Tigers' Magglio Ordonez Breaks Ankle, Out 6-8 Weeks  —  It suddenly looks as though the Tigers are now in the market for a bat to put in the middle of their lineup.  —  Not even a week after losing Brandon Inge to a broken bone in his left hand the Tigers have lost Magglio Ordonez for six to eight weeks with a fractured right ankle.

Chicago surgeon trying for breakthough to help careers  —  (Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune / July 23, 2010)  —  Rush's Romeo has radical notion of not being so concerned with bicep muscle when repairing shoulders  —  One day Mario DiCostanzo felt a pop in his left arm after throwing a tennis ball.

Numbers don't tell the whole story with Kansas City Royals, baseball's leaders in batting average  —  When they opened their four-game series in the Bronx on Thursday night, the Royals and Yankees each got 14 hits.  The game, though, wasn't close, as the Bombers went ahead to stay …

Yankees' Pettitte hoping to be back soon  —  NEW YORK (AP)  —  Andy Pettitte has already been in Joe Girardi's ear, telling the Yankees manager at every turn that he feels fine and could be back soon, despite a left groin strain that the team expects to keep him out until mid-August.

Oswalt may be the subject of a moving story  —  The most fascinating study as the trade deadline nears is Roy Oswalt, the veteran righthander who has been a Houston Astro his entire career, and who could be moving on if the destination suits him.  —  Oswalt, with 143 wins one away …

Competition For Scott Downs Heating Up  —  The competition in the Scott Downs sweepstakes is “fierce,” tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports.  Morosi suggests that the Yankees and the Red Sox are the current front-runners, but that the Mets, Reds, and Twins are also involved.

Dan Duquette believes there is more to be told about Roger Clemens' alleged use of PEDs  —  Dan Duquette let out a long, hearty laugh when told about Roger Clemens recently blasting him via Twitter, even calling the former Red Sox general manager a “loser.”  —  “I'm not sure that was about me.

Conrad's slam helps Braves beat Marlins 10-5  —  MIAMI—The Atlanta Braves enjoyed their best inning of the season by taking advantage of the Florida Marlins' mistakes, including the fat pitch Brooks Conrad hit for a grand slam.  —  Conrad's second pinch-hit grand slam of the year put …

Ausmus says he'll retire after season  —  LOS ANGELES — Confirming what was already widely assumed, Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Brad Ausmus said after Saturday's 3-2 victory over the New York Mets that he will retire after the season, bringing an end to a 17-year career in the majors that saw …

Saunders homer sparks Seattle rally past Boston  —  SEATTLE—The zero that remained on the scoreboard as Boston's Jon Lester kept rolling through Seattle's offense was certainly being noticed in the Mariners dugout.  —  “We were all talking about it trying to jinx it,” Seattle left fielder Michael Saunders said.

Latos wins 6th in row, Padres beat Pirates 9-2  —  PITTSBURGH—Mat Latos pitched effectively over six innings despite giving up two solo home runs in his first start since July 8 and the division-leading San Diego Padres won for the seventh time in nine games, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-2 on Saturday night.

Ubaldo remains in U-turn as Rockies fall again  —  Rough trip continues as Jimenez walks six in just two innings to raise his ERA to 2.75.  —  The Denver Post  —  Colorado Rockies pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez wipes his face as he walks to the dugout after being pulled in the third inning …

Texas Rangers put catcher Matt Treanor (knee) on disabled list, recall Taylor Teagarden  —  Treanor put on DL with knee injury  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers catcher Matt Treanor was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday with a strained posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.