Tigers Acquire Wilson Betemit  —  The Tigers have acquired Wilson Betemit from the Royals for prospects Antonio Cruz and Julio Rodriguez, reports Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Twitter links).  Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star first reported that a trade involving Betemit was imminent (on Twitter).

Assessing the 10 teams in pursuit of Beltran … The Phillies appear to be at least an early favorite in the Carlos Beltran sweepstakes that's drawn interest from as many as 10 teams.  Philadelphia has suggested publicly that it doesn't want to add payroll, but it has the prospects to get a deal done.

Granderson homers, four Yankees combine to shut out Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Curtis Granderson backed a solid pitching performance by Freddy Garcia with a two-run homer, leading the New York Yankees to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.

Padres tell Adams he's staying put  —  At least a dozen teams have contacted the San Diego Padres about standout reliever Mike Adams(notes), and to this point they've all been rebuffed.  With good reason.  —  The big boss said he's staying put.  —  Certainly a team could come with a blowaway offer …

Morrow gets revenge against Mariners  —  As is his habit before most of his starts, Brandon Morrow was caught up in his own world in the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse, his ears swallowed up by a giant set of headphones dispensing tunes as he contemplated a puzzle in the newspaper.  —  What a multitasker.

Drew Breaks Ankle, Brewers Beat Arizona 5-2 in 10  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lost shortstop Stephen Drew with a broken right ankle, then Milwaukee gave young reliever Ryan Cook a rude welcome to the big leagues with a three-run 10th inning in a 5-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday night.

Ludwick, Guzman power Padres to blowout win over Marlins  —  MIAMI — Ryan Ludwick and Jesus Guzman both drove in four runs for the San Diego Padres in a 14-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night.  —  Will Venable homered, scored three runs, and reached base four times for the Padres …

Candid Dunn admits thinking about quitting  —  Adam Dunn(notes) is talking about quitting.  He's talking about it like he's been thinking about it, like it's always a possibility, a failsafe if this misery continues.  And then he's talking about it like the chances of him doing it are infinitesimal …

Gonzalez lifts Rockies to walk-off win over Braves  —  DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez singled home the winning run off Eric O'Flaherty with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday night.  —  O'Flaherty (1-3) …

Pagan Homers in 10th, Mets Rally Past Cards 6-5  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Pagan homered with one out in the 10th inning and the New York Mets rallied from an early four-run deficit to beat the sputtering St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 Wednesday night.  —  Carlos Beltran hit a two-run homer …

Angels rally to end Rangers' 12-game streak  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Howie Kendrick had three hits and four RBIs, including a tiebreaking two-run single, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Texas Rangers' 12-game winning streak with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory Wednesday night.

Oh Pays Tribute to Matsui for 500th Home Run  —  TOKYO (AP) — Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh paid tribute to Hideki Matsui after the Oakland Athletics' outfielder hit his 500th homer.  —  “Five hundred is a figure that carries a lot of worth in the major leagues,” Oh said Thursday.