Harper Hell  —  Bryce Harper singled in the first and tripled in two runs in the third off Roy Halladay, the latter hit giving the Nationals a 2-1 lead over the Phillies.  He has four hits in the two games against the Phillies, making Thomas Boswell look prescient: … He's giving Halladay hell tonight.

Rockies' owner says he still supports Jim Tracy, GM Dan O'Dowd  —  The Colorado Rockies have stumbled to one of the worst starts in team history, but owner Dick Monfort said today that he will not fire manager Jim Tracy or general manager Dan O'Dowd.  —  “I have had people get in my face and say …

Astros Hand Cubs 8th Straight Loss With 2-1 Win  —  HOUSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez hit the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth inning and Jose Altuve had a solo homer to give the Houston Astros a 2-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night.  —  The loss extends Chicago's losing skid to a season-long eight games.

Phillips Hits 2 HRs, Reds Beat Braves 4-3  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of homers off Brandon Beachy on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in another game of all-or-nothing.

Duda backs Dickey, lifts Mets with late RBI … PITTSBURGH — Lucas Duda smacked a go-ahead RBI-single in the top of the eighth in support of starter R.A. Dickey and the New York Mets edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Tuesday night.  —  Dickey (6-1) struck out a career-high 11 in seven innings …

Final: Orioles 4, Red Sox 1  —  Game over  —  The Red Sox - Pedroia, Ortiz and Gonzalez - go down in order against sinker-balling reliever Jim Johnson, who earned his 16th save.  The game was played before 25.171 in 2:57.  Brian Matusz improved to 4-4 and Felix Doubront fell to 4-2.

White Sox put 3B Morel on DL, sign INF Hudson … CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox placed third baseman Brent Morel on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and signed infielder Orlando Hudson to a one-year contract.  —  Morel sat out the White Sox's weekend series against the Chicago Cubs due to lumbar back strain.

Nolasco Sets Win Record as Miami Beats Rockies 7-6  —  MIAMI (AP) — Ricky Nolasco gave up three runs in the first inning, then settled down to set a franchise record for career victories when the Miami Marlins rallied past the Colorado Rockies for the second night in a row Tuesday, 7-6.

Perez Cheered, Gets Save as Indians Beat Tigers  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — When the bullpen door swung open, Chris Perez braced himself.  —  After criticizing Cleveland's fans for failing to support the first-place Indians, Perez wasn't sure what to expect when he came in for the ninth inning with another game on the line.

Reds' Aroldis Chapman sued for $18M over Cuban conviction  —  MIAMI (AP) — A major league pitcher who defected from Cuba is being sued for $18 million by a Cuban-American man imprisoned on the communist island.  —  The lawsuit was filed recently in Miami federal court against Aroldis Chapman …

Groin tightness forces Braun to exit  —  MILWAUKEE — After grounding out to end the bottom of the 10th inning Monday against the Giants, Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun left the game with tightness in his right groin.  —  Nyjer Morgan replaced Braun in left field in the top of the 11th with the game tied at 3.