Rafael Betancourt trade market percolating for Rockies  —  A veteran Rockie walked into the clubhouse and asked quietly, “Who's going to be next?”  —  He was referring a trade one night after popular teammate Marco Scutaro was shipped to the rival Giants for Charlie Culberson …

Reyes Homers, Eovaldi Wins Marlins Debut vs. Pads  —  MIAMI (AP) — Jose Reyes hit a two-run homer and Nathan Eovaldi won his Miami debut, leading the Marlins to a 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.  —  Justin Ruggiano also went deep and Steve Cishek earned his fourth save …

Streaking Athletics Cruise Past Orioles 6-1  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Yoenis Cespedes and Chris Carter hit two-run homers to back an effective pitching performance by Bartolo Colon, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-1 Saturday night for their ninth win in 10 games.

Minor outpitches Blanton in Braves win over Phillies  —  The Sports Network  —  Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Mike Minor retired the final 13 batters he faced and the Braves made a pair of early runs hold up in a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  Minor (6-7) tied a season-high …

Josh Hamilton out of lineup  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton is getting the day off and is not in the lineup for Saturday's game with the Chicago White Sox, one day after hearing boos from some of the sellout crowd at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington during the team's 9-5 loss on Friday.

Pedro Ciriaco's triple in 9th lifts Red Sox over Yankees … NEW YORK — Curtis Granderson misplayed Pedro Ciriaco's ninth-inning flyball into a go-ahead triple, and the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 8-6 Saturday night after Mark Teixeira had tied the score with a two-run homer off nemesis Vicente Padilla.

Athletics To Acquire George Kottaras From Brewers  —  The Brewers and Athletics have agreed on a trade to send catcher George Kottaras to Oakland, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.  It's not yet known what the Brewers will receive in return.  —  Kottaras, 29, was designated for assignment by Milwaukee on Thursday.

Johnson's Bunt in 7th Pushes Cubs Past Cardinals  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Pinch hitter Reed Johnson drove in the go-ahead with a bunt single in the seventh inning and the Chicago Cubs got past St. Louis 3-2 Saturday, ending the Cardinals' four-game winning streak.  —  The Cubs had lost five in a row to St. Louis.

Stark: Only two real options for starters  —  Josh Johnson and James Shields are the top attractions as the deadline nears  —  Editor's note: Jayson Stark will be writing a Daily Rumble each day leading up to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.  —  We'd like to thank Zack Greinke …

Carl Crawford medical drama takes another twist  —  NEW YORK — Carl Crawford's balky left elbow continues to be the topic of a Red Sox [team stats] medical soap opera that has more drama than an episode of “Grey's Anatomy.”  —  Crawford isn't in the lineup for Saturday's against Yankees ace CC Sabathia …

Jays' Bautista will not play immediately following return from DL  —  Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista is not expected to return immediately when his time on the 15-day disabled list concludes Wednesday.  He swung the bat Saturday for the first time since injuring his left wrist