Freak accident shelves Narveson  —  By Todd Rosiak of the Journal Sentinel  —  St. Louis — A freak accident in the clubhouse during their 5-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night has knocked one the Milwaukee Brewers' starters out of his next turn in the rotation.

Angels Tag Rivera and Granderson, Handing Yanks Third Straight Loss  —  The Yankees and Mariano Rivera had a full day to recover from their upsetting loss to the Boston Red Sox late Sunday night, when Rivera blew a save opportunity in the ninth inning and the Red Sox went on to win in the 10th.

Signs of trouble in Toronto  —  The Blue Jays deny they're stealing signs — evidence may lead to another conclusion … “Not too easy, is it?”  —  From the visitors bullpen at Rogers Centre in Toronto, an American League pitcher screamed at Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista as he took …

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 …

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.

Lee throws eight scoreless, homers as Phillies top Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Cliff Lee pitched eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts and hit his second career home run, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night.

Indians outlast Tigers 3-2 in 14  —  CLEVELAND — Detroit reliever David Pauley hit Kosuke Fukudome with the bases loaded in the 14th inning to score Asdrubal Cabrera as the better-late-than-never Cleveland Indians tightened the AL Central with a 3-2 win on Tuesday night to close within three games of the first-place Tigers.

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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 …

Uggla Extends Hit Streak to 30, Braves Top Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 30 games, Martin Prado delivered a go-ahead single in the 11th inning and the Atlanta Braves beat the Florida Marlins 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Prado also homered, tied a career high with four hits and drove in three runs.

Braves Release Scott Proctor, Promote Arodys Vizcaino To Atlanta  —  According to a report from the Gwinnett Braves Broadcaster and WSB Radio Sports Director Tony Schiavone, Atlanta Braves [relief] pitcher Scott Proctor has finally been released.  The club has also promoted another …

Garrett Richards' road to big leagues can be traced to Angels' former scouting director  —  Right-hander, who makes his major league debut Wednesday, is another product of the team's superb 2009 draft spearheaded by Eddie Bane, who says he was fired last winter because he didn't like General Manager Tony Reagins.