Look for big moves from Rangers  —  Remember when the Texas Rangers had no money?  Last July, for example?  —  Back then, in the final days of Tom Hicks' bankrupt ownership, the Rangers still were quite active, making five trades before July 31 and getting cash back in all of them.

Scutaro Misses Sign, Red Sox Lose to Royals in 14  —  BOSTON (AP) — Marco Scutaro couldn't believe what he was seeing when Josh Reddick started sprinting home after Scutaro took a pitch inside.  —  The problem was: Scutaro knew right away what a gaffe he had made.

White Sox beat Tigers, pull within 3 1/2 in AL Central  —  CHICAGO — Mark Buehrle pitched six innings and Carlos Quentin hit a bases-loaded double Monday night as the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 to pull within 3 1-2 games of first in the AL Central.

Hall sticking with five-year waiting period for potential inductees  —  Contrary to a report in Monday's New York Post, the National Baseball Hall of Fame is not considering dropping the waiting period for players to be eligible for induction from five to three years.

Montgomery on trade possibilities: Phillies will do whatever it takes  —  Roy Halladay is allowed a moment of selfishness.  He came here to win, and there is an expiration date on the 34-year-old's chance to capture a championship.  —  “Knowing I'm only here for a certain amount of years,” Halladay said, “yeah, I'd sell the farm.”

CarGo giving wrist more time before swinging  —  LOS ANGELES — Injured Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is with the team and is being allowed to run and catch fly balls during batting practice, but he will give the sore ligaments in his right wrist four or five more days to heal before increasing …

McDonald strikes out nine as Pirates top Braves  —  ATLANTA — James McDonald struck out a career-high nine in 5 1-3 scoreless innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night to keep pace in the tight NL Central race.  —  The Pirates are tied with St. Louis …

Yadier Molina's bat paces Cardinals' 10-5 win over Astros  —  ST. LOUIS - Slow-footed catcher Yadier Molina was a triple shy of the cycle for the second time in three games and Kyle McClellan ended an eight-game victory drought in the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.

BOX SCORE  —  The Mets have had particular interest in Minor.  —  The Mets hope the ticking clock toward the deadline will push a suitor to yield a top prospect, and last night a person involved in discussions described the Rangers as aggressively pursuing Beltran, with the Braves and Red Sox as the two other most interested teams.

Seattle loses 16th in a row, 10-3 to Yankees  —  NEW YORK - Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira each homered and drove in three runs, Freddy Garcia stifled his former team and the New York Yankees handed the snakebit Seattle Mariners their 16th straight loss with a 10-3 victory Monday night.