Colorado Rockies closer Huston Street is ready to pitch after recovering from an abdominal injury earlier this week.

The Orioles will announce the hiring of Buck Showalter to be their new manager next week, a source confirmed to MLB.com on Thursday.

The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left groin.

The Phillies and Astros have intensified talks in the last 24 hours about a deal that would send Roy Oswalt to Philadelphia, sources said.

The Mets erased an early six-run deficit against the Cardinals but Albert Pujols’ run-scoring single off Pedro Feliciano in the 13th sunk the Mets.

Sporting News staff reports MLB.com’s Joe Frisaro reports the Rangers are still talking with the Marlins about acquiring infielder Jorge Cantu prior to Saturday’s nonwaiver trading deadline. Florida is trying to get two young pitchers from Texas; Frisaro reports one of them is Evan Reed, who is pitching for Double-A Frisco. Cantu would give Texas a right-handed hitting alternative to first baseman Chris Davis, who has hit poorly since being recalled from the minors. Cantu is batting .260 with 10 home runs and 54 RBIs.

Against the backdrop of ongoing trade rumors that place a second ace in the Phillies' rotation, their current ace and cornerstone outfielder of the future led Philly to its seventh consecutive win.

As Adrian Gonzalez’s at-bat dragged on, Tony Gwynn Jr. stood on second base, constantly checking out how deep center fielder Matt Kemp was p …

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Bobby Jenks just overpowered the heart of Seattle’s lineup, firing fastball after fastball into A.J. Pierzynski’s mitt as the crowd roared.

Aside from the final score, the only suspense swirling around Progressive Field after the third inning Wednesday night was whether Rodriguez could put a stop to his chase for history.

Nationals rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg says he first felt tightness in his pitching shoulder “a couple days ago” and chalks it up to “kind of hitting the wall a little bit.”

Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has rejected a trade to the Los Angeles Angels, saying he prefers to finish the season with his team. Lee says he “really kind of agonized over” the decision, but that he decided the best thing for himself and his family was to stay in Chicago. The 34-year-old, who has a no-trade clause, also says he plans

Angels right-hander Joel Pineiro will miss six to eight weeks after straining a muscle in his left side while warming up for a start against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, dealing another blow to Los Angeles’ chase of another playoff berth. Pineiro hurt an oblique muscle while throwing in the bullpen.

Sporting News staff reports Nationals right-hander Miguel Batista is doing damage control a day after his “Miss Iowa” quip. Batista tells The Washington Post he sent flowers to the real Miss Iowa, Katherine Connors, as a mea culpa for a quote some — including the Miss Iowa folks — considered disrespectful. First, the back story: Batista pitched five shutout innings Tuesday in an emergency spot start, after Stephen Strasburg was scratched with shoulder inflammation. Afterward, Batista talked about being booed by disappointed Nationals fans as he took the mound. “Imagine if you go to see Miss Universe, then you end up having Miss Iowa, you might get those kind of boos,” Batista said. “But it’s OK. They have…