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.

Source: No tear in Ortiz' Achilles  —  Good news for David Ortiz [stats].  He doesn't have a torn Achilles.  —  According to a source, an MRI exam today confirmed the initial diagnosis that Ortiz' right Achilles is neither ruptured not torn.  Ortiz won't be in the Red Sox [team stats] …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Vernon Wells' imminent return to Angels could be problematic  —  Highly paid and struggling outfielder, who is expected to begin a rehab assignment in a few days, would cause a stir among Angels fans if he replaces hot-hitting Mike Trout or Mark Trumbo in the lineup.

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.

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.

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.