Confirmed news on Rays' Alex Cobb: Partial tear in elbow, will try to pitch through it  —  Rays RHP Alex Cobb's season is very much in jeopardy.  —  The Tampa Bay Times has learned and confirmed that a new more detailed MRI revealed a partial tear in his elbow ligament.

Byrd Drives in 4, Reds Top Pirates 7-1  —  PITTSBURGH — Marlon Byrd homered and drove in four runs, Todd Frazier belted his National League-leading ninth home run and the Cincinnati Reds handled the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Tuesday night.  —  Byrd hit a two-run shot in the third inning off Jeff Locke …

Cardinals keep the rallies coming  —  Hours before his team found another way to win the improbable with contributions from the unexpected, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny described two different phases of the same club.  There is the team the Cardinals know they are, he said, and the team they dream of being.

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White Sox End 5-Game Slide With 5-2 Victory Over Tigers  —  CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija pitched seven effective innings, and the Chicago White Sox snapped a five-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.  —  Back at home after a strange road trip …

Perez Ends His Debut With Walkoff Homer, Angels Beat M's 5-4  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Carlos Perez capped his major league debut with a game-ending homer in the ninth, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped their four-game skid with a 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night.

Mets win, 3-2, over O's as Colon wins fifth game  —  The Mets ended a 21-inning scoreless streak and Bartolo Colon earned his fifth win of the year in a 3-2 win over the Orioles Tuesday at Citi Field.  —  The scoring drought ended in the fourth inning when Lucas Duda's leadoff double …

Hosmer Homer, Vargas Pitching Sends Royals Past Indians, 5-3  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Hosmer hit a three-run homer, Jason Vargas shut down the Indians for the second straight start, and the Kansas City Royals went on to beat Cleveland 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Manny Ramirez Jr Vows to Make Own Baseball Name for Himself  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Manny Ramirez Jr.'s hair looked a tad long when University of San Francisco coach Nino Giarratano offered a good-natured wisecrack about his dreadlocked dad.  —  “Probably just a hint I need to cut the hair,” Ramirez said with a smile.