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Veteran left-hander Randy Wolf, who appeared in five games with the Orioles at the end of this season, will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow next week and will miss all of 2013. The 36-year-old said in an email Tuesday that this does not mean his career is over. “I won't be able to pitch until 2014, and yes, I will pitch in 2014,” Wolf wrote. Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Los Angeles Angels team doctor who performed the same procedure on Wolf in 2005, will operate on him Oct. 30 in Los Angeles, Wolf said.

Another night, another oh-for at the plate for an Orioles designated hitter. On Wednesday night, it was Nolan Reimold who kept his glove in the clubhouse and took some hacks as the designated hitter. He was hitless in four at-bats -- with three strikeouts -- in a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Through 14 games, the Orioles have gotten just three hits in 53 plate appearances from their designated hitters. So just how poorly have their designated hitters performed? Seven National League teams have gotten more production from their pitchers than the Orioles have from designated hitters.

Behind left-hander Mark Mulder, the Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-4, yesterday in the opening game at the new $365 million Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

The Orioles have acquired minor league right-hander Jairo Asencio from the Milwaukee Brewers for a player to be named later or cash considerations. Asencio, 28, pitched for both the Cleveland Indians and Chicago Cubs last year before signing a minor league deal with the Brewers in the offseason. He was 1-1 with a 5.96 ERA in 18 games for the Indians and posted a 3.07 ERA in 12 games with the Cubs. He also played in a total of nine games with the Atlanta Braves in 2009 and 2011.

Baseball Milwaukee Brewers -- Agreed to terms with 3B Gary Sheffield and P Juan Navarro on 1-year contracts.HNew York Yankees -- Named Ron Hansen major-league scout.

BASEBALL (AL) * Milwaukee Brewers -- Placed Candy Maldonado (outfielder) on the 15-day disabled list. Called up Don August (pitcher) from Denver of the American Association.* Oakland Athletics -- Placed Gene Nelson and Eric Show (pitchers) on the 15-day disabled list. Recalled Reggie Harris and Joe Slusarski (pitchers) from Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League.

Baseball Chicago White Sox -- Signed OF Ryan Topham.Milwaukee Brewers -- Placed 1B John Jaha on the 15-day disabled list.Philadelphia Phillies -- Activated OF Len Dykstra from the 15-day DL. Assigned P Ryan Carp to Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre.San Diego Padres -- Signed SS Gabe Alvarez.Colleges Gulf South Conference -- Announced Christian Brothers University will join the conference in 1996.

BaseballColorado Rockies -- Signed IF Jeremy Houser, OF John Myrow and P Morgan Burdick.Milwaukee Brewers -- Assigned OF Wayne Housie to Triple-A New Orleans.New York Mets -- Placed 3B Howard Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 11. Purchased the contract of IF Doug Saunders from Triple-A Norfolk. Acquired P Josias Manzanillo from the Milwaukee Brewers for OF Wayne Housie. Assigned Manzanillo to Norfolk. Signed P Joe Atwater, C Kevin Lewis, IF Mike Johnson and OF Rodney Mazion.San Diego Padres -- Signed P Mike Campbell and assigned him to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga.

BASEBALL American League * Milwaukee Brewers -- Traded George Canale (first baseman) to the Montreal Expos for Alex Diaz (outfielder).BASKETBALL (NBA) * League -- Permanently dismissed Roy Tarpley (Dallas Mavericks forward) under terms of the league's anti-drug agreement.HOCKEY (NHL) * Hartford Whalers -- Signed Zarley Zalapski (defenseman) to a multi-year contract.* New Jerseyn Devils -- Traded Alan Stewart (forward) to the Boston Bruins for future considerations.* New York Rangers -- Signed Kris King (forward)

MLB Clutch Performer of the Year 7 p.m. [ESPN] Before you watch the World Series, tune in to find out the winner in a fan vote for baseball's Mr. Clutch. The nominees are Lance Berkman, Houston Astros; Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians; Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins; Albert Pujols (right), St. Louis Cardinals; Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels; and CC Sabathia, Milwaukee Brewers. Not on the list: the clutch on a Chevette I drove in 1984.

Veteran left-hander Randy Wolf, who appeared in five games with the Orioles at the end of this season, will have Tommy John surgery on his left elbow next week and will miss all of 2013. The 36-year-old said in an email Tuesday that this does not mean his career is over. “I won't be able to pitch until 2014, and yes, I will pitch in 2014,” Wolf wrote. Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Los Angeles Angels team doctor who performed the same procedure on Wolf in 2005, will operate on him Oct. 30 in Los Angeles, Wolf said.

Lefty Randy Wolf, whom the Orioles signed Aug. 31 after he was released by the Milwaukee Brewers, will get the starting assignment Sunday against the A's. He's made three outings in relief for the Orioles (2-0, 5.68 ERA) but hadn't started a game since Aug. 19, when he allowed five runs for the Brewers in a loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. “It's great to have that opportunity,” said Wolf, who has started 366 of his 374 big league appearances in a 14-season career. “When I came over here I told them I'm going to help out whichever they need me, and they told me a couple days ago that they were thinking about having me start [Sunday]

Robert A. Roesner, a former Baltimore County public school educator and coach who went on to become a replacement Major League Baseball umpire during two strikes in 1978 and 1979 strike, died Monday of heart failure at Imperial Gardens nursing home in Naples, Fla. The longtime Joppatowne resident was 85. Mr. Roesner made his major league umpiring debut at Memorial Stadium on Aug. 25, 1978, before a crowd of 10,538 who had gathered to watch...

MLB Clutch Performer of the Year 7 p.m. [ESPN] Before you watch the World Series, tune in to find out the winner in a fan vote for baseball's Mr. Clutch. The nominees are Lance Berkman, Houston Astros; Cliff Lee, Cleveland Indians; Justin Morneau, Minnesota Twins; Albert Pujols (right), St. Louis Cardinals; Francisco Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels; and CC Sabathia, Milwaukee Brewers. Not on the list: the clutch on a Chevette I drove in 1984.

It's hard to imagine this fall being better scripted for TV executives and Major League Baseball. Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Boston are all involved as baseball kicks off its postseason with three games today. New York teams failed to join the high-powered mix, but it was the Milwaukee Brewers, a pretty good story and baseball commissioner Bud Selig's hometown club, that ruined things for the Mets last weekend. So MLB can't be too upset with that. Besides, there are plenty of story lines worth following.

Did the Milwaukee Brewers really put retaliation ahead of a division race last week? They'll never admit it, but the rest of the baseball world has its suspicions. Trailing by a run against St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday, the Brewers saw the game slip away in the eighth inning. They allowed four runs during a rally that began when Milwaukee reliever Seth McClung apparently hit Albert Pujols as payback for Prince Fielder being drilled in the second. The Brewers lost, 7-3, preventing them from sweeping the Cardinals.

In the aftermath of the tragic, alcohol-related death of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock, the debate has resurfaced about the propriety of baseball teams providing beer or other alcoholic beverages in the clubhouse or on team charter flights. This is nothing new. The Los Angeles Dodgers agonized over the issue after young pitcher Bob Welch struggled with alcoholism in the early 1980s. The then-California Angels banned beer in their clubhouse after troubled pitcher John Candelaria was arrested on charges of drunken driving twice in a month during the 1987 season.

A scout's take On Chris Shelton, Detroit Tigers 25-year-old first baseman Offense -- This is his breakout year. Obviously he came out of the chute scorching hot. The thing he does so well is you can't classify him as an opposite-field or a pull hitter. He uses all fields and can handle good fastballs. Teams can get him out with breaking stuff, but you better not hang it because he has plus power and can hit it out at any part of the park. His stroke is real short for a power guy. Defense -- Defensively, he is a very good hitter.