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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Phil Hughes, Yankees blank White Sox in rain-shortened game  —  CHICAGO — After watching John Danks get tagged for two home runs and the Chicago White Sox failing to solve the New York Yankees' most vulnerable starting pitcher Tuesday night, the Sox moved closer to the direction of non-contending status.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

Fake Ichiro unwittingly gets in the action  —  SEATTLE — The Ichiro Suzuki impersonator at Safeco Field who has been posing for pictures and signing autographs for the past few home games was doing a pretty good job up until Tuesday's night game against Oakland.

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 …