Rays top Red Sox 6-2 in Game 2 to split twin bill  —  Rookie Desmond Jennings hit his fifth home run of the season and Jeff Niemann struck out 10 as the Tampa Bay Rays salvaged a split of a doubleheader with a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox [team stats] on Tuesday night.

Giants' Beltran to disabled list  —  ATLANTA (AP) — The World Series champion San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Carlos Beltran and right-hander Sergio Romo on the 15-day disabled list.  —  Beltran went on the DL retroactive to Aug. 8 with a strained right hand …

Bautista hits 35th homer as Jays top Mariners 13-7  —  SEATTLE—Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 35th home run, Colby Rasmus and Aaron Hill each drive in four runs and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied twice in a 13-7 win over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

Pierre's single lifts White sox over Indians in 14th inning  —  CHICAGO — Juan Pierre's game-ending single in the 14th inning capped a wild, five-hour marathon as the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 8-7 on Tuesday night.  —  Gordon Beckham doubled off of Chad Durbin (2-2) …

Deadline Winners And Losers  —  Now that the signing deadline has passed, we can start picking winners and losers, even though we know judging a draft isn't a black and white issue.  —  We know the process has just begun for many players, and that late bloomers and other players will be better (or worse) after getting into pro ball.

Yankees DH Jorge Posada says he can still catch ‘here and there,’ hopes to play beyond age 40  —  KANSAS CITY - Jorge Posada was back in the Yankees' lineup Monday night, and while that seemed notable given the events of the past week, the veteran didn't find it very newsworthy.

Pirates rally to beat Cards on Jones' homer  —  PITTSBURGH - Garrett Jones homered to lead off the bottom of the 11th inning and lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  —  Jones connected on a 2-2 pitch from Arthur Rhodes (3-4) for his 14th home run.

Renegade Miami football booster spells out illicit benefits to players  —  Nevin Shapiro and a second source said this photo of the booster and Kellen Winslow Jr. was taken in Shapiro's VIP section of Opium Garden nightclub in 2003.  —  KEARNY, N.J. - A University of Miami booster …

Shelby Miller suspended by Cards  —  PITTSBURGH — Class AA Springfield righthander Shelby Miller, the crown jewel of the Cardinals' farm system as the team's top pick in the 2009 draft, has been suspended indefinitely by the organization, Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said tonight

Randall Delgado shines, Martin Prado wins it in 11th for Braves  —  ATLANTA - Rookie Randall Delgado allowed no hits through six innings in his second big-league start, and the Atlanta Braves pulled out another last at-bat win on Martin Prado's two-out single in the 11th Tuesday night.

Young, Hamilton power Rangers to win over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Michael Young had three of the Rangers' 17 hits and drove in three runs, and Texas opened its biggest AL West lead of the season with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.

Verlander Reaches 18 Wins as Tigers Top Twins 7-1  —  DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander allowed one run over 7 2-3 innings to become baseball's first 18-game winner, and the Detroit Tigers breezed to an easy 7-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Marlins Notes: Choate, Morrison, Fernandez  —  The latest on the Marlins, who are taking on their expansion cousins in Denver tonight...  - The Marlins placed left-hander Randy Choate on waivers today, according to Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe (on Twitter).

Lineups for Sanchez-Chacin matchup in LoDo  —  Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez flirted with a no-hitter against the Rockies on April 22.  We only it because, well, he hasn't exactly had a roll call of highlights since then.  —  Sanchez finished with a one-hitter that day and, at one point, his record stood at 6-1.