Astros GM says Clemens situation is 'status quo'  —  Houston Astros general manager Tim Purpura denied a report on Tuesday that Roger Clemens had picked a team for 2006, saying the situation was "status quo."  —  Clemens' agent, Randy Hendricks, and Astros' owner Drayton McLane also denied the report.

Indians Pitcher Arrested After Being Found In Bushes  —  SHEFFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio — Indians relief pitcher Scott Sauerbeck was arrested early Tuesday in Sheffield Village, police said.  —  Officers said they followed a 1966 Lincoln Continental that was being driven erratically northbound …

Injuries make AL East a three-team race  —  NEW YORK — Of all the turning-point moments built into a season, the Blue Jays officially added Monday's 7-6 win over the Red Sox to the list — and not because of how they scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, or that it inched …

Rockies-Padres Preview  —  Petco Park is starting to become the Colorado Rockies ' favorite place to visit.  —  The Rockies (27-24) look for their fifth straight win at the home of the San Diego Padres when the teams meet on Tuesday.  —  Colorado has gone 14-9 at Petco Park since it opened in 2004 …

Deep outfield makes Crawford expendable for Rays  —  The Dodgers, targeting the Devil Rays' outfield surplus, are one of several teams expressing interest in Rays left fielder Carl Crawford.  —  Rival clubs can do the math: The pending return of center fielder Rocco Baldelli from the disabled list …

Notes: Twins confident in Kubel  —  Injured Stewart progressing slowly; White on the rise  —  ANAHEIM — The Twins have liked everything they've seen about Jason Kubel, with the exception of the devastating knee injury at the end of the 2004 season.  With Kubel back on the field and seemingly recovered …

Bonds: Steroid allegations, asterisk possibility hurt  —  In his first exclusive interview since passing Babe Ruth as second on the all-time home runs list, Barry Bonds spoke to ESPN's Jim Gray on Tuesday.  —  Bonds told Gray that the steroid allegations hurt.  —  "I'm only human," he said.

Daily Dish: May 30  —  Brewers second baseman Hernan Iribarren burst onto the prospect scene in 2004, grabbing attention when he won the Rookie-level Arizona League batting title and went on to have a red-hot 15-game stint at low Class A Beloit.  —  Now in the high Class A Florida State League …

Notes: Eveland must show improvement  —  Yost said he would stick with the lefty in the starting rotation  —  PITTSBURGH — With roster moves being made all around him, young Brewers left-hander Dana Eveland may be running out of chances to put together a quality start.

Tampa Bay keeps name for '07; changes in '08?  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay will still be known as the Devil Rays next season.  That may change in 2008.  —  Tampa Bay was facing an end-of-the-month deadline to submit proposals to Major League Baseball for any name, uniform or related changes for 2007.

Cards Notebook: Edmonds will get injured area scanned  —  To determine whether he has a "sports hernia" that is causing him lower abdominal pain and gauge its severity, Cardinals center fielder Jim Edmonds will have a scan taken today of the injured area.  —  After Edmonds met with team doctors …

Players, GM, yes, and Tracy responsible for Bucs' woes  —  Jim Tracy says the fact that the Pittsburgh Pirates have struggled to win one-third of the games with the season at nearly the one-third point of the season is his players' fault.  —  He is only one-third right about that.