Baseball-Major League Baseball roundup

Aug 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen has a fractured rib and not an oblique muscle injury, but the team has yet to place him on the disabled list. The Pirates announced Tuesday that McCutchen has an avulsion fracture involving the costochondral cartilage of the left 11th rib. - - Anthony Bosch, the founder of Biogenesis of America, and 10 associates were booked by federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where Bosch masqueraded as a physician and wellness expert providing illegal supplements including human growth hormone to athletes. Bosch testified as the star witness against New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez in Major League Baseball's investigation into the anti-aging clinic that Rodriguez and several others purchased for use HGH and other banned substances such as testosterone. - - It wasn't a good day on the medical front for the Boston Red Sox. An injury-plagued season officially ended Tuesday for outfielder Shane Victorino with the announcement that he will undergo lower back surgery. Meanwhile, newly acquired Allen Craig was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained ankle. - - The Milwaukee Brewers sent right-hander Matt Garza to the disabled list Tuesday with a strained oblique muscle. To take his place on the roster, the Brewers recalled right-hander Rob Wooten form Triple-A Nashville. It's unknown how long Garza will be sidelined. - - The Detroit Tigers signed struggling reliever Jim Johnson to a minor-league contract on Tuesday in an attempt to beef up their bullpen. The Oakland Athletics released the former All-Star closer last week after he posted a 4-2 record, two saves and a 7.14 ERA with 24 walks and 28 strikeouts in 38 outings covering 40 1/3 innings this season. - - The Washington Nationals claimed left-handed reliever Matt Thornton off revocable waivers on Tuesday from the New York Yankees. The 37-year-old Thornton appeared in 46 games for the Yankees this year and posted an 0-3 record with a 2.55 ERA in 24 2/3 innings. - - The Cleveland Indians recalled right-hander Josh Tomlin from Triple-A Columbus, optioned outfielder Tyler Holt to Columbus and activated outfielder outfielder Nyger Morgan from the 60-day disabled list and then released him. - - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka threw again Tuesday with increased intensity from flat ground as he attempts to work his way back from a small ligament tear in his right elbow. Tanaka, the Japanese sensation who was 12-4 with a 2.51 ERA before he was injured last month, made 50 throws from 60 feet before the Yankees' game against the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. - - Toronto Blue Jays infielder Brett Lawrie was activated from the 15-day disabled list ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. Lawrie, who went 4-for-10 in a three-game rehab assignment, was placed on the DL on June 23 with a fractured right index finger after getting hit by a pitch. The 24-year-old hit in the No. 6 spot in the lineup and played third base in his return. (Editing by Frank Pingue)