No offers yet for Jimenez; Beltran gets list  —  While plenty of teams continue to show interest in Colorado Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez(notes), they're still playing coy 11 days before the trading deadline.  The Rockies haven't received a single official offer for the right-hander yet, according to a club source.

Earlier today, when talking about the trade for Jeff Keppinger, GM Brian Sabean referred to “something bigger” that he was working to complete.  —  I can't be sure he was referring to Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer, but I'm told that the Giants recently expressed interest in him with an eye toward playing him at second base.

Source: Sox ‘not pursuing anyone aggressively right now’  —  According to a major league source familiar with the team's thinking, the Red Sox are “not pursuing anyone aggressively right now” on the trade market.  As is the club's usual M.O. during the trade deadline, the team is looking …

Tampa Bay Rays rally to beat New York Yankees 3-2  —  An alert Sean Rodriguez puts the Rays up 3-2 in the seventh inning on Johnny Damon's sacrifice fly to short center.  —  Times]  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Joe Maddon has his issues with Tropicana Field, some of which he detailed in comments before Tuesday's game.

Source: Sox host Yanks for Fenway centennial  —  BALTIMORE — The Boston Red Sox are scheduled to open the 2012 season against the Tigers in Detroit, according to an early draft of the major league schedule distributed to all 30 clubs and the players' union, according to a major league source.

Expect A's to shed players by deadline  —  DETROIT  —  The Oakland Athletics are scheduled to face the Mariners on Aug. 1.  —  But no one knows how many of these Oakland Athletics will be at that game in Seattle.  —  The White Shoes trudged deeper into last place Tuesday by dropping …

Lidge gets closer  —  Brad Lidge made what might be his final rehab appearance today, pitching a scoreless eighth inning for Lakewood in a South Atlantic League game.  —  Lidge, who has not pitched all season for the Phillies, retired the three batters he faced with two groundouts and a strikeout.

Ogando, Rangers blank Angels to win 12th straight  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Alexi Ogando extended an extraordinary run by Texas' pitching staff with eight innings of four-hit ball and the streaking Rangers beat the sputtering Los Angeles Angels 7-0 Tuesday night for their 12 straight victory.

Drink Jayson's Worth in Beer  —  He will hit eventually.  That's the line most Washington Nationals fans and baseball fans in general are taking about right fielder Jayson Werth's much-less-than-impressive first half-season in D.C. Whether or not that'll come this season or later in his 7-year contract remains to be seen.

Reyes, Beltran Spark Mets Beat Cards  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Reyes made a huge impact in the field in his return from a hamstring injury, turning a difficult double play with the bases loaded in the eighth inning after making a diving stop that saved a run, and the New York Mets welcomed …

ST. LOUIS  • When Bill Findley came aboard as the assistant head groundskeeper at Busch Memorial Stadium in 1996, the old ballpark was just switching over from artificial turf to grass.  —  During the artificial turf days, concerts and large events at the stadium were a relative piece of cake for the groundskeeping staff.

Jays hand Mariners 10th straight loss in 14 innings  —  TORONTO — John McDonald hit a sacrifice fly with one out in the bottom of the 14th inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Seattle 6-5 Tuesday to send the Mariners to their 10th loss in a row.  —  McDonald drove in Rajai Davis …

Braun returns with homer to lead Brewers over Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX — Ryan Braun returned to the Milwaukee lineup and hit the second of the Brewers' three first-inning home runs in an 11-3 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday night.  —  Corey Hart and Yuniesky Betancourt also homered …