Inflamed elbow lands ace Carpenter on 15-day DL  —  PITTSBURGH — Cardinals staff ace Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after an MRI exam in St. Louis revealed arthritis and a previously undiscovered impingement in his right elbow.

Young set to sign long-term deal  —  On April 1, the eve of Opening Day, the Padres signed first baseman Adrian Gonzalez to a four-year, $9.5 million contract.  Tuesday, they will announce a long-term deal with right-hander Chris Young, the other principal player they acquired from the Rangers in Dec. 2005.

Milwaukee to host Angels-Indians  —  Series moved from Cleveland due to snow; tickets will be $10  —  MILWAUKEE — The Indians have called Milwaukee home before.  At least on film.  —  County Stadium stood in for Cleveland's Municipal Stadium in the 1993 film "Major League," but this time it's for real.

Notes: Smith has eventful drive in  —  Rookie learns the joys of fighting traffic on way out to Shea  —  NEW YORK — Joe Smith pitched for the Brooklyn Cyclones last season, so New York isn't new to him.  Driving in the city is a new and wonderful experience for him, though.

Hampton to have surgery Tuesday morning  —  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Hampton will miss six to nine months after learning Monday that he has a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.  —  Dr. Dave Altcheck, who performed Hampton's "Tommy John" surgery in Sept., 2005, will perform the operation Tuesday morning.

Another Bad Loss Caps Even Worse Start for Nats  —  Consider the sum total of the last week for the Washington Nationals, and it is grim as grim could be, a collection of games that took seven days but somehow packed in a couple months' worth of misery.  Cap it off with the indignity …

Wheeler in, Lidge out as Astros closer  —  CHICAGO — Only an hour after saying it was too early to change closers, Astros manager Phil Garner removed Brad Lidge from the job and handed it to Dan Wheeler on Monday afternoon before opening a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

NY Mets 11, Philadelphia 5  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Rollins has quickly become a favorite target for New York Mets fans.  —  After boasting about his team in spring training, Philadelphia's All-Star shortstop made a key error Monday as New York rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies 11-5 in its home opener.

PHOTOS RADIO CONTACT  —  NO ONE GETS BETWEEN MELO AND HIS HOT DOG ROLLERS: The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS reports on some poor sap who had the audacity to ask Carmelo Anthony for an autograph outside a mini-mart - and was body slammed by a member of Anthony's entourage for his *brazen* behavior.

Second wind … NEW YORK // It was only a few weeks after one of the most frustrating seasons in his baseball life had ended when Leo Mazzone was on the phone with his close friend, Orioles manager Sam Perlozzo.  —  The two had spoken so many times during the season, when a relationship …

Offense Waking Up?  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — David Ortiz said he had been feeling it for a couple of days.  The results weren't there, even if the swing was.  —  Sunday night, everything came together in two thunderous at-bats.  His first two times up against the Rangers' Vicente Padilla …

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles  —  GameCenter  · Full Play-by-Play  · Box Score  · Recap  · Game Chart  · Photos  · Live Commentary (Glog)  —  DODGERS 1ST  —  Russ Ortiz pitching:  —  Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Pierre struck out looking.

Z's comment brews trouble  —  Brewers take offense, say they won't forget next time  —  MILWAUKEE — Circle the date: April 23.  The Milwaukee Brewers already have after seeing what Carlos Zambrano said about them after the Cubs' victory Saturday.  —  ''He's full of [it] anyway,'' Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks said Sunday.

Remember Jack, But Don't Forget Larry  —  Sixty years ago this coming Sunday, Jack Robinson stepped onto a baseball field and into the history books.  A fiery competitor and talented all-around athlete, he had been chosen by Brooklyn Dodgers general manager Branch Rickey as the ideal player …

THT Predictions vs. the Market  —  How great is it to finally have baseball back?  Sure it might be a few degrees too cold in chilly Cleveland or murky Minneapolis, but that doesn't matter if you are sat at home watching the game from the comfort of your living room.