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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Indians closer Chris Perez deactivated his Twitter account following two rough outings, and after receiving a slew of negative comments.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Left-hander Neal Cotts is back in the major leagues for the first time since 2009.

MONTREAL (AP) -- A stretch of road in front of the stadium where he began his Hall of Fame career has been renamed in honor of former Montreal Expos catcher Gary Carter.

TORONTO (AP) -- Rays manager Joe Maddon changed course Tuesday, saying he has no problem with the way shortstop Yunel Escobar celebrates home runs.

CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Indians have placed first baseman Nick Swisher on the paternity list after he and his wife welcomed their first child.

MIAMI (AP) -- Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard was in the lineup for Tuesday night's game at Miami after missing two games with a sore left knee.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hoping their baseball success will translate to titles in another sport, the Yankees are combining with English power Manchester City to own a Major League Soccer expansion team in New York that will start play in 2015.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The San Francisco Giants put Ryan Vogelsong on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday and prepared to be without their right-hander for two months in yet another challenge for their struggling starting rotation.

Ryan Vogelsong pitched five shutout innings Monday night but left the game with an fractured right hand, sustained while batting, in the Giants' 8-0 triumph over the Washington Nationals.

Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus is expected to miss several weeks with a fractured right (pitching) hand after he slammed it into his locker following Sunday's 13-4 loss at San Diego.

Giants right-hander Ryan Vogelsong fractured two bones and sustained a dislocated joint in the pinkie finger of his right hand, injuries sustained while batting, in the Giants' 8-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. He will undergo surgery Tuesday at Stanford Hospital and is expected to be sidelined four to six weeks.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Ryan Vogelsong felt the best he had in months, then it all ended on one painful swing.

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- At age 34, Jason Marquis is pitching as smart as ever.

Jason Marquis outdueled ERA leader Shelby Miller as the Padres won their third straight, 4-2, in the series opener against the Cardinals on Monday night.

The town where Jeremy Hefner spent the early part of his life has become unrecognizable. After a devastating tornado ravaged Moore, Okla., on Monday, Hefner watched the horrifying images of the destroyed town with an increasingly helpless feeling.

Baseball once again found itself mourning tragedy in the real world on Monday, when a devastating tornado ripped apart Moore, Okla., and took the lives of at least 51 people.

Seth Smith homered and had two RBIs and Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie each had three hits to help the A's grab a 9-2 victory over the Rangers on Monday night in Arlington. Bartolo Colon allowed two runs over seven innings.

Matt Kemp is from Oklahoma City and was shaken after reading first-hand accounts from family and friends of the destruction in the wake of Monday's monster tornado.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- With speculation that Don Mattingly could be fired sometime this week, the Los Angeles Dodgers manager needed Clayton Kershaw to pitch well in the worst way.

Travis Hafner's ninth-inning homer tied the game and Vernon Wells' ground-rule double provided the lead an inning later, powering the Yankees to a 6-4 victory over the Orioles on Monday at Camden Yards.