Rays give up righty Abreu for Indians' Meloan

The Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday acquired right-handed pitcher John Meloan from the Cleveland Indians for right-hander Winston Abreu.

Briefs: M's Beltre lands on DL after shoulder surgery

Tuesday's MLB news briefs: The Seattle Mariners put star third baseman Adrian Beltre on the 15-day disabled list after shoulder surgery and added newly acquired outfielder Ryan Langerhans to the roster.

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Illini Drop Hard-Fought Game to #23 Ohio State, 7-4

Illinois led for the first six-and-a-half innings but No. 23 Ohio State pushed across two runs in the bottom of the seventh without a ball leaving the infield and two more in the eighth as the Buckeyes nipped the Illini, 7-4 in front of 4,575 fans at Huntington Park. Catcher Aaron Johnson (Sussex Corner, New Brunswick) was 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and three RBIs, and right fielder Pete Cappetta (Lisle, Ill.) was 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Illini move on to face the winner of Friday's elimination game between sixth-seeded Purdue and second-seeded Minnesota in another elimination game at 2:35 p.m. CT.

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Gaynor Named To BIG EAST Baseball Honor Roll

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers junior pitcher Casey Gaynor (Toms River, N.J.) was named to the BIG EAST Baseball Honor Roll, the league announced Monday. The Scarlet Knight pitched eight shutout innings and struck out seven, while allowing just five hits to help the Scarlet Knights post a 2-0 victory over Cincinnati in the first game of a doubleheader Saturday.

Source: http://scarletknights.com/baseball/news/release.asp?prID=7649

Bartlett sets Rays record as streak hits 19

Bartlett sets Rays record as streak hits 19

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Hillman grateful for Brett's support

Royals manager says Hall of Famer 'has a pretty good feel for the process that we're going through'

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Jon Heyman: Ten ballclubs that can add payroll and notes around the majors

In today's rough economy, the majority of ballclubs are counting pennies. But SI.com's Jon Heyman provides 10 teams that could expand payroll this summer.

Source: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/jon_heyman/06/22/big.spenders/index.html?eref=si_mlb