Berkman gets deciding hit as Cardinals sweep Phillies  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman lined a bases-loaded single over a drawn-in outfield with one out in the ninth inning, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 2-1 victory over the run-starved Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.

Reds Rally for 7-5 Win Over Sloppy Cubs  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Reliever Kerry Wood's throwing error let two runs score and Chris Heisey followed with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds over the sloppy Chicago Cubs 7-5 on a wet Tuesday night.

White Sox put Mark Teahen on DL  —  CHICAGO — The White Sox placed Mark Teahen on the 15-day disabled list, but the much-anticipated move to recall red-hot Dayan Viciedo from Triple-A Charlotte was not made.  —  Instead, the White Sox will replace Teahen on the roster with third baseman Dallas McPherson …

Marlins-Mets rained out  —  NEW YORK—The game between the Florida Marlins and New York Mets scheduled for Tuesday night was postponed because of rain about two hours before it was set to begin.  —  Rain has been falling in the New York area for several days, and the teams played through …

Matsuzaka sent for MRI on elbow  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka has not yet been placed on the disabled list.  But it sure sounds like he's headed in that direction.  —  The righthander was sent for an MRI today on his elbow.  —  “It has not been ready yet.  We don't really have much to discuss,” Terry Francona said a few minutes ago.

Twins legend, Hall of Famer Killebrew dies  —  A man who wielded significant power in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s and is generally recognized as the first player to admire the parabolic trajectories of self-launched baseballs has died.  Harmon Killebrew, slugger supreme …

Ackley Coming Up “Soon” - Maybe Tomorrow  —  Yesterday, Jack Zduriencik went on KJR with Mitch Levy and said that Dustin Ackley would be up “sooner than later”.  Ackley then proceeded to hit a home run on the first pitch of the Rainiers game today and added a couple of singles as well …

Purchase Of Astros By Crane Will Rely Heavily On Debt  —  I have learned that the reported $680 million an investment group led by Jim Crane has offered to pay for the Houston Astros, lease to Minute Maid Park and a roughly one-third interest in a new regional sports network that will start next year …

Hultzen at No. 1 in first mock  —  Virginia ace steals top spot from Cole, Rendon  —  This is the first complete first-round projection I'll do for the 2011 draft's first round, and the plan is to do three more leading up to June 6, the first day of the draft.

Shoulder surgery sidelines Braden for season  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Braden is done for the season.  —  The Oakland Athletics announced that Braden is expected to miss the rest of the year.  The diagnosis came after Braden had surgery Tuesday to repair a torn capsule in his left throwing shoulder.

Cubs demote Tyler Colvin  —  Chicago Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin, who has struggled all season, was sent to Triple-A Iowa on Monday.  —  After a strong rookie season in 2010 in which he led all rookies with 20 home runs while playing all three outfield spots, Colvin is hitting just .113 with two home runs this season in 62 at-bats.

Rockies' Ubaldo Jimenez searching for form vs. Giants  —  Ubaldo Jimenez looks to get back on track when the Rockies host the Giants this afternoon.  —  The would-be Rockies' ace enter today's game with an 0-3 record and a 6.67 ERA.  In his last start, he allowed five runs on three hits and walked six in an agonizing 3 2/3 innings.

Indians light up Mazzaro for 14 runs, rout KC 19-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Michael Brantley's three-run homer and Travis Hafner's bases-loaded double keyed a 10-run fourth inning Monday night that sent Cleveland to a 19-1 win over Kansas City and put Vin Mazzaro in the record book as pitching the worst game in Royals history.