Orioles interview Girardi  —  BALTIMORE - Joe Girardi was interviewed Tuesday by Baltimore Orioles executives, a day after the team fired manager Sam Perlozzo.  —  The interview took place in Chicago, a baseball official familiar with the talks said, speaking on condition of anonymity because no public statements were authorized.

Keith seeks 1 leader among 2 Carloses  —  If Keith Hernandez were still playing, experiencing the slump the Mets are now mired in, he would not avoid the media.  And Mex would not take kindly to any teammate who did.  —  This was the message the SportsNet New York analyst delivered …

Schilling sent for medical tests  —  Francona cites shoulder as issue following rough outing  —  ATLANTA — A day after not striking out a batter in a start for the first time in 14 years, Red Sox ace Curt Schilling was sent back to Boston on Tuesday for a medical examination.

Yanks, Rangers should get this deal done  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 38 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The following sentences will be written approximately 6,389,432 times before the July 31 non-waiver deadline:  — The Yankees will not trade right-hander Phil Hughes, not even for Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira.

Yankees' need spawns rumors  —  It may only take one look at first base tonight to understand why the Yankees might have interest in Todd Helton.  —  Wanting to pair starting pitcher Mike Mussina with young catcher Wil Nieves, there's a strong possibility Yankees catcher Jorge Posada will start at first base.

Miller to stay in the rotation — for now  —  WASHINGTON — OK, we've got the Tiger rotation through the weekend, and Andrew Miller is still in it.  —  Manager Jim Leyland announced that after Kenny Rogers debuts Friday in Atlanta, Justin Verlander will pitch Saturday and Miller in the ESPN Sunday night game.

Buehrle doesn't want to be traded  —  With the White Sox struggling, trade rumors are floating around baseball, many of them involving free-agents-to-be Mark Buehrle and Jermaine Dye.  —  So does Buehrle, the longest-tenured Sox pitcher who has the staff's lowest earned-run average …

Unit has herniated disk; rotation return uncertain  —  PHOENIX — Randy Johnson has a herniated disk in his surgically repaired back, raising questions about when he'll return to the Arizona Diamondbacks' rotation.  —  The club revealed the diagnosis Tuesday, one day after Johnson visited with Dr. Robert Watkins in Los Angeles.

White Sox manager tells Marlins' Cabrera to lose weight  —  CHICAGO — Miguel Cabrera's recent weight gain hasn't escaped the notice of his countryman and mentor, Ozzie Guillen.  —  The subject came up again during their late dinner Sunday evening after the Marlins flew into town …

Andy Phillips returning to Yankees  —  Word is that Andy Phillips is being called up from Class AAA Scanton.  He was hitting .301 with 11 homers and 36 in the International League.  —  I don't yet know who is off the roster but I suspect it will be Josh Phelps.  More on this once I get back from the clubhouse.

Note: MetsBlog and Franco Post  —  ...there is a blog post from another site making its way around the web, making very outrageous claims regarding Julio Franco and the Mets locker room...  ...yes, the post's writer, Luke Halpert, a teenaged blogger, once helped out here at MetsBlog …

Cards ink Ohka to minor league deal  —  FOXSports.com, Updated 30 minutes ago  —  LIKE THIS STORY?  —  The Cardinals, desperate for rotation help, have signed right-hander Tomo Ohka to a minor-league contract, FOXSports.com has learned.  —  Ohka, 31, will start Wednesday night …