Livan goes deep, shuts down Braves  —  Righty tosses eight scoreless frames; Dunn drills long blast  —  ATLANTA — Adam Dunn has hit a lot of long home runs.  But it would be hard to top the mammoth blast the Nationals slugger hit off the Braves' Jair Jurrjens on Tuesday night.

Mets' Dickey too tricky for Pirates in a 9-1 win  —  NEW YORK—Knuckleballer R.A. Dickey took a three-hitter into the ninth inning and Carlos Beltran and the New York Mets feasted on Zach Duke and the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 9-1 victory Tuesday night.  —  Dickey's tricky pitch was no match for the inexperienced Pittsburgh Pirates.

Posada's Pinch-Hit Homer Lifts Yankees Over Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jorge Posada led off the 10th inning with a pinch-hit homer, lifting the New York Yankees over the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 and back into first place in the AL East on Tuesday night.

Hamels strikes out season-high 13, helps Phillies extend NL East lead  —  MIAMI (AP) — Cole Hamels (FSY) had a season-high 13 strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies increased their lead in the NL East to two games by beating Florida 2-1 on Tuesday night.

Two of Omar Minaya's greatest hits  —  Should be an interesting off-season in Queens.  FanHouse's Ed Price:  —  There has been little doubt for a while the Mets will not bring back Jerry Manuel as manager, and a source confirmed reports that general manager Omar Minaya is likely out as well.

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 …

Hudson, Diamondbacks Beat Reds 3-1  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Daniel Hudson shut down the NL's top offense for eight innings, and Tony Abreu had a pair of hits and scored a run in Arizona's minimalist offense Tuesday night, leading the Diamondbacks to a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

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 …

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.

Nationals Announce 2011 Schedule  —  More Weekend Contests Against NL East Rivals Headline '11 Slate  —  The Washington Nationals today released their 2011 schedule, which includes 81 home dates beginning with Washington's 78th home opener since 1901 on Thursday, March 31 vs. NL East-rival Atlanta.

Greinke wins for first time in a month  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Zack Greinke picked up his first victory in nearly a month and Wilson Betemit homered and drove in four runs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 11-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Kila Kaaihue also homered and drove …

Wells, Cubs top slumping Cardinals 7-2  —  ST. LOUIS—Randy Wells allowed five hits over eight innings and had two hits and two RBIs to help the Chicago Cubs deny Adam Wainwright's bid for a 19th win in a 7-2 victory over the slumping St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Duncan's 2 Homers, 4 RBIs Lead Indians Past Angels  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Shelley Duncan hit two home runs and tied a career high with four RBIs as the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Tuesday night.  —  Duncan's second career multihomer game helped Josh Tomlin (4-3) earn his third win in four starts since Aug. 27.

Brewers release 2011 schedule  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  The Brewers will pick up in 2011 where they leave off in 2010, geographically.  —  The Brewers, who end this season in Cincinnati on Oct. 3, will open the 2011 campaign there on Thursday, March 31.

Orioles cruise past Blue Jays 11-3  —  BALTIMORE—Rookie Jake Arrieta allowed four hits over six shutout innings, Nick Markakis and Adam Jones homered, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 on Tuesday night to win a fourth straight series for the first time since 2004.

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.

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.