Rays can go either way with pitchers  —  Jon Paul Morosi on players the Tigers may have their eyes on at trade deadline  —  The industry-wide assumption is that if the Tampa Bay Rays fall out of contention, the pitcher they will trade is right-hander James Shields.  —  Not necessarily.

Woman accused of stalking Cubs' Theo Epstein  —  A Massachusetts woman was arrested in Wrigleyville Monday night and charged with stalking Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein.  —  Kathleen Kearney, 44, from Canton, Mass., was charged with two felony counts of stalking …

Choo doubles twice to help Indians beat Rays 3-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Zach McAllister shrugged off being struck in his pitching arm by a line drive to finish six solid innings and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night.

Pirates need to step up in NL Central  —  Two bombshells rattled the NL Central at the beginning of this week.  For the Pittsburgh Pirates, they should sound like a call to action.  —  Early Monday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced ace Zack Greinke won't pitch until next week.

Jays' Bautista suffers wrist injury in loss to Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 6-3 on Monday after Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista left the game with a wrist injury.

White Sox are latest to enter Greinke derby  —  The surprising White Sox now have Zack Greinke on their radar, scoures said.  —  The first-place White Sox have established themselves as the favorite in the A.L. Central to the surprise of many, and they are said to be hoping to make another second big splash on the trade market.

Before Stephen Strasburg's innings limit, the Nationals shut down Jordan Zimmermann  —  The Nationals' decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg just as they hit the stretch run already has started gaining steam as one of baseball's major second-half story lines.

The wild card's negative trade effect  —  When baseball adopted the second wild card, it was meant to give more teams hope of making the postseason, and it has.  But as Buster Olney writes, it could also be depressing the trade market as teams decide whether a wild card berth is worth it.

Span, Revere lift Twins to huge win over Orioles  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Denard Span had three hits and five RBIs, plus two highlight-reel catches in centre field to help the Minnesota Twins stop their five-game losing streak and beat the Baltimore Orioles 19-7 on Monday night.

Marlins' Ramirez Homers in 5-3 Win Over Nationals  —  MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Carlos Lee drove in two runs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Monday night to split the teams' four-game series.  —  Carlos Zambrano (5-7) …

Votto needs surgery, out 3-4 weeks  —  CINCINNATI (AP)  —  Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, leaving the NL Central leaders without their best hitter for the next three to four weeks.  —  The 2010 National League MVP hurt the knee …

Sources: Tigers interested in DBacks infielders  —  The Detroit Tigers have shown interest in Arizona Diamondbacks infielders Stephen Drew and Ryan Roberts, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.  —  Drew, a left-handed-hitting shortstop, missed nearly three months this season because of a broken ankle he sustained last year.