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 …

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.”

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.

Smoltz's rehab: 3 1/3 innings, 60 pitches  —  John Smoltz came out for a fourth inning despite having thrown 59 pitches in his rehab start with the Double A Portland Sea Dogs, then finished his night with one pitch, a fly ball to left.  Smoltz allowed one earned run on three hits over three innings.

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.

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 …

Matt Wieters To Debut Friday  —  He's finally coming...multiple readers have emailed that Orioles president Andy MacPhail said on MASN that top prospect Matt Wieters will debut Friday in Baltimore against Dontrelle Willis and the Tigers.  Wieters, 23, posted a .285/.367/.482 line in Triple A. He slugged .552 in May.

Grand jury declines to indict Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe  —  GALVESTON, Texas — A Galveston County grand jury did not indict Houston Astros pitcher Brandon Backe and three others on misdemeanor charges stemming from a fight with police that broke out at a post-wedding party in October.

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 …

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.

Struggling Rockies appear headed toward selloff  —  Will Clint Hurdle take the fall for the Rockies' struggles?  Will the team hold a fire sale?  Here's some insight.  —  DAYN PERRY

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 score seven in ninth to stun Rays  —  Tribe rallies from 10-run deficit to pull out thrilling victory  —  CLEVELAND — Shortly after his grounder through the middle brought in the tying and winning runs in the most unlikely of victories, Victor Martinez summed up the philosophy …