Trade of Rasmus to Blue Jays near  —  The Cardinals are on the verge of trading center fielder Colby Rasmus to the Toronto Blue Jays for a multi-player package including starting pitcher Edwin Jackson and relievers Octavio Dotel and Marc Rzepczynski, according to sources familiar with the situation.

Beltran sweepstakes nearing a close  —  FOX Sports  —  The Giants have reached a tentative agreement to acquire outfielder Carlos Beltran from the New York Mets, major-league sources told FOXSports.com on Wednesday.  —  Pending approval from Beltran and the commissioner's office …

Daily Rumble: Trade Ubaldo Jimenez?  —  Ubetcha!  Rockies are shopping their ace, and at least a half-dozen teams are interested  —  ESPN.com  —  A week or so ago, when Ubaldo Jimenez's name first popped out there in the Rumor-verse, it felt like a trial dirigible …

Angels' Santana throws no-hitter  —  Ervin Santana pitched the first no-hitter in the history of Progressive Field as the visiting Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim topped the Cleveland Indians, 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Santana (6-8) struck out 10 and walked one to became the third pitcher …

Jerry Meals Might Have Been Right  —  Yes, the throw beat Julio Lugo and it sure looked like Michael McKenry tagged Lugo.  But isn't it possible that umpire Jerry Meals saw something the rest of us didn't?  —  Call me a sensationalist or an iconoclast if you like, but I just gotta say something this morning ...

Berkman gets cortisone shot in right shoulder  —  ST. LOUIS — Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman received a cortisone shot in his strained right shoulder on Wednesday but remains confident that he will be back on the field by Friday.  —  Berkman first felt discomfort in the area …

Astros Beat Cardinals 4-2 to End 5-Game Skid  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Jose Altuve drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning with his third hit and the Houston Astros snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

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.

Jansen hospitalized with irregular heartbeat  —  Condition not likely to keep LA reliever off field for long  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers reliever Kenley Jansen remained hospitalized Wednesday with an irregular heartbeat after experiencing discomfort following his save in Tuesday night's 3-2 victory over the Rockies.