Church, Reyes to DL, FMart Up  —  Ryan Church and Jose Reyes have been put on the 15-day DL, Omar Minaya told reporters today.  —  Fernando Martinez has been promoted, and is on his way to Citi Field.  —  The Mets also traded cash to the Indians for minor-league SS Wilson Valdez …

Yankees' Bruney goes back on disabled list  —  ARLINGTON, Texas - Brian Bruney did what he thought was right last week, telling the Yankees he was ready to come off the disabled list despite the pain in his right elbow.  —  But after appearing in one game, Bruney was put back on the DL yesterday …

Astros need to be realistic and start to rebuild  —  It's obvious the Astros aren't going anywhere.  Ken Rosenthal says it's time the club deals its stars.  Yes, even Roy Oswalt.

Ortiz dropped to sixth  —  The Red Sox have dropped David Ortiz to sixth in the batting order, with J.D. Drew moving up to the struggling Ortiz's familiar third spot.  —  When asked by my Globe colleague Amalie Benjamin if he was going to talk to the media before the game, Ortiz replied, “After I go deep tonight.”

Dodgers use big outbursts to down Rox  —  Los Angeles tallies seven runs in fourth, eight in seventh  —  DENVER — Dodgers outfielder Juan Pierre wears a T-shirt that says, “Minor setback for a major comeback.”  It couldn't have rang more true for Pierre and the Dodgers since slugger Manny Ramirez's suspension.

Baseball Mired in a Mysterious Ratings Slump  —  Seven months after recording the lowest-rated World Series in history, Major League Baseball's national broadcast business is still waiting for a recovery.  —  Lousy weather, delayed games and a lackluster matchup hurt World Series ratings last October …

Note: Championship Pennants by Bullpen Entrance  —  The Mets put their championship pennants under the bridge, above the bullpens and the old Home Run Apple, facing the Bullpen Entrance:  —  I'm glad they're on dispay, but I don't understand why they chose to put them in a place that is hidden from the stands.

Gagne signs with Can-Am team  —  QUEBEC CITY - The Quebec Capitales baseball club got a surprise from the major leagues Tuesday in the form of a contract with Eric Gagne, the former star relief pitcher of LA Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers fame.

Canseco, former Bash Brother, gets bashed  —  The fight was fast and painless, at least for the viewers who stayed up to watch it.  —  In his first foray into Mixed Martial Arts, Jose Canseco was pummeled by a 7-2, 330-pound grand champion of sumo, Hong Man Choi of South Korea …

Sanchez's 6 hits help Pirates drop Cubs to 8th straight loss  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Freddy Sanchez had Pittsburgh's first six-hit game in 19 years, scored four runs, and drove in three to help the Pirates beat the Cubs 10-8 on Monday night, sending Chicago to its eighth straight loss.

Indians send down OF LaPorta, recall OF Crowe … CLEVELAND (AP) — Outfielder Matt LaPorta was optioned back to Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday by the Cleveland Indians, who recalled outfielder Trevor Crowe from their International League affiliate.  —  LaPorta is considered by Cleveland …

Dusty Baker Sends Aaron Harang Back Out After 2 Hour Rain Delay  —  In my head, whenever I write about Dusty Baker, I imagine him to be a character called, “Dusty Baker, Baseball Alchemist.”  This has a lot to do with his wildly-reasoned argument from the early spring that a whole bunch …

Rays blow 10-run lead, lose to Tribe on walk-off single  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Victor Martinez lined a two-out, two-run single into center field, capping a seven-run ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 on Monday night after trailing by 10 runs in the fourth.

Thome passes Schmidt, White Sox rout Angels 17-3  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Jim Thome surpassed Mike Schmidt for 13th place on the career home run list, Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko also went deep, and the Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 17-3 on Monday night.  —  GAME REPORT: White Sox 17, Angels 3