Philly blockbuster could disrupt quiet deadline  —  The Tampa Bay Rays want to do it, but come on, man, how can they?  —  The Boston Red Sox don't really want to do it from an emotional standpoint, but from the business side, they've got no choice.  —  The Philadelphia Phillies sort of want to do it …

Amid trade rumours, Hamels dominates to help Phillies top Mets  —  NEW YORK — Cole Hamels pitched eight shutout innings and finally got some run support when Chase Utley hit a grand slam as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 6-0 on Tuesday night.

Yankees Showing Interest In Brett Anderson  —  The Yankees are looking at the second tier of starting pitchers rather than focusing on front-line arms, reports ESPN's Buster Olney, and one player they've discussed is Rockies left-hander Brett Anderson (Twitter link).

Cards tie game on Wong's sacrifice fly  —  • By Derrick Goold dgoold@post-dispatch.com 314-340-8285  —  SAN DIEGO  • After an exchange of sacrifice flies by the two lowest scoring teams in baseball, the Cardinals and Padres are back where they started after five innings.  —  Level, 1-1.

Machado homer puts O's past Angels in 12  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Manny Machado's walk-off home run in the 12th lifts Orioles past Angels  —  BALTIMORE — Manny Machado led off …

Major League Baseball Embroiled in Explosive Legal War Over TV Deals (Exclusive)  —  Over MLB Commissioner Bud Selig's stern warning, the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles hurl accusations at each other and have stepped into open court spilling secrets.

The reality of David Ortiz  —  Red Sox slugger shaping up to become first steroid era Teflon slugger  —  Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer's criticism of how Boston star David Ortiz “pimped” around the basepaths Sunday after hitting a go-ahead home run came at the end of an interesting weekend in baseball that begs to be tied together.

Gibson Pitches Twins to 2-1 Victory Over Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kyle Gibson bounced back for a rocky start to shut down Kansas City, and the Minnesota Twins held on through a shaky ninth to beat James Shields and the Royals 2-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Gibson (9-8) allowed only a single …

Marlins roll on as Alvarez outduels Strasburg  —  MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez outdueled Stephen Strasburg and the surging Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-0 Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.  —  Giancarlo Stanton drove in two runs as the Marlins won for the ninth …

Cubs reliever James Russell wants to start  —  As the Cubs try to figure out what their starting rotation will look like next year — or even down the stretch this year — James Russell believes he has one solution:  —  James Russell.  —  The left-handed reliever hasn't started since emergency duty …