Source: Oswalt plans to OK trade  —  Roy Oswalt plans to accept his proposed trade to the Philadelphia Phillies, a baseball source who has spoken with Oswalt's camp told ESPN.com Thursday.  —  Oswalt  —  Oswalt hasn't officially waived his no-trade clause to OK the deal, the source said.

Riggleman: Strasburg likely to be shut down for 10 days  —  On an appearance this morning on MLB Network Radio on Sirius/XM, Nationals Manager Jim Riggleman said Stephen Strasburg would not make his scheduled start Sunday against the Philadelphia Phillies, and will likely be shut down for 10 days …

Orioles hire Showalter  —  The Baltimore Orioles have hired ESPN analyst Buck Showalter as their next manager, the team announced Thursday.  —  Showalter's first game as manager will be Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Angels, the first game of a seven-game homestand.

Padres To Acquire Miguel Tejada  —  The Padres were supposed to be trading Adrian Gonzalez right now.  Instead, they traded for someone to hit behind him.  The Padres and Orioles agreed to a deal that will send Miguel Tejada and cash to San Diego for minor league pitcher Wynn Pelzer.

Mets Win Series, Keeping Heads Above .500  —  The Mets have said all year that their goal is to win the National League East.  But in the last month they have harnessed a shorter-term aspiration: to win a series.  —  Before Thursday, the last time that had happened was late June, when the Mets won two of three against Minnesota.

Angels seem to be at end of line  —  Though the season is far from over, L.A. is a tired team and virtually out of contention … ANAHEIM, Calif. — Torii Hunter sat at his locker dressed in a gray T-shirt, red shorts and brown slippers, slowly sipping coffee from a green Styrofoam cup.

Sky-high after this victory  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — I'm in.  I believe.  I just saw Marco Scutaro hit a grand slam to complete a three-game Red Sox sweep of the Angels.  The Sox look like they are ready for a big stretch run.  —  The Sox just played 10 games in 10 days in three cities.

Source: Dodgers to get Podsednik  —  The Dodgers have agreed to a deal that will bring Kansas City Royals outfielder Scott Podsednik to Los Angeles, a baseball source told ESPN.com's Jayson Stark on Wednesday.  —  The Royals would receive two minor leaguers.

Jays not pursuing Bautista extension  —  Jose Bautista is having a career year, leading the majors with 30 home runs.  —  PRINT RSS  —  Updated Jul 28, 2010 10:57 PM ET  —  Toronto's Jose Bautista leads the major leagues with 30 home runs.  But the Blue Jays aren't currently discussing a contract extension with him.

Plenty of posturing before deal due date  —  Pessimism about making deals always rules leading up to the trade deadline.  —  It is one part strategy: Teams hope that by making it sound as if there is no way they would meet the current prices then those prices will go down.

Source: Rangers' Ian Kinsler headed to DL  —  Second baseman Ian Kinsler will be placed on the 15-day disabled list today with an injury to his left leg that isn't considered serious but needs to be rested and treated for the stretch run and possible run into the postseason, a major-league source said.

Rodriguez objects to bankruptcy auction  —  Former Texas Rangers and current New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez filed an objection to the Rangers' bankruptcy plan Wednesday over concerns about whether he would receive the $24.9 million he's owed in deferred compensation.

Sox digging deep for a reliever  —  The Red Sox, according to major league sources, will not overpay for Toronto lefty Scott Downs, who would have been their first choice to occupy the seventh-inning role in front of Daniel Bard.  At this hour, the Downs scenario seemed a longshot unless …