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 …

Angels' Santana beats Twins 5-1 with eight-hitter  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Ervin Santana followed up his no-hitter with an eight-hitter and the Los Angeles Angels got home runs from Torii Hunter and rookie Mark Trumbo on Tuesday night in a 4-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins.

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 …

Saltalamacchia dives home for winning run in 9th  —  BOSTON—Pinch-runner Jarrod Saltalamacchia dived across home plate to score the winning run on Jacoby Ellsbury's single in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 3-2 on a rainy Tuesday night.

Mark Teixeira powers Yankees to win  —  CHICAGO - Mark Teixeira set a major league record by homering from both sides of the plate for the 12th time and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to send the New York Yankees to their fifth straight victory, 6-0 over the fading Chicago White Sox in a game called after 6 1-2 innings because of rain.

Bedard excited to pitch in first pennant race  —  BOSTON — Take one look at the Major League Baseball map and you realize that Erik Bedard's old home could not be any further from his new one.  But the lefty feels like he's traveled even further than that in the standings, and that's what makes him most enthused about the move.

Paul Goldschmidt powers D-backs past Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO - Paul Goldschmidt hit his first career homer, a two-run shot off Tim Lincecum that helped the Arizona Diamondbacks move into a tie for first place in the NL West with the Giants by beating San Francisco 6-1 on Tuesday night.

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.

Dodgers slip past Padres 1-0  —  SAN DIEGO - Hiroki Kuroda pitched seven shutout innings and Matt Kemp had two hits and drove in the only run and the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the San Diego Padres 1-0 on Tuesday.  —  Kuroda (7-13) snapped a four-game losing streak, allowing four hits while striking out eight and walking two.

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.

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 …

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.

Ryan's hustle leads to unique basepath jaunt  —  Shortstop motors to third thanks to heads-up play on infield single  —  SEATTLE — Mariners shortstop Brendan Ryan caught the A's napping in the first inning Tuesday night with one of the more unusual baserunning plays imaginable, as he wound up at third base on an infield single.

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.

Reynolds leads Orioles over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Mark Reynolds homered, doubled and drove in five runs as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 Tuesday night in a game in which the temperature at first pitch was 107 degrees.  —  Reynolds hit his 24th home run …

Cards, Crew warned after Pujols, Braun get hit  —  MILWAUKEE — An already charged series between the National League Central's top two teams gained another dose of intrigue Tuesday when the Cardinals and Brewers engaged in some old-school baseball that left two superstars nursing bruises.

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.