No Go For Wily Mo  —  Misplays Fly Ball In 9th, Watches Strike 3 To End It  —  BOSTON — A tough play?  Hardly.  —  A tough loss?  No doubt.  —  Wily Mo Pena dropped a fly ball in the ninth inning Tuesday night that allowed the go-ahead run to score, giving the Tigers a 3-2 victory …

Marathon may prompt an early Miller arrival  —  HOUSTON — Tuesday night's 18-inning game against the Astros might have accelerated Wade Miller's return.  —  Manager Dusty Baker used all 25 players—including Wednesday's scheduled starter Rich Hill—meaning the Cubs might need to summon …

'Superb' Astacio Stymies Atlanta  —  Nationals' Starter Hurls Two-Hitter : Nationals 5, Braves 0  —  The Washington Nationals, losers of three straight and 7 of 10, glanced at the standings yesterday and saw that the only National League teams enduring poorer seasons, the Chicago Cubs …

Yanks Lash Orioles' Bullpen, and Lead in the East Grows  —  Bobby Abreu sliding into third after his double was misplayed by Nick Markakis in the seventh.  Abreu scored to give the Yankees a 4-3 lead.  —  A cheer rumbled though the stands at Yankee Stadium just before the first pitch of the eighth inning last night.

Stairs' veteran presence a bonus  —  ARLINGTON — The Rangers' trade deadline addition of outfielder/designated hitter Matt Stairs didn't attract nearly the attention that adding outfielder Carlos Lee did, and that's a fair difference.  —  At 38 years old, Stairs is no longer the same home run threat he once was.

Mets take El of a beating  —  Phillies romp again; Pedro results today  —  PHILADELPHIA - At least Orlando Hernandez lasted until the second inning before the Phillies got to six runs.  —  One game after Pedro Martinez was removed with a sore calf after being flogged for a half-dozen in the first inning …

Gonzalez, Hankerd Promoted  —  Diamondbacks outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was promoted from high Class A Lancaster to Double-A Tennessee after tearing up the California League at a .300/.356/.563 clip.  The 20-year-old Venezuelan also led the league with 94 RBIs and 60 extra-base hits, including 21 home runs.

Cubs select O'Malley, place Eyre on the disabled list  —  The Chicago Cubs today selected left-handed pitcher Ryan O'Malley from Triple-A Iowa.  In addition, Chicago has placed left-handed pitcher Scott Eyre on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right hamstring.

Boiling Manuel scalds Green  —  The next time Charlie Manuel gets in the face of a Phillies icon, he might want to tip off the team's marketing department.  Think of the tickets that could be sold.  The T-shirts!  —  Big Chuck vs. Big D.  —  What Manuel lacked in promotional flair …

Close doesn't count  —  Padres one run short again against Giants  —  The Padres, empowered by sharp bullpens but also somewhat lucky, defied statistical norms when they won 75 percent of the games decided by one run in the first two seasons at Petco Park.

Who will wear the AL crown?  —  Not only has the National League transformed into Quadruple-A, as far as I can tell the Dodgers and Mets are the only two NL teams capable of doing anything in October.  And by "anything," I mean not "getting swept in the World Series."