Oney Guillen's raceball game vs. White Sox is just stupid  —  White Sox general manager Ken Williams (right) and manager Ozzie Guillen (middle) have another unnecessary controversy on their hands thanks to Oney Guillen's (left) Twitter account.  —  If there's a Chicago baseball radar …

Jeter would ‘love’ to reach 3K hits while at home  —  NEW YORK — Derek Jeter said he would “love” to reach 3,000 hits on the New York Yankees current 10-game homestand.  Jeter is 14 hits shy of becoming the first Yankee to reach the mark.  —  “I would love to do it here,” …

Cairo has grand slam in Reds win over Cubs  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Miguel Cairo hit a grand slam to help make Edinson Volquez's return to the majors a success and the Cincinnati Reds continued their dominance of the Chicago Cubs with an 8-2 win Tuesday night.

Hanson pitches well to help Braves beat slumping Marlins  —  MIAMI — Tommy Hanson pitched six innings and the Atlanta Braves won with only two hits Tuesday night when they sent the Florida Marlins to their sixth consecutive loss, 1-0.  —  Florida's Brad Hand (-1) went six innings …

Harper's arrogance is just what baseball needs  —  Baseball's greatest villain is an 18-year-old minor leaguer with a heinous mustache, an equally off-putting mullet and the scent of someone who emptied a bottle of Eau du Arrogance all over himself.  —  And you know what?  He's exactly what the sport needs.

Red Sox closer Papelbon banned for 3 games  —  NEW YORK — Boston Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount in the aftermath of Saturday's ejection by plate umpire Tony Randazzo.  —  MLB announced it was banning Papelbon on Tuesday because of …

Westbrook Leads Cards to 7-4 Win Over Astros  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Jake Westbrook shook off early trouble on the mound and helped his cause with a three-run, tie-breaking double to help the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  —  It was the NL-Central leading Cardinals' fourth straight win.

Indians' right-hander Carrasco dominant in win over Twins  —  CLEVELAND — Carlos Carrasco took a shutout into the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians pushed across an unearned run to defeat the Minnesota Twins 1-0 Tuesday night.  —  Carrasco (5-3) gave up three hits …

Orioles use homers, pitching to beat skidding Athletics  —  BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy, Luke Scott and Adam Jones hit solo homers, Chris Jakubauskas pitched five shutout innings and the Baltimore Orioles beat Oakland 4-0 Tuesday night to stretch the Athletics' losing streak to a season-high eight games.

A pair of rookies help Dodgers beat Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA—Rubby De La Rosa pitched five effective innings in his first career start and Dee Gordon had three hits in his first start, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Tuesday night.

It's Warmer; Now Where's The Offense?  —  Last year, offense declined so precipitously that we had to put up with a few million Year Of The Pitcher references.  While run scoring had been trending down, the drop off was so significant - a .329 league wOBA in 2009 became a .321 league wOBA in 2010 …

Final Score: Mets 2 Brewers 1  —  The New York Mets (29-31) defeated the Milwaukee Brewers (34-27) tonight by a score of 2-1.  —  For a complete box score and game recap, check out SNY.TV.  —  The Least You Should Know:  — Chris Capuano (4-6) tossed six innings and allowed six hits …