Riggleman encourages Nats in team meeting  —  WASHINGTON — An hour before his team played the Phillies on Tuesday night, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman held a meeting with the players to tell them to forget about the first third of the season and stay positive.

Uggla Takes an Unexpected Seat on Braves' Bench  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Slumping Braves second baseman Dan Uggla has been given an unexpected day off.  —  Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez made the annoucement Tuesday before Atlanta played the San Diego Padres.  —  Uggla and Gonzalez had a conversation before the game.

Red Sox activate Jenks before White Sox game  —  BOSTON — Boston Red Sox reliever Bobby Jenks was activated from the disabled list Tuesday and Michael Bowden was optioned back to Pawtucket to make room on the roster for the right-hander.  —  Jenks, who had been placed on the disabled list …

Colvin returns to Cubs, feels timing is back  —  CHICAGO — Cubs outfielder Tyler Colvin didn't waste time getting to work on Tuesday as he headed to the batting cage to work with hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo.  —  Colvin was recalled by the club after Alfonso Soriano was placed on the disabled list with a strained left quad.

Source: Mets mull moving David Wright  —  Jose Reyes and David Wright have only worn New York Mets uniforms in their major league careers.  —  That is highly likely to change next season.  Yet it is not a foregone conclusion that Reyes is the one who will be gone.

Granderson hits 17th home run as Yankees beat Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs and Derek Jeter had two hits to reach 2,983 for his career and scored three runs to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the ninth straight time, 10-3 on Tuesday night.

Astros rally for six runs off Cubs' closer for comeback win  —  CHICAGO — Cubs closer Carlos Marmol blew his third save of the season, allowing six runs in the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat Chicago 7-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Matt Downs' pinch-hit, two-run double tied …

Ike Davis (ankle) back in boot  —  New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis will be placed back in a boot for three weeks after an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan on Tuesday revealed his injured left ankle is not healing.  —  Davis has not played since he awkwardly rolled …

Chone Figgins will sit a few games as Luis Rodriguez takes over third base for Mariners  —  That tough game yesterday for Chone Figgins has led his manager to decide to sit him out the next few days while Luis Rodriguez takes over at third base.  M's manager Eric Wedge said moments ago …

Smoak's three-run homer rallies Mariners over Orioles  —  SEATTLE — Justin Smoak hit a two-out, three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Baltimore starter Jeremy Guthrie, giving the Seattle Mariners a stunning 3-2 win over the Orioles on Tuesday night.

Sanchez leads Marlins past Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Anibal Sanchez pitched eight effective innings and drove in two runs on chopping groundouts, helping the Florida Marlins end Arizona's seven-game winning streak with a 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks Tuesday night.

Month of May delivered the unexpected  —  After being awful in April, Red Sox and Diamondbacks picked up their play in a big way  —  Just as we all expected in May ...  A second baseman (Wilson Valdez) won a game as a pitcher. ...  A guy who was 0-for-39-days (Jason Giambi) hit three home runs in a game. ...

Sources: Sponsors help McCourt meet payroll  —  Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt was able to meet the team's payroll Tuesday with cash advances drawn on the team's corporate sponsorship deals, according to three people familiar with the matter who were not authorized to speak publicly.

Two months in, season all but over for eight teams in 5-and-5 Club … The Twins are toast and the baseball season in Chicago is virtually over.  Harsh as that may sound before summer has even arrived, history tells us nothing short of historic comebacks can save the seasons of the Twins, Cubs and White Sox.