Abreu Homers Off Rivera in 9th, Angels Trap Yanks  —  NEW YORK (AP) — That ol' fake-to-third, throw-to-first pickoff play that never, ever works?  Trying telling that to the Los Angeles Angels.  —  Rookie closer Jordan Walden pulled the much-maligned trick and trapped Curtis Granderson for the final out …

Josh Hamilton drives in winning run as Rangers rally  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Josh Hamilton drove in the winning run with a single in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Texas Rangers rallied from a three-run deficit for a 7-6 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

Clint Hurdle confident Pirates can take punch and bounce back  —  LAST UPDATED 34 minutes and 45 seconds ago … Clint Hurdle is in his first season as Pirates manager.  (AP Photo)

McDonald, Ortiz lift Red Sox to win over Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Darnell McDonald hit a two-run homer into the upper deck in left field to help the Boston Red Sox defeat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  David Ortiz gave the Sox the lead for good on an infield single …

C.C. Sabathia: Just How Big a Problem?  —  ​Everything about C.C. Sabathia is big, so I guess it's natural that his flaws are also big.  After Saturday's disastrous outing with a 10-4 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway, Yankees fans must be worrying that C.C.'s big flaw could be fatal.

Wang throws 6 scoreless, Nationals beat Cubs  —  CHICAGO—Chien-Ming Wang allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, Jonny Gomes hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Tuesday night.  —  In his third start — and first on the road …

Willingham, Suzuki Homer as As Beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Josh Willingham and Kurt Suzuki homered, Rich Harden pitched seven strong innings for his first career win over Toronto, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Blue Jays 4-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Harden (3-2) came in -3 with a 5.74 ERA …

Mets rally late again to beat Padres 5-4  —  NEW YORK—Rookie reliever Josh Spence walked light-hitting Ruben Tejada to force home the tiebreaking run and the New York Mets rallied late for the second consecutive game against San Diego's usually dependable bullpen, beating the Padres 5-4 on Tuesday night.

Tulowitzki's homer backs Rogers in Rockies win over Reds  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run homer, Esmil Rogers pitched just well enough for six innings and the Colorado Rockies sent the Cincinnati Reds to their fifth loss in six games with a 3-2 win on Tuesday night.

Shields Throws 6-Hitter as Rays Top Royals 4-0  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — James Shields threw a six-hitter for his major league-best eighth complete games this season, Evan Longoria homered and had four RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Tuesday night.

Game 115: Mets vs. Padres at 7:10 pm  —  Tonight in Citi Field, the Mets will continue their four game series against the Padres at 7:10 pm.  —  Here are the starting lineups for tonight's game:  —  Chris Capuano (9-10, 4.44 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Mets.

Colorado Rockies pitcher Juan Nicasio able to walk in Denver hospital  —  CINCINNATI — Rockies rookie pitcher Juan Nicasio made progress Monday, walking for the first time since he was hit in the head by a line drive and the C1 vertebra in his neck was fractured Friday night.