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.

Halos fortify 'pen with Pauley, option Calhoun  —  LOS ANGELES — In need of an extra reliever after their bullpen accounted for 11 innings over the last three games, the Angels went to 13 pitchers Tuesday by calling up right-hander David Pauley.  —  Outfielder Kole Calhoun was optioned …

Utley begins rehab assignment  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Phillies second baseman Chase Utley began a rehab assignment Tuesday with Class A Clearwater.  —  “That's definitely good news,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.  “Super.”  —  Position players have 20 days to rehab before they must …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Norris exits early after spraining left knee  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris was removed from Tuesday's game against the Giants in the fourth inning with a left knee sprain.  —  Moments before being taken out of the game, Norris chased down a popup off in foul territory …

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 Use Peralta's Errors to Beat Tigers 4-3  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Darwin Barney had three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs used shortstop Jhonny Peralta's two throwing errors in the eighth inning to push across the winning run in a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.

Pierzynski, Quintana Lead White Sox Over Cards 6-1  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — A.J. Pierzynski hit a two-run homer, rookie left-hander Jose Quintana allowed one run over 5 1-3 innings and the streaking Chicago White Sox beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 Tuesday night.

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.

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.

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.