Sources: Vlad leaves Jays' minor league club  —  Vladimir Guerrero, working his way toward the majors after signing a minor league deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, has given the team an ultimatum, sources told ESPNdeportesLosAngeles.com.  —  “Vlad and the Blue Jays had a sort of deadline …

Butler has go-ahead RBI as Royals beat Brewers 2-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.—Billy Butler drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Tuesday night, and the Royals got a superb start from Luis Mendoza to spoil Zack Greinke's return to Kansas City with a 2-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

Cubs fire Rudy Jaramillo … CHICAGO — The first of what could be some significant changes over the next seven weeks went down Tuesday when the Chicago Cubs fired hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo.  —  Minor league hitting coordinator James Rowson, 35, was named interim hitting coach.

Final Score: Mets 11 Rays 2  —  The New York Mets (33-29) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays (35-26) by the score of 11 to 2 tonight at Tropicana Field.  —  The Least You Should Know … To get a full boxscore of tonight's game, check out SNY.TV's In-Game Live.

Dodgers sign Andre Ethier to 5-year deal through 2017  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers signed outfielder Andre Ethier to a five-year deal through 2017 on Tuesday, keeping him and Matt Kemp together in the middle of the lineup.  —  It's the team's first major move under a new ownership group …

Roberts Returns to Help Orioles Beat Pirates 8-6  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Brian Roberts returned from a 13-month layoff to get three hits and an RBI, and the Baltimore Orioles homered three times in an 8-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.  —  Activated from the 60 …

Cueto, Votto Lead Reds Over Indians 7-1  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Johnny Cueto allowed only one runner to reach second base during his second complete game of the season, and Joey Votto hit a two-run homer on Tuesday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the opener of their intrastate series.

Dave Boswell dead at 67  —  BALTIMORE — Dave Boswell, who won 20 games for the Minnesota Twins in 1969 despite missing a couple of weeks after a fight with manager Billy Martin, has died.  He was 67.  —  He died in his home in Joppa, Md., on Monday, said the Baltimore Orioles, his last major league team.

Will slow start make Philly sellers?  —  Sell?  To hear Phillies general partner David Montgomery tell it, his team has not yet begun to fight.  —  I asked Montgomery on Monday if he would be willing to concede the season and trade veterans when the team already has sold more than 3 million tickets.

Rodriguez matches Gehrig's mark with 23rd slam  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Alex Rodriguez has hit his 23rd career grand slam on Tuesday night, matching Yankees Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig for most in baseball history.  —  Rodriguez hit a full-count pitch from Atlanta's Jonny Venters in the eighth inning …

Troy Tulowitzki will begin rehab assignment Wednesday in AAA  —  Rockies' two-time all-star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki will begin a rehab assignment Wednesday in Triple-A Colorado Springs.  He's likely to play two-to-three games with Sky Sox, leaving him in position to join the Rockies …

Red Sox close to deal with Taiwanese shortstop  —  MIAMI — The Red Sox are close to a deal with one of the top international free agents, 16-year-old shortstop Tzu-Wei Lin of Taiwan.  —  The $2.05 million deal is not complete according to baseball sources.

Beckett, Red Sox Lose to Marlins, 4-1  —  MIAMI (AP) — Facing his former team for the first time, Josh Beckett started slowly and paid dearly.  —  Four of the first eight Miami Marlins to bat scored Monday night, and that was all they needed to beat Beckett and the Boston Red Sox, 4-1.