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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.