Park unable to prop up Mets in opener  —  Fill-in starter touched for seven runs; Beltran hits sixth homer  —  NEW YORK — Eight up, eight down.  Just like that, Chan Ho Park was carving through the young Marlins lineup, leaving those thoughts of the Minor Leagues far behind.

Pitcher had close call days before death  —  Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock was in a potentially serious traffic accident less than three days before the one that took his life Sunday, according to police reports.  —  Hancock walked away from that early Thursday morning crash uninjured …

Alou suffers cut chin, jammed shoulder  —  Mets outfielder gets stitches; day-to-day with MRI on Tuesday  —  NEW YORK — The Mets' training room is suddenly crowded, and the news just keeps getting worse.  —  Left fielder Moises Alou became the latest in a suddenly lengthy string of injuries for the Mets …

If It Ain't Broke  —  Here's how it all started.  —  THT author John Beamer is currently working on an article on Phil Hughes.  He asked me take a look at Hughes' mechanics.  I had briefly seen Hughes pitch before, but I needed a closer look.  So I went to YouTube, found some video, broke it down and got back to him.

Braves put Wickman on disabled list  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Braves closer Bob Wickman went on the disabled list with an upper back injury on Monday, one day after the veteran blew a save for the second straight time.  —  The team called the injury a strain.  Wickman said he has tendinitis …

Carpenter says arm is better  —  MILWAUKEE — Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter felt no discomfort in his right elbow in the two days following an aggressive bullpen session Saturday and will throw a simulated game today at Miller Park, easing closer to his return from the disabled list.

ZIM PUTS BLAME ON  —  General manager Brian Cashman says if you are looking to blame somebody for the Yankees being in last place and 61/2 games behind the Red Sox, he is your guy.  —  And Don Zimmer agrees with him.  —  "To me, Cashman is the problem," Zimmer said yesterday without going into detail.

Ordonez named AL Player of the Week  —  Tigers outfielder posts 1.095 slugging percentage  —  The Tigers might have suffered some heart-breaking losses as of late, but the team sure is happy to see Magglio Ordonez find his stroke.  —  Ordonez was named winner of the Bank of America Presents …

Jays farmhand hit with 50-game ban  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Toronto minor league pitcher Matt Roney was suspended for 50 games after testing positive for a drug of abuse.  —  Roney, a 27-year-old right-hander, is 2-0 with an 0.90 ERA in five relief appearances at Triple-A Syracuse.

Nationals recall OF/INF Kory Casto from Columbus, designate D'Angelo Jimenez for assignment  —  The Washington Nationals today recalled outfielder/infielder Kory Casto from Columbus of the Triple-A International League and designated infielder D'Angelo Jimenez for assignment.