The 26-year-old outfielder is playing for Double-A Montgomery and is scheduled to do so through Friday, while trying to overcome the effects of having a mitochondrial disorder. Baldelli announced his malady during Spring Training, beginning the season on

Pitching and defense are what the Rays have, and that's what they used in front of a crowd of 26,791 at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night, taking a 3-0 win over the Blue Jays. With the win, the Rays extended their lead in the American League East to two

MINNEAPOLIS, July 29 (UPI) -- Justin Morneau stroked a three-run double in the fifth Tuesday, sparking a four-run comeback for the Minnesota Twins in a 6-5 win over the Chicago White Sox. Glen Perkins (8-3) allowed four runs on seven hits and two walks

MONTREAL, July 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Open runner-up Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia was an easy second-round winner Tuesday at the women's $1.34 million Rogers Cup. The fourth-seeded Kuznetsova was leading qualifier and fellow Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1, 1-0

HOUSTON, July 29 (UPI) -- Carlos Lee smashed a grand slam homer Tuesday to power the Houston Astros' 6-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Brian Moehler (6-4) came one out away from his first complete game in eight years. He was lifted with two outs in

MILWAUKEE, July 29 (UPI) -- Carlos Zambrano pitched eight shutout innings and the Chicago Cubs outscored the Milwaukee Brewers 7-1 Tuesday. Zambrano (12-4) scattered five hits while striking out nine and walking two. Aramis Ramirez was 4-for-5, with two

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 30 (UPI) -- Ramon Vazquez hit a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday to give the Texas Rangers an 11-10 win over the Seattle Mariners. Vazquez had four hits, four RBI and three fielding errors. Marlon Byrd had a

BOSTON - John Lackey nearly pitched baseball's third straight no-hitter at Fenway Park. And that wasn't the only exciting thing the Los Angeles Angels did Tuesday. Hours after the AL West leaders acquired slugger Mark Teixeira in a trade, Lackey came

MIAMI - With so much focus on what the Mets need before Thursday's non-waivers trade deadline, sometimes it's easy to overlook what they already have. Take Tuesday night's 4-1 victory over the Marlins, for example. Six weeks ago, it appeared that Oliver

TORONTO - Looking for a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays to push themselves back to the edges of contention, the Toronto Blue Jays now need a huge effort from a 28-year-old making his big-league debut just to avoid losing ground to the AL East leaders. A