Renteria's grand slam propels Reds to win over Astros  —  HOUSTON — Edgar Renteria hit a grand slam in Cincinnati's five-run fifth inning and Homer Bailey pitched eight solid innings to lead the Reds to a 5-1 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  —  Chris Heisey and Ramon Hernandez …

Ankiel's grand slam leads Nationals over Braves  —  WASHINGTON — Rick Ankiel kept up his sudden power surge, hitting a grand slam off Derek Lowe that sent the Washington Nationals over the Atlanta Braves 9-3 Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.  —  The Nationals have their longest …

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.

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.

Brennan Boesch's HR helps Tigers to 6-5 win over Texas  —  DETROIT - Brennan Boesch hit a solo home run off Mike Adams amid an eighth-inning rain shower, sending the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.  —  Adams (-1) was making his debut for the Rangers …

Soriano Hits Two of Cubs' Six Homers  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alfonso Soriano hit two of the Cubs' season-high six home runs and the Cubs had a season-best 23 hits in an 11-6 victory over the fading Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  —  Soriano hit solo shots in the third inning off Kevin Correia …

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 …

Romero, Bautista lead Blue Jays to victory over Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ricky Romero tossed a one-hitter over eight innings and Jon Rauch survived a nervous ninth as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday.  —  Jose Bautista hit his 32nd homer of the season for Toronto.

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 …

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.

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.

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).

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.