The Mets See How Effective a Zambrano Can Really Be  —  So, this must have been what the Mets envisioned when they pictured a No. 38-wearing right-handed pitcher from Venezuela with the surname of Zambrano baffling hitters with his amazing stuff.  Oh, wait.

Ruiz's ninth-inning HR lifts Phillies  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For a rookie, Carlos Ruiz sure has the celebration part down perfect.  —  Ruiz hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Notes: El Duque's return draws closer  —  Pitcher throws in simulated game, could be back in two weeks  —  NEW YORK — Thursday's Mets starter may remain missing in action, but the man originally penciled in for that slot is not.  —  Orlando Hernandez tossed 60 pitches in a simulated …

Wells goes in all-San Diego matchup  —  Cincinnati (15-24) at San Diego (21-18), 7:05 p.m. PT  —  It will be an all-San Diego matchup when the Padres' David Wells, who pitched for Point Loma High, goes up against the Cincinnati Reds and Aaron Harang, who hurled for Patrick Henry High.

Something's Brewin'  —  Fast-starting Milwaukee has history on its side  —  There's a little parlor game sweeping baseball, particularly now that Milwaukee, now playing the varsity portion of its schedule, has dropped three of its past four games after a 24-10 start.  The game is to guess, Are the Brewers for real?

Mets Depth Charts  —  Shawn Green snapped a slump with a double and home run Tuesday.  —  Green was hitting .356 just over a week ago, but he had gone 1-for-18 before hitting his 11th double and adding his fifth homer tonight.  With a .324 BA and 20 RBI, it's been a very nice bounce back season for Green so far.

Peralta helps Indians outslug Twins 15-7  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Paul Byrd won for the first time in three starts in May and the Cleveland Indians had two six-run innings in accumulating season highs in hits and runs in a 15-7 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night.

Stories of D-Backs' Callaspo, wife differ  —  A police document released Monday offered differing versions of alleged domestic-violence incidents involving Diamondbacks infielder Alberto Callaspo and his wife, a he-said, she-said report that depicts a violent and tumultuous home life.

Stats mean little in Spring Training  —  If you take a gander at the Spring Training statistics from any year, you'll find some interesting things.  —  The Nationals' Shawn HIll, for instance, has a 2.00 ERA after three starts.  So may we rightly surmise that Hill is destined for a Cy Young campaign?

Hermida back in right, but Jacobs will go on DL  —  · The Marlins' revolving door disabled list continued spinning Monday.  —  Enter Jeremy Hermida, exit Mike Jacobs.  —  The Hermida part of that equation became official when the Marlins recalled the right fielder …

Jays' Litsch excels in debut  —  Rookie throws eight efficient innings in win over Orioles  —  TORONTO — Jesse Litsch stood in front of his first Major League locker with his arms crossed and smiled.  After what just took place, the Blue Jays rookie could only describe his night one way.

Sox tip caps to Tigers' Verlander  —  Wakefield off his game, while Detroit righty stifles offense  —  BOSTON — The soft-serve knuckleballs of veteran Tim Wakefield were sharply contrasted by the blinding heat of phenom Justin Verlander on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.

Marlins plan to start Byung-Hyun Kim  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right-hander Byung-Hyun Kim, demoted to the minors by Colorado earlier this season, will move into the Florida Marlins' rotation and is expected to start Friday at Tampa Bay.  —  Kim, who has pitched for Triple-A Colorado Springs …

Mets notebook  —  Moises Alou smiled, complimented his trainers' treatment, and talked up the power of anti-inflammatories.  Then he said he still wasn't ready to play baseball.  —  "I don't want to use the word DL again," the left fielder said, some 24 hours after predicting his strained quad is "probably going to be a DL thing."