A-Rod ties Gehrig for slams lead with No. 23  —  ATLANTA — There are times when Alex Rodriguez can be passive about events in his career, but not on Tuesday night, not when his 23rd career grand slam tied Lou Gehrig for the all-time lead in that category and helped send the Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Braves at Turner Field.

Twins Pummel Phillies Pitching in 11-7 Win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Trevor Plouffe had a homer, a double and three RBIs to lead the Minnesota Twins to an 11-7 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.  —  Ben Revere and Jamey Carroll each had three hits and two RBIs …

Dodgers Rally to Beat Angels 5-2  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former Angel Juan Rivera hit a three-run home run and Andre Ethier added his 500th career RBI in the eighth inning, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers rally to beat the Angels 5-2 Tuesday night and end their 10-game road winning streak.

Source: Three bidders for Padres left  —  The sale of the San Diego Padres is gaining momentum.  —  Three bidders remain, and Padres owner John Moores expects to select a buyer between Wednesday and Friday of next week, according to a source close to the sales process.

Bumgarner Homers in Giants' 6-3 Win  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner had a season-high 12 strikeouts and hit his first major league home run to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night.  —  Bumgarner connected on a 2-1 pitch …

Utley booed after fifth at-bat ends in third strikeout  —  UPDATE FIVE  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. — The crowd is thinning here at Bright House Field as the game heads to extra innings, but a few of the fans that remained booed Chase Utley after Tampa Yankees lefty Rigaberto Arrebato struck him out to end the bottom of the ninth inning.

Harper Clubs Huge HR, Nationals Beat Blue Jays 4-2  —  TORONTO (AP) — Bryce Harper homered off the restaurant in center field, Danny Espinosa added a two-run blast and the Washington Nationals beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to five games.

Who should hit No. 3 for Cardinals?  —  TOWER GROVE  • Moments before first pitch Saturday evening against the Cleveland Indians, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny had to scramble to change his lineup when word reached him that Matt Holliday could not shake the back spasms that had bothered him all day.

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.

Rox hope Guthrie catches on with Nieves  —  DENVER — The Rockies have turned to veteran backup catcher Wil Nieves to help right-handed pitcher Jeremy Guthrie find his groove.  —  A solid pitcher with the Orioles the last five season, Guthrie, 33, has struggled this season with the Rockies.

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 …

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.

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.