Nationals Acquire Jonny Gomes  —  The Nationals announced that they have acquired Jonny Gomes and cash considerations from the Reds for outfielder Bill Rhinehart and left-hander Chris Manno (Twitter links).  The Reds have confirmed the move and announced that they're calling up Yonder Alonso in a corresponding move.

Trade picture will become clear for Rays, others  —  When you are the Tampa Bay Rays, this is your reality: you have the sixth-best record in the American League, you have the smallest payroll, and you are in third place in the East, eight games in the loss column behind the Yankees.

Vance Worley 3-hits Giants for Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA - Rookie right-hander Vance Worley threw a three-hitter and Chase Utley hit an inside-the-park homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night in a matchup of the NL's top teams.

Astros fall down a lot in loss to Cardinals, blame U2 and Bono  —  U2 had a concert at Busch Stadium on July 17 and in preparation for the event the Cardinals had to strip the field and bring in new grass from Colorado, with the recent high temperatures making the re-sodding effort particularly difficult.

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.

Braves outlast Bucs 4-3 on disputed call in 19th  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Julio Lugo scored from third base on a contested play at the plate, giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win in 19 innings over the Pittsburgh Pirates early Wednesday morning.  —  The game, which ended at 1:50 a.m. …

La Russa: Rasmus doesn't listen to coaches  —  ST. LOUIS — Continuing an ongoing saga, Cardinals manager Tony La Russa told a St. Louis television station on Tuesday that outfielder Colby Rasmus “doesn't listen” to the team's coaches.  It's the latest development in a lengthy series …

Jered Weaver wins 8th straight as Angels top Indians 2-1  —  CLEVELAND - Jered Weaver earned his eighth straight win as Mark Trumbo doubled home two runs and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Weaver (14-4) gave up one run over seven innings …

Market for B.J. Upton doesn't lack intrigue  —  The trade market for outfielder B.J. Upton(notes) is “interesting,” as one Tampa Bay Rays official put it Tuesday, and as it develops one thing is becoming clearer: If the Rays deal Upton, they're very likely to get a greater bounty …

Bautista leaves game early, Jays blown out by Orioles  —  TORONTO — The only good thing the Toronto Blue Jays could say after an ugly loss to Baltimore was that their star player hadn't been seriously injured by a wild pitch.  —  Star slugger Jose Bautista was hit in the head by a 91-m.p.h fastball …

Saunders and D'Backs beat Padres 6-1  —  SAN DIEGO—Joe Saunders and the Arizona Diamondbacks were just about flawless.  —  Saunders came within out out of his first shutout in more than a year and the Arizona Diamondbacks cruised to a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Braun, McGehee, bullpen lifts Brewers over Cubs  —  MILWAUKEE — Ryan Braun doubled in a run, former Cubs prospect Casey McGehee added a two-run triple and the Brewers bullpen tossed four scoreless innings to lift Milwaukee to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.

Mauer's Double Caps Twins' Comeback Over Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Joe Mauer drove in the go-ahead run with a pinch hit double off closer Neftali Feliz in a two-run ninth and the Minnesota Twins rallied for a 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.