Astros' Norris a good bet to be moved  —  HOUSTON  —  Meet Bud Norris.  He's a 28-year-old right-handed pitcher for the Houston Astros.  He loves to golf.  Born and raised in Marin County, Calif., educated at Cal Poly, Norris and his girlfriend are proud owners of an Alaskan Klee Kai named Bailey.

Putz getting ready to start rehab assignment  —  PHOENIX — D-backs reliever J.J. Putz left the team to join Triple-A Reno on Tuesday to begin an injury rehabilitation assignment.  —  Putz, who has been on the disabled list with a strained elbow since May 8, is scheduled to pitch for Reno on Thursday and Saturday.

Mike Zagurski Clears Waivers, Outrighted To Triple-A  —  After being designated for assignment by the Pirates on Saturday, Mike Zagurski cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A today, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has learned.  The left-hander will decide whether to elect free agency tomorrow.

Goldschmidt hits walkoff homer, D-Backs edge Marlins  —  PHOENIX — Paul Goldschmidt hit a leadoff home run in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks ended a four-game losing streak, beating the Miami Marlins 3-2 Tuesday night.  —  Goldschmidt's drive bounced high off the batter's backdrop in deep centre field.

Morales Lifts Mariners to 3-2 Win Over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single in the 10th inning against his former team, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday night.  —  Charlie Furbush (1-3) faced only one batter …

Dominguez's Slam Leads Astros Past Brewers 10-1  —  HOUSTON — Matt Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles, and the Houston Astros rolled to a 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

Mauer, Doumit Lead Twins Over White Sox  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Doumit hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning, leading the Minnesota Twins over the Chicago White Sox 7-5 on Tuesday night.  —  Joe Mauer homered and Trevor Plouffe had an RBI single in Minnesota's four-run first inning off Dylan Axelrod.

Police search home of Patriots' Hernandez in murder probe  —  Police enter Aaron Hernandez's home on Tuesday evening as they investigated a possible homicide.  —  NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police searched the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez …

Estrada, Narveson nearing return from DL  —  HOUSTON — Barring a setback, the Brewers should get pitchers Marco Estrada and Chris Narveson back from the disabled list during the team's next homestand.  —  Estrada, sidelined by a strained left hamstring, threw a 45-pitch side session …

Kevin Youkilis needs back surgery, out 10-12 weeks  —  The injury hits just keep on coming for the Yankees, who announced that Kevin Youkilis needs surgery to repair a herniated disc and will be out for 10-12 weeks.  —  That puts Youkilis' season in jeopardy, because 10 weeks would put …

Orioles Designate Yamaico Navarro For Assignment  —  The Orioles announced (via Twitter) that they have selected the contract of Travis Ishikawa and designated infielder Yamaico Navarro for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.  A 25-man roster space has been opened by placing Miguel Gonzalez on the paternity list.