Indians 7, Twins 3  —  Note: I'm still recovering from a busy weekend that included riding in a 15-person stretch limousine and eating a $125 "silver butter knife steak" at Murray's in downtown Minneapolis—trust me, the whole thing sounds more intriguing if I leave out some details …

Author Halberstam dies in car crash  —  Pulitzer Prize winner wrote many famed baseball books  —  SAN FRANCISCO — David Halberstam, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author who chronicled the Washington press corps, the Vietnam War generation and baseball, was killed in a car crash early Monday, a coroner said.

Top prospect Hughes to pitch for Yanks Thursday  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A day after getting swept by the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees said Monday they plan on having top pitching prospect Phil Hughes make his major league debut Thursday against Toronto.

Is there clutch?  Or is it the reverse?  —  Pirates' view varied on whether hitting changes in tight situations  —  Last season, Freddy Sanchez hit .386 with runners in scoring position.  Only the Cardinals' Albert Pujols' .397 mark was higher in the league.

Delgado, Maine power Mets over Rockies (AP)  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Delgado hit his first home run of the season and John Maine pitched into the eighth inning, leading the New York Mets over the punchless Colorado Rockies 6-1 on Monday night.  —  Jose Valentin had a three-run homer and four RBIs …

Ohka ready for rematch with Red Sox  —  Toronto (8-10) at Boston (12-5), 7:05 p.m. ET  —  The Blue Jays take a season-high five-game losing streak to Fenway Park, where they'll play the Red Sox on Monday.  Boston is the second stop of a three-city, seven-game road swing …

Cubs' Prior to undergo shoulder surgery (AP)  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Mark Prior's right shoulder still hurts, and the oft-injured Chicago Cubs pitcher will have surgery Tuesday.  —  Prior will have an exploratory arthroscopic procedure in Birmingham, Ala., Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said Monday.

Night of blowups at Wrigley  —  Cubs fail to hold 4-run lead, hitting coach shouts at umpires  —  Manager Lou Piniella was speechless Monday night after the Cubs blew a four-run lead in a 5-4, 12-inning loss to Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.  —  Piniella blew off his postgame interview session …

Wright's Swing Adding to Power Shortage  —  Through the first two full seasons of David Wright's career, he was a complete hitter.  In the second half of last season, he became a singles hitter, and now even the base hits seem to be disappearing.  —  This season, Wright has a modest average …

Kahn should have no regrets  —  The boy who wrote "The Boys of Summer" will be 80 on Halloween.  At this stage of his life, the trick for Roger Kahn is to treat himself to writing projects that are comfortable and not consuming.  —  "I'm a consultant now," he says, from his home in Stone Ridge …

Cleveland 7, Minnesota 3, 12 innings  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Cleveland's bullpen was a major problem last season, but the Indians now have some relievers they can rely on.  —  Ryan Garko drove in the go-ahead run for the second straight game, blooping a soft single in the 12th inning that sent …

Buehrle tabbed AL's best of week  —  White Sox hurler chosen over Thome, Hafner, Rodriguez  —  Mark Buehrle is not the guy most people would have picked to throw the season's first no-hitter, but the Chicago White Sox pitcher did just that Wednesday, erasing memories of not-so-stellar 2006 campaign.

Under The Knife: No Excuses by Will Carroll  —  No Excuses  —  Injuries are never an excuse.  Yes, they're often used that way, whether it's a GM shrugging his shoulders and saying it's a "part of the game," or if it's the guy in your fantasy league saying he would have won …

Furious Halsey rips A's  —  Pitcher says team worried only about money, not players  —  (04-23) 04:00 PDT Arlington, Texas — Brad Halsey figured when he was held out of his start at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday that he was coming up to start for Rich Harden on Tuesday.

Fenway's home run derby: Property owners swing for fences  —  How much is a tiny gas station next door to Fenway Park [map] worth?  —  According to one of its owners, Charlie Giannakopoulos, its true value is more than $10 million.  —  The Shell station at the corner of Boylston …