Greinke, Ishikawa Lead Brewers Over Mets 8-0  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Zack Greinke overcame his road woes and ran his scoreless streak to 15 innings, Travis Ishikawa homered twice and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the New York Mets 8-0 Tuesday night for a split of the two-game series.

Angels fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher  —  From Alden Gonzalez of MLB.com comes word that the Angels have fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher.  —  Triple-A Salt Lake hitting instructor Jim Eppard has been promoted to serve as his replacement.  —  The news comes with odd timing considering …

Lawrie Ejected After Wild Rage, Rays Beat Jays 4-3  —  TORONTO (AP) — Brett Lawrie slammed his batting helmet to the ground and it ricocheted into plate umpire Bill Miller as the ninth inning turned nasty Tuesday in Toronto's 4-3 loss to Tampa Bay.  —  Lawrie was ejected for arguing …

Josh Johnson Pitches Marlins Past Pirates 6-2  —  MIAMI (AP) — Josh Johnson allowed two runs over seven innings for his first victory in more than a year, and the Miami Marlins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Johnson (1-3) had gone winless in 12 starts since his most recent victory on April 19, 2011.

Stephen Strasburg had issue with Hot Stuff ointment in rocky outing, Davey Johnson says  —  After Stephen Strasburg allowed four runs in four laborious innings against the Padres this afternoon, Nationals Manager Davey Johnson volunteered an unusual postgame revelation.

Appel No. 1 in first mock draft  —  Astros leaning toward a safer choice with the first overall pick  —  We're 20 days away from this year's Rule 4 draft, and virtually nothing is settled at this point, starting with the first overall pick.  As always, this is based on my conversations …

Tigers Hit 3 HRs in 8-Run Rally in 6th, Top Chisox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Miguel Cabrera, Ryan Raburn and Austin Jackson homered during an eight-run rally in the sixth inning Tuesday and the Detroit Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 10-8.  —  The Tigers hung on in the ninth despite an injury to closer Jose Valverde.

Hamilton given more slack than Beckett  —  For all the uproar over Josh Beckett's ill-timed golf outing, Josh Hamilton's headfirst slide on a wet tarp in Baltimore last week was probably the more reckless act.  —  Hamilton missed a series in Toronto from April 30 to May 2 with a sore back …

Diamondbacks top Dodgers 5-1  —  LOS ANGELES—Wade Miley wiggled out of a couple jams while pitching into the seventh inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks snapped the Los Angeles Dodgers' five-game winning streak with a 5-1 victory Tuesday night.  —  Miley (4-1) yielded eight hits and walked …

Harper homers again but Strasburg, Nats stumble  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg left after only four innings Tuesday, matching the second-shortest appearance of his 25-start career, and San Diego's Will Venable had four hits, while John Baker delivered three hits and three RBIs …