Selig appointed former Jamie McCourt consultant  —  LOS ANGELES—A former baseball executive appointed by Commissioner Bud Selig to help oversee the troubled Los Angeles Dodgers was relieved of his duties after it was discovered he was a paid consultant last year to ex-team CEO Jamie McCourt, an attorney for Frank McCourt wrote Tuesday.

Riggleman likes Bernadina at top of the order  —  ATLANTA — Roger Bernadina was strictly a fill-in when the Nationals promoted him for a few days in late April while Ian Desmond was on paternity leave.  This time around, manager Jim Riggleman hopes that the outfielder's stay is a long one.

Yanks GM: Jeter still ‘above-average shortstop’  —  New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman still considers Derek Jeter “an above-average shortstop,” and doesn't believe his offense production — or lack thereof — “is going to make or break” the team.

Jason Marquis gets 100th win backed by Nix, Werth homers  —  ATLANTA — Jason Marquis earned his 100th career win, backed by a pair of three-run homers from Laynce Nix and Jayson Werth, and the Washington Nationals held off the error-plagued Atlanta Braves 7-6 Tuesday night.

Torrid Martinez Fuels Tigers in 10-2 Win vs. Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Martinez had three hits and four RBIs to push the Detroit Tigers past Francisco Liriano and the Minnesota Twins in a 10-2 rain-delayed victory on Tuesday night.  —  Jhonny Peralta's two-run homer …

After balk, Red Sox have a talk with Aceves  —  Alfredo Aceves is a talented pitcher.  He has allowed only 113 hits over 139.1 career innings with 33 walks and 94 strikeouts There aren't too many guys out there with a career 3.17 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP.  —  Part of his being good is being stubborn and a little arrogant.

Marlins beat Halladay, Phillies 2-1  —  MIAMI - In a matchup of aces, Roy Halladay's walk to Josh Johnson proved pivotal.  —  Johnson scored the Florida Marlins' first run, and they squeezed out another in the eighth inning to beat Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Orioles beat Mariners in 13 innings,7-6  —  BALTIMORE—Matt Wieters singled home the winning run with two outs in the 13th inning, part of a stunning comeback that gave the Baltimore Orioles a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.  —  After the Mariners got the go-ahead run …

Dodgers bounce back, roll past Pirates 10-3  —  PITTSBURGH - Matt Kemp hit a three-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke out of a lengthy hitting slump in a 10-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  —  The Dodgers posted a season-high 15 hits, including three each by Jamey Carroll and Aaron Miles.

Cooper lifts Blue Jays over Red Sox in 10  —  TORONTO - David Cooper hit his first major league homer and drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox [team stats] 7-6 on Tuesday night.  —  Jose Bautista hit his 11th home run …

Indians Win 14th Straight at Home, 5-4 Over Rays  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Michael Brantley drew a bases-loaded walk with one out in the ninth inning off Tampa closer Kyle Farnsworth to force in the winning run and give Cleveland its 14th straight win at home, 5-4 over the Rays on Tuesday night.

Soriano to get precautionary elbow MRI  —  Setup man was unavailable to pitch eighth inning on Tuesday  —  NEW YORK — Yankees right-hander Rafael Soriano will undergo a precautionary MRI on his sore pitching elbow after the reliever was not available to pitch in the eighth inning on Tuesday.


Royals putting Chen on DL with strained side  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Royals are putting left-hander Bruce Chen on the disabled list with a strained muscle in his left side and will recall Vin Mazzaro from Triple-A Omaha.  —  The team announced the planned moves before Tuesday night's game against the New York Yankees.

Bailey throws 7 scoreless innings in Reds' 7-3 win  —  HOUSTON—Homer Bailey allowed five hits over seven scoreless innings, Jay Bruce had a two-run homer and Joey Votto drove in three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Tuesday night.