Mark Berman of Houston's FOX 26 heard from sources Wednesday that the Astros have a deal in place with the Phillies for Roy Oswalt and are waiting on the right-hander to waive his no-trade clause.

According to Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a rumor linking the Cardinals and O's infielder Miguel Tejada has "no traction."

Ian Kinsler acknowledged after Wednesday's game that he has been dealing with soreness in his leg.

Albert Pujols pulled up short running to first in the tenth inning against the Mets Wednesday night.

Domonic Brown went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in his MLB debut on Wednesday night.

Dan Uggla went yard Wednesday for the sixth time in his last six games, this time taking Denny Bautista deep in the Marlins' 10-inning loss to the Giants.

Jayson Stark is reporting that the Phillies and Astros are now talking directly about Roy Oswalt.

Jayson Stark of ESPN.com reports that Dodgers have acquired outfielder Scott Podsednik from the Royals for two minor leaguers.

The Nashville Tennessean reports that Vince Young will not be suspended for punching a man in the face at a strip club in June.

Since superphenom Stephen Strasburg will be shut down for the next couple of days and will probably miss his next bullpen session, his tentatively scheduled start on Sunday against Phillies is in question.