Notes: Fearless Amaro GM to watch  —  Where have all the wheeler-dealers gone?  —  The original gunslinger, Diamondbacks general manager Kevin Towers, is looking mostly at middle-inning relievers.  Several of the other ultra-aggressive GMs - the White Sox's Ken Williams …

The Mets shot down trading Jose Reyes for Erick Aybar  —  The Angels offered to send SS Erick Aybar to the Mets for Jose Reyes, while taking on all of Jose's remaining salary, but Sandy Alderson would not bite, according to Scott Miller of CBS Sportsline.  —  “I'd do that if I'm the Mets,” one NL executive told Miller.

Yankees unwilling to give up top prospects for Jimenez  —  But general manager Dan O'Dowd has insisted that he simply is reacting to a) Colorado's underachieving season that makes him feel a significant roster shakeup is necessary and b) the lack of quality starting pitching in the market …

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.

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. …

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.

Pujols' homer lifts Cards over Astros  —  ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols got the St. Louis Cardinals off to a quick start with a two-run first inning homer, and starter Jake Westbrook made it hold up with six innings of one-run ball as the Cardinals defeated the slumping Houston Astros 3-1 on Tuesday night.

The Mystery of Jered Weaver  —  On July 21, Jered Weaver recorded his 13th win of the season.  His box score recorded his seven innings, two walks, and six strikeouts to go with his zero runs and seven hits.  His box score even recorded his 122 pitches—the sixth time this year he has thrown 120 pitches or more.

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 …

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.

Yankees unwilling to give up top prospects for Jimenez  —  Ubaldo Jimenez remains available.  The Yankees are interested enough to be calling the Rockies to monitor the situation.  The growing sentiment in the industry is that Colorado is not just listening on its ace, but wants to move him before Sunday's deadline.