Cards rally past Giants

Skip Schumaker's infield hit capped a three-run eighth inning, taking tough-luck Chris Carpenter off the hook in the host St. Louis Cardinals' 4-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.

Tigers 8, Twins 7: Brennan Boesch broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly, and host Detroit went on to beat Minnesota.

Astros 7, Cubs 3: Cubs closer Carlos Marmol blew his third save of the season, allowing six runs in the ninth inning as the visiting Astros beat Chicago.

In the news

Carter has brain tumor

Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has a malignant brain tumor called a glioblastoma and will treat it with chemotherapy and radiation.

Doctors at The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke say the location of the tumor makes it difficult to remove through an operation. But they say Carter's "strong physical condition and fighting spirit will be to his advantage as his treatment commences."

Carter was returning to his home in Florida to begin treatment. His family said Tuesday night Carter would "not only fight but win this battle."

Cubs put Soriano on DL: The Chicago Cubs put left fielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, a day after he strained his left quadriceps trying to beat out a groundball.

Red Sox move up game time for hockey: The Boston Red Sox have moved up the starting time of Saturday's game against the Oakland Athletics to 1:10 p.m. so that fans will be able to also watch the Bruins in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. The game had originally been scheduled for 7:10 p.m.

Braves' Uggla gets night off: Slumping Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla was given an unexpected day off.

Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez made the announcement Tuesday before Atlanta played the San Diego Padres.

"Anytime I'm out of the lineup," Uggla said, "it's not my idea."

Uggla, who signed a five-year, $62 million contract after the Braves acquired him in a November trade with Florida, has just four hits in his last 47 at-bats - dropping his season batting average to .178.

Mets' Davis to miss more games: New York Mets first baseman Ike Davis still hasn't healed from a bone bruise on his left ankle and will wear a protective boot on his injured foot for the next three weeks. He is out indefinitely.

What they're writing

LoMo loves Twitter

Florida Marlins' Logan Morrison says at first he thought Twitter was lame, although he uses a more colorful adjective because he's a 23-year-old ballplayer who's a fan of Dave Chappelle, and he talks like one.

He also tweets like one, to the amusement of thousands and the dismay of his team's top executive.

Morrison gradually became hooked on Twitter and now has more than 26,000 followers. That total's impressive considering he's less than halfway through his first full season in the major leagues and plays for the Florida Marlins, a team unaccustomed to attention.

But the left fielder known as LoMo may lead the league in Web wisecracks. Few athletes are wittier on Twitter.

"It's amazing how many people take you seriously," he says. "I don't take it seriously at all."

That's what worries team president David Samson. The Marlins monitor tweets by all of their employees, and Samson says he has warned Morrison that his R-rated material could carry negative repercussions.