BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE MAJOR LEAGUES : Mark Davis Traded for Berenguer

Mark Davis, the former Cy Young Award winner who flopped after signing a $13-million free-agent contract with Kansas City, was traded to Atlanta on Tuesday for reliever Juan Berenguer.

Since signing a four-year deal with the Royals in December of 1989, Davis had a 9-13 record, a 5.31 earned-run average and seven saves in 95 games. By comparison, he had 44 saves with San Diego in 1989.

“I’m going to a team that wants me, and a team that’s close to being in first place,” Davis said before leaving for St. Louis, where the Braves were playing the Cardinals.

Atlanta General Manager John Schuerholz engineered the signing of Davis when he was general manager of the Royals.

Berenguer, who was with the Royals in 1981, is 3-1 with one save and a 5.13 ERA in 28 appearances this year. He is 66-58 lifetime with seven major league clubs.

Surgery on the damaged left knee of Cincinnati Red pitcher Tom Browning, who is out for the season, has been postponed because of swelling in the knee, team officials said.