aramis Ramirez hit three homers and drove in seven runs to help Chicago rally to beat the Houston Astros 14-7 on Tuesday night hours after Cubs manager Lou Piniella announced he will retire at the end of the season.

Angels might not get what they need  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  NEW YORK  —  For the record, the Angels are not about to concede.

Source: Maya signs with Nationals  —  Cuban pitcher Yuneski Maya signed with the Washington Nationals, a source told ESPNdeportes.com.  —  Maya, 28, is scheduled to visit Washington, D.C., next week for a physical exam to close the deal.  —  Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Downs the best available  —  The Scott Downs watch continued Tuesday night.  —  “He's the best lefty reliever on the market, I think they'll get something good for him,” said one scout.  “It won't be us.  They want too much.”  —  Downs has walked eight and struck out 30 in 39 1/3 innings as a set-up man for the Jays.

Julio Lugo's single lifts Orioles past Rays in 13th inning  —  BALTIMORE — In a year when they have turned losing into an art form, the Orioles avoided another head-shaking defeat by finding some late-game heroics.  —  Julio Lugo's one-out single in the bottom of the 13th inning off former …