Detwiler may start before season ends  —  Hip feeling good, lefty has pitched in relief since return  —  ATLANTA — Ross Detwiler pitched two scoreless innings against the Braves on Monday in his second relief outing, and may not make many more appearances out of the Nationals' bullpen before joining the rotation.

Price, CC put on Cy-worthy show  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.  —  I can't tell you who should win the American League Cy Young Award.  —  But I saw him pitch on Monday.  —  The New York Jets?  The U.S. Open?  Please.  On this particular night, the best sports drama could be found at Tropicana Field …

Fewer Empty Seats May Mean More Runs  —  The San Diego Padres spent the past month fighting off their instate rivals atop the NL West, and the Tampa Bay Rays have battled the New York Yankees all season in the AL East.  If only a few more of their fans had actually attended their games …

Francisco Rodriguez faces new charge  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez faces more charges in his New York City assault case.  —  Rodriguez  —  Authorities said in court Tuesday that Rodriguez violated an order of protection by sending his girlfriend 56 text messages …

Rockies making magic out of thin air … Touch 'Em All

Ozzie Guillen would be good fit to manage Marlins  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Ozzie Guillen to the Marlins.  It makes almost too much sense.  —  Guillen lives in Miami.

Tim Wallach seizes chance in minors  —  The Dodgers' Triple-A manager forges ahead with an eye toward the big league.  —  ESPNLosAngeles.com  —  ALBUQUERQUE — It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, hot, and nothing about this mid-August New Mexico afternoon was signaling mercy.

Source: Fredi Gonzalez Declines Chance to Interview for Cubs Job  —  CHICAGO — It seems as if the Chicago Cubs can scratch Fredi Gonzalez off their managerial wish list as they search for a full-time replacement for Lou Piniella.  —  A major league source told FanHouse Tuesday that the Cubs …

Source: Bob Melvin to talk with Cubs  —  The Chicago Cubs are expected to interview Bob Melvin, a former manager for the Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondbacks, for their managerial position sometime around the end of the season, a source confirmed Tuesday.

A plan for the 2011 Mets outfield  —  A look at how Amazins could improve next season  —  Post on facebook Fan Comments print email  —  Make no mistake: The offensive production from the Mets' outfield has been horrific in 2010.  It represents one of the major reasons why a team …

Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton has rib pain while swinging  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton said Tuesday that he felt some pain in his rib cage as he took the final two swings in a batting cage session on Tuesday.  —  “It was a spasm, we backed off,” Hamilton said.

Clinton Portis on Ines Sainz situation — UPDATE  —  As part of the latest skirmish in the D.C. sports talk radio wars, both stations announced their big weekly gets for the season.  ESPN 980, which I love, has Donovan McNabb, Mike Shanahan and Bruce Allen.  106.7 The Fan, which I also love, has Clinton Portis and Chris Cooley.

Twins look to bury White Sox  —  The first place Minnesota Twins take on the second place White Sox in a pivotal three-game series beginning tonight in Chicago.  The Twins lead the White Sox by six games in the American League Central division with 19 games left to play.

Phillies trounce Marlins to stay in first place  —  Ruiz, Werth, Utley, Dobbs all leave the yard to pace offense  —  MIAMI — Charlie Manuel marveled at some of the hard-hit balls Monday at Sun Life Stadium.  —  Phillies right fielder Jayson Werth hit an opposite-field home run …