Street's great adventure, plus other Rox news ‘n’ notes  —  Rockies pitcher Huston Street hangs his head after giving up the game-tying two-run homerun to Phillies center fielder John Mayberry.  —  Huston Street pitched the ninth inning tonight and, well, you know what that means.  Yep.

Rangers Designate Arthur Rhodes For Assignment  —  The Rangers designated Arthur Rhodes for assignment, according to Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News (on Twitter).  The move creates roster space for newly-acquired right-hander Mike Adams.  —  Rhodes, 41, has a 4.81 ERA with 5.5 K/9 and 3.0 BB/9 in 24 1/3 innings this year.

Cards file complaint  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa filed a complaint with umpire chief Gary Darling during the game vs. the Brewers on Monday night about lighting issues around home plate, and the Brewers heard from the Commissioner's Office today.

Baseball's Weight Problem  —  On-Deck Routines Hurt Hitters' Bat Speed; Giving Up Doughnuts  —  Just before game time, Detroit Tigers clubhouse manager Jim Schmakel makes sure a long, dirt-stained canvas bag is unloaded in the on-deck circle.  —  Among other things, it holds a 10-ounce …

Red Sox not ruling out Buchholz return this year  —  BOSTON — The Red Sox have confirmed that pitcher Clay Buchholz has a stress fracture of the L2 vertebra in his lower back, but a return this season has not been ruled out and the injury is not career threatening.

Arrieta in doubt for remainder of season  —  KANSAS CITY — Orioles starter Jake Arrieta will see Dr. Lewis Yocum on August 10th, and the sense is the right-hander will likely have surgery to remove the bone spur (which is more of a fibrous mass) near his right elbow.

Florida Marlins SS Hanley Ramirez leaves game after injuring his left shoulder  —  Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez just left the game after injuring his left shoulder while diving in an effort to catch Angel Pagan's single in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Yankees consider calling up Montero soon  —  CHICAGO — According to Yankees GM Brian Cashman, there is a chance Jesus Montero could be in pinstripes before the rosters expand Sept. 1.  —  Asked if the right-handed hitting catcher, who Cashman refused to part with for Ubaldo Jimenez at the trade deadline …

Erik Bedard is ‘recipe for disaster’  —  The Red Sox [team stats]' long and arduous search for a starting pitcher is finished, Erik Bedard is on his way to Fenway Park [map], and now begins an even more daunting task: finding someone who believes Bedard is a good fit in Boston.

Game 110: Marlins vs. Mets at 7:10 PM  —  Tonight in Citi Field, the Mets will continue their three game series with the Marlins at 7:10 pm.  —  Here are tonight's starting lineups:  —  Chris Capuano (9-10, 4.51 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Mets.  Despite allowing six runs in 5 1/3 innings …

Angels' Weaver suspended 6 games; Scioscia 1  —  NEW YORK—Los Angeles Angels right-hander Jered Weaver has been suspended six games for throwing a pitch near the head of Detroit's Alex Avila on Sunday, and his manager Mike Scioscia has been suspended for one game.

Brewers To Sign Randy Flores  —  6:03pm: The Brewers are still finalizing details of Flores' contract, reports MLB.com's Adam McCalvy.  —  4:24pm: The Brewers will sign left-hander Randy Flores to a minor league deal, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (on Twitter).

When The 40/60/80 Arbitration Rule Doesn't Work  —  If you're interested in contracts between teams and players, there's a good chance you've heard of the 40/60/80 rule (see below for explanation).  It's easy to remember and easy to use, but there's a problem.  It doesn't work - at least not to the extent that some suggest it does.

MLB Power Rankings: Orioles On Top, Giants At Bottom  —  This week's power rankings are based on conversations that each team's general manager had leading into the trade deadline.  These are actual transcriptions.  And though there's not really a good way to rank them …

Orioles Claim Jo-Jo Reyes  —  The Orioles claimed Jo-Jo Reyes, MLBTR has learned.  The Orioles have since confirmed the claim and announced that they transferred Luke Scott to the 60-day disabled list to create 40-man roster space for Reyes.  The Blue Jays had designated the left-hander for assignment last week.

No place to hide Dunn in Sox's loss to Yankees  —  Manager Ozzie Guillen rejected the thought of dropping struggling slugger Adam Dunn from the middle of the Chicago White Sox's batting order before Monday night's 3-2 loss to the New York Yankees.  —  Guillen's reasoning was that several …

Overbay designated as Bucs clear roster space  —  Ciriaco also optioned to make 25-man spots for Lee, Ludwick  —  PITTSBURGH — Brought in this winter to be a big bat in the middle of the lineup, Lyle Overbay's tenure with the Pirates is over prematurely following four months of offensive struggles.