LOS ANGELES — Kara Braxton scored 16 points and Penny Taylor had 15 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Phoenix Mercury to a 90-84 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night.

SEATTLE — Lauren Jackson scored 24 points, Swin Cash hit the go-ahead lay-in with 59.3 seconds left and the Seattle Storm rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 68-64 on Tuesday night.

Greinke pitches 6 strong innings, Royals get HRs from Betancourt, Betemit to beat Indians 2-1

Take that: Jim Thome’s 2-run homer in 10th inning sends Twins past White Sox 7-6

Twins 7, White Sox 6, 10 innings,

London 2012 legacy company opens bidding to find post-Games tenant for main Olympic stadium

Royals 2, Indians 1

Dave Bush rebounds from poor outing, helps Brewers beat Cardinals 3-2

ST. LOUIS — Dave Bush pitched six stingy innings to bounce back from a start in which allowed four consecutive home runs, and Casey McGehee hit a two-run homer in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-2 victory over the suddenly sliding St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.

Brewers 3, Cardinals 2

Garland’s 7 strong innings lead Padres to 1-0 win over Chicago

CHICAGO — Jon Garland pitched seven innings and Jerry Hairston Jr. scored the game’s only run and the San Diego Padres beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Tuesday night.

Padres 1, Cubs 0

Wolverines cornerback Troy Woolfolk hurt in Tuesday practice, taken to Michigan hospital

49ers consulted with Gore before adding Westbrook to their backfield

Matt Garza gets 1st win since no-hitter, Rays rout Rangers 10-1 behind Longoria and Crawford

Rays 10, Rangers 1

Pence homers twice to lead Houston Astros to 4-3 over New York Mets

HOUSTON — Hunter Pence had a three-run homer in the first inning and his go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning propelled the Houston Astros to a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

CC Sabathia dominates at home and Swisher comes through as Yanks beat Tigers 6-2

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Astros 4, Mets 3

Astros 4, Mets 3

New York			Houston
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
JosRys ss	4 1 2 1		Bourn cf	4 1 2 0
FMrtnz lf	4 0 1 1		AngSnc ss	4 1 2 0
LCastill 2b	0 0 0 0		Pence rf	4 2 2 4
DWrght 3b	4 1 1 1		Ca.Lee lf	4 0 1 0
Beltran cf	3 0 1 0		CJhnsn 3b	4 0 0 0
I.Davis 1b	3 0 0 0		Wallac 1b	3 0 0 0
Francr rf	3 0 0 0		Blum 2b	3 0 1 0
Thole c	4 1 2 0		JaCastr c	3 0 1 0
RTejad 2b	2 0 0 0		Figuero p	2 0 0 0
Pagan ph-lf	2 0 0 0		Fulchin p	0 0 0 0
JSantn p	3 0 1 0		Michals ph	0 0 0 0
Carter ph	1 0 0 0		Melncn p	0 0 0 0
		WLopez p	0 0 0 0
Totals	33 3 8 3		Totals	31 4 9 4

Top-seeded Jelena Jankovic ousted at Rogers Cup

Braves 10, Nationals 2

Braves 10, Nationals 2

Washington			Atlanta
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
AlGnzlz 2b	4 0 0 0		Infante 2b	4 2 2 0
Dsmnd ss	3 1 1 0		Heywrd rf	4 2 1 0
Zmrmn 3b	4 0 1 0		Prado 3b	5 3 3 2
A.Dunn 1b	4 0 0 0		M.Diaz lf	2 0 1 2
IRdrgz c	1 0 0 0		Frnswr p	0 0 0 0
Nieves c	3 1 3 1		Conrad ph	0 1 0 0
Morse rf	3 0 1 1		Saito p	0 0 0 0
Mench lf	3 0 0 0		Hinske ph-1b	1 0 1 1
Berndn lf	1 0 0 0		Glaus 1b	5 0 1 1
Maxwll cf	4 0 0 0		CMrtnz p	0 0 0 0
Olsen p	2 0 0 0		AlGnzlz ss	5 0 0 0
JoPerlt p	0 0 0 0		MeCarr cf-lf	3 0 1 2
AKndy ph	1 0 1 0		D.Ross c	4 0 0 0
Slaten p	0 0 0 0		Minor p	1 0 0 0
Stmmn p	0 0 0 0		DHrndz ph	1 1 1 1
WHarrs ph	1 0 0 0		Ankiel cf	2 1 1 0
Totals	34 2 7 2		Totals	37 10 12 9

Minor earns first big league win, Hernandez sparks offense to leads Braves past Nats 10-2

Unlikely stars send Braves to 10-2 win over Nats

Steve Williams sees no split with Tiger Woods, predicts resurgence

Skelton’s big game doesn’t assure him Arizona’s No. 3 QB job

Skelton, Hall battle for Arizona’s No. 3 QB job

Mystics dampen Silver Stars playoff hopes

Langhorne leads Mystics over Silver Stars

SAN ANTONIO — Crystal Langhorne scored 21 points to lead a balanced offense and the Washington Mystics dealt the San Antonio Silver Stars’ playoff hopes a blow Tuesday night with a 76-66 victory.

Phillies 9, Giants 3

Phillies 9, Giants 3

San Francisco			Philadelphia
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
ATorrs cf	4 1 1 0		Rollins ss	5 1 2 3
Posey c	4 0 2 0		Utley 2b	5 0 0 0
A.Huff 1b	4 0 0 0		Polanc 3b	5 1 4 0
Ray p	0 0 0 0		Werth rf	4 1 1 0
RRmrz p	0 0 0 0		Victorn cf	4 1 2 2
Burrell lf	4 1 1 1		MSwny 1b	3 2 1 0
Sandovl 3b	4 0 1 0		Ibanez lf	3 1 2 0
JGuilln rf	4 1 2 1		C.Ruiz c	3 2 1 2
Uribe ss	4 0 0 0		Oswalt p	2 0 0 0
Fontent 2b	3 0 0 0		Madson p	0 0 0 0
Zito p	2 0 0 0		Gload ph	1 0 0 0
SCasill p	0 0 0 0		Durbin p	0 0 0 0
Ishikaw ph-1b	1 0 0 0
Totals	34 3 7 2		Totals	35 9 13 7

Blackmon back at Packers practice, providing much-needed versatility in return game, secondary

If healthy, Blackmon provides versatility for Pack

Nolasco pitches 6 shutout innings again, drives in 2 runs as Marlins beat Pirates 6-0

Nolasco, Marlins shut down Pirates 6-0

PITTSBURGH — Ricky Nolasco pitched six shutout innings for the second consecutive start and the Florida Marlins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.

Roy Oswalt goes 7 strong innings in Phillies’ 9-3 win over Giants

Oswalt, Polanco lead Phillies past Giants

PHILADELPHIA — Roy Oswalt pitched seven sharp innings, Placido Polanco had four hits and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 9-3 on Tuesday night.

Red Sox 6, Angels 0

Red Sox 6, Angels 0

Los Angeles			Boston
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
BAreu lf	4 0 1 0		Scutaro ss	4 0 1 0
MIzturs 2b	3 0 0 0		Pedroia 2b	4 0 0 0
Callasp 3b	3 0 1 0		D.Ortiz dh	4 2 2 0
TrHntr rf	4 0 2 0		VMrtnz c	4 0 1 1
HMatsu dh	3 0 2 0		ABeltre 3b	4 0 1 0
EAyar ss	4 0 0 0		J.Drew rf	3 1 0 0
Napoli 1b-c	4 0 1 0		Lowell 1b	2 1 1 0
BoWlsn c	2 0 0 0		Kalish cf	4 1 1 4
HKndrc ph-1b	2 0 0 0		DMcDn lf	2 1 1 1
Bourjos cf	4 0 0 0
Totals	33 0 7 0		Totals	31 6 8 6

Marlins 6, Pirates 0

Marlins 6, Pirates 0

Florida			Pittsburgh
ab r h bi		ab r h bi
HRmrz ss	4 2 1 0		AMcCt cf	3 0 0 0
Morrsn lf	5 1 2 1		Tabata lf	4 0 2 0
GSnchz 1b	5 0 2 2		NWalkr 2b	4 0 0 0
Uggla 2b	3 0 1 1		GJones 1b	4 0 1 0
Stanton rf	3 0 0 0		Alvarez 3b	4 0 2 0
C.Ross cf	4 0 0 0		Doumit rf	4 0 0 0
Helms 3b	3 2 1 0		Snyder c	3 0 0 0
RPauln c	4 0 1 0		A.Diaz ss	3 0 0 0
Nolasco p	3 1 2 2		Duke p	1 0 0 0
Veras p	0 0 0 0		Gallghr p	0 0 0 0
Tracy ph	1 0 0 0		AnLRc ph	1 0 1 0
Hensly p	0 0 0 0		Ledezm p	0 0 0 0
		DMcCt p	0 0 0 0
		DlwYn ph	1 0 0 0
		Park p	0 0 0 0
Totals	35 6 10 6		Totals	32 0 6 0

Kalish hits grand slam, Buchholz pitches 7 shutout innings as Red Sox beat Angels 6-0

Buchholz, Kalish, McDonald deliver for Red Sox

Despite rocky start to training camp, Romo vows: ‘We’re going to have a good offense, period’

Romo: ‘We’re going to have a good offense, period’

Braxton and Taylor lead Mercury to crucial win over Sparks

Arroyo overcomes early trouble, pitches into 8th in Cincinnati’s 6-2 win over Diamondbacks

Reds 6, Diamondbacks 2

Change in strategy frees Raiders’ Asomugha to shadow opposing top receivers

Jackson scores 24, Little grabs 14 rebounds as Seattle rallies past Minnesota, 68-64