Piazza tags Pedro for two HRs, but Mets hold off Padres  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  NEW YORK — Mike Piazza hit the ball so well, he turned the cheers to boos.  He almost turned the game in the San Diego Padres' favor, too.  —  Piazza hit two more home runs off Pedro Martinez …

Baker: Cubs are not out of it yet  —  Chicago manager won't talk about the future, just this season  —  MILWAUKEE — The Cubs are playing better, but it has nothing to do with the pressure being off and them conceding the season.  There may be 11 teams ahead of them in the National League Wild Card race …

Nats strand 14 runners but sneak by shaky Dontrelle, Fish  —  CBS SportsLine.com wire reports  —  WASHINGTON — Dontrelle Willis kept helping the Washington Nationals put runners on base, then helping them come around to score.  —  He gave up one run on a wild pitch and another on a throwing error …

Indians and Reds complete trade  —  OF Todd Hollandsworth sent to Cincinnati for player to be named; Outfielder Franklin Gutierrez recalled from AAA Buffalo  —  CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians today announced the club has completed a trade with the Cincinnati Reds, sending OF TODD HOLLANDSWORTH …

Red Sox try to end three-game slide  —  Boston (65-46) at Kansas City (39-73), 8:10 p.m. ET  —  Stop the skid.  —  That will be the Red Sox's mission as they look to end a three-game losing streak Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.  —  Despite Tuesday's loss, Boston is 3-1 against Kansas City in 2006.

Utley right in middle of Phils' big inning  —  Second baseman laces key three-run double, hustles to score  —  ATLANTA — At the core of Philadelphia's eventful, extended seventh-inning offensive barrage stood Chase Utley, pumping his fist at second base one second and daringly sliding into home the next.

Reds, Nats GMs discuss Majewski  —  Still no resolution over trade involving injured reliever  —  CINCINNATI — Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky finally had a conversation with Nationals GM Jim Bowden, but apparently it yielded little resolution or satisfaction.

Fantasy leagues can use baseball stats  —  A federal magistrate judge ruled Tuesday that the names and statistics of Major League Baseball players are part of the public domain and can be used at no cost by fantasy sports game operators.  —  ON DEADLINE: What's your take on fantasy stats being of public domain?

Under The Knife  —  Liriano  —  The intro is often the last thing I write when I'm putting together UTK.  Today, I had no question on what it would be.  Despite being a football piece, this is one of the best written sports medicine pieces I've ever seen.  If you're not amazed and moved at the end of it, you just don't get sports.

Ross' walk-off caps Reds' wild win  —  Cincinnati overcomes early four-run deficit against St. Louis  —  CINCINNATI — When thinking of Reds hitters capable of delivering gargantuan home run blasts, David Ross wouldn't even put David Ross near the top — or bottom — of the list.

Gammons back at the ballfield  —  ESPN baseball analyst and Hall of Fame baseball writer Peter Gammons saw his first live baseball game in quite a while yesterday, taking in a few innings of Game 1 of the Cape League's West Division playoffs at Lowell Park.  —  Gammons, a huge fan of the Cape League …

Abreu leaps into the fire  —  CHICAGO - Well, he's got the clothing part down already.  Bobby Abreu walked into the New York Yankees clubhouse at 4:30 p.m. sharp Tuesday, the top four buttons of his white shirt undone.  Throw in a pair of jeans so distressed they needed therapy …

Mitchell Investigators to Try Again With Baker  —  WHAT did Dusty Baker know and when did he know it?  Maybe he did not know anything, but whatever the level of Baker's knowledge, the Mitchell steroids investigators may yet have a chance to ask him.  —  They had their first chance to speak to Baker …

Defense helps Batista baffle Giants  —  Arizona turns club-record five double plays to back righty  —  PHOENIX — If given the choice, Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin would rather his pitchers give up one too many hits, rather than issue an exorbitant amount of bases on balls.

Catching up with Kent Tekulve  —  Longtime Bucs closer surpsingly became a Phillie in 1985  —  PHILADELPHIA — He knew as soon as the visiting bullpen gate opened at Veterans Stadium that Philadelphia fans would shower him with boos.  —  It was mostly a case of booing the uniform and not the person.