The Pittsburgh Pirates designated the right-hander Jeff Karstens for assignment and claimed the right-hander Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle. Karstens, acquired in 2008 from the Yankees, was 4-6 with a 5.42 earned run average. Jakubauskas was 6-7 with a 5.32 E.R.A. in 35 games after unexpectedly making the majors at 30. The Pirates have 10 days to trade or release Karstens or send him to the minors.
Whether he was stealing signs or not, Miguel Tejada certainly riled Pirates closer Matt Capps. The two players had a brief verbal exchange Sunday after Capps thought Tejada and Houston's first-base coach, Jose Cruz, were trying to steal pitch signs in the ninth inning of Pittsburgh's 2-1 victory over the Astros.
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