Votto, Swisher win tight Final Vote  —  The American and National Leagues have added a couple of booming bats to their bench Tuesday in Anaheim with the addition of Nick Swisher and Joey Votto, now that fans have spoken in the four-day All-Star Final Vote Sponsored by Sprint.  —  2010 All-Stars

M's target big-time prospects for Lee  —  The Rays, Twins, Rangers, Phillies, Yankees, Reds and Mets are among the 12 to 15 teams that have inquired about star Mariners left-handed pitcher Cliff Lee, and Seattle is said to be targeting big-time prospects in return, such as Yankees' catching …

CECIL, 5 HOMERS, CARRY JAYS TO CONSECUTIVE WINS OVER TWINS  —  TORONTO — Strong starting pitching, home runs aplenty, back-to-back wins and a series victory are all things the Toronto Blue Jays have been missing over the past 2 1-2 mostly putrid weeks.  —  So after blasting …

No panic yet from Phillies, but should there be?  —  LAST NIGHT, on “Daily News Live,” on Comcast SportsNet, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. twice mentioned a lack of “urgency” in the DNA of this year's club, saying the healthy regulars who still inhabit the first five spots of the team's lineup need to find some, and fast.

Crawford homers twice, Rays beat Indians 5-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Carl Crawford hit a pair of two-run homers, Wade Davis stopped his six-game winless streak and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 on Thursday night.  —  Tampa Bay went ahead 2-1 on Crawford's two-run shot in the first inning.

Cubs preparing for trade market, sources say  —  Owners expected to address media soon to assess club's direction  —  Several baseball sources have confirmed to us that the Cubs are ramping up their efforts in the trade market to start clearing the books of cumbersome salaries.

Same youth team produced Strasburg, Leake  —  During a national youth tournament a decade ago in suffocating August heat, hard-throwing 11-year-old Stephen Strasburg melted down.  A couple of hits, an error and a wild pitch caused emotions to well up and explode.

Nats' future rotation offers multiple choices, elusive answers  —  The Washington Nationals' pitching rotation of the future is about to arrive.  It's coming in a hurry and in waves, one crashing on top of the other, over the next two to five weeks.  In all, the Nats have 11 pitchers …

Joe Torre impressed with Florida Marlins rookie Mike Stanton; Hanley Ramirez may take Home run Derby swings  —  The Marlins, who went from 70-degree temps in Los Angeles to triple-digits in Phoenix today, hope that Mike Stanton's bat stays hot.  —  Dodgers manager Joe Torre praised …

GIANTS TAKE BROOMS TO BREWERS FOR FIRST TIME  —  The Sports Network  —  Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - Aubrey Huff hit a two-run homer and knocked in four, as the San Francisco Giants finished off a four-game sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers with a 9-3 win at Miller Park.

Ozzie not big on Twitter anymore  —  CHICAGO — Remember the hoopla surrounding Ozzie Guillen's entrance into the world of Twitter?  Well, the White Sox manager doesn't seem to have the same affection for the resource as he did in Spring Training.  —  “I'm tired of Twitter.