BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore: Placed RHP Steve Trachsel on 15-day DL. Called up LHP Kurt Birkins from Norfolk (IL).
Boston: Purchased contract of OF Jacoby Ellsbury from Pawtucket (IL). Placed RHP Joel Pineiro on 15-day DL, retroactive to June 28.
Cleveland: Agreed to terms with OF-INF Bo Greenwell.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS: Recalled RHP Rocky Cherry from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Billy Petrick to Iowa.
Florida: Optioned LHP Taylor Tankersley to Albuquerque (PCL). Recalled RHP Lee Gardner from Albuquerque.
Philadelphia: Optioned RHP Geoff Geary to Ottawa (IL). Purchased contract of LHP J.A. Happ from Ottawa.
Pittsburgh: Placed OF Chris Duffy on 15-day DL. Purchased contract of INF-OF Matt Kata from Indianapolis (IL). Designated RHP Marty McLeary for assignment.
San Francisco: Activated OF Fred Lewis from 15-day DL. Designated INF Luis Figueroa for assignment.
FRONTIER LEAGUE
RIVERHAWKS: Signed OF Matt Sauls. Released RHP Bobby Mack.
NORTHERN LEAGUE
FLYERS: Acquired OF Jimmy Hurst from Camden (Atlantic) for two players to be named.
HOCKEY
NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
Buffalo: Re-signed F Adam Mair to 3-year contract.
Minnesota: Re-signed C Mikko Koivu and D Martin Skoula to multiyear contracts.
Nashville: Agreed to terms with C Scott Nichol on 2-year contract and D Alex Henry on 1-year contract.
