Cervelli injured and Girardi is furious  —  The look on Joe Girardi's face said plenty.  Then he had plenty to say about the play in the ninth inning when Tampa Bay's Elliot Johnson rolled into Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli.  —  “I think it's uncalled for in spring training.

Yost plans to bat Kendall ninth in order  —  Unconventional batting order could help Brewers score more  —  PHOENIX — The sound will start to become more familiar to Brewers fans: “Batting ninth, Jason Kendall.”  —  What?  Kendall in the nine hole for a National League team?  —  Is manager Ned Yost joking?

Infield in flux with LaRoche hurt  —  Colletti, Torre ponder options as injuries, ailments pile up  —  JUPITER, Fla. — With Andy LaRoche heading back to Los Angeles to have his thumb put back together, the Dodgers were left on Saturday to pick up the pieces from LaRoche's freak accident, which has created an infield problem.

Beckett update  —  Josh Beckett didn't come out to talk to the media, only saying, through media relations director John Blake, “We'll just have to wait and see how it feels tomorrow.”  —  Beckett will possibly undergo more testing tomorrow, when he's re-evaluated by the medical staff.

Notes: Maholm continues solid spring  —  Pirates left-hander believes he's ahead of last year's pace  —  BRADENTON, Fla. — With another efficient and effective performance on Saturday, Paul Maholm continues to remind everyone he's not planning to be the forgotten guy in the Pirates rotation come the start of the season.

Notes: Winds change Villone's plans  —  La Russa not worried about defense; no-go on Ponson  —  JUPITER, Fla. — On a day like Saturday, Ron Villone knew it was going to be tough to work on some of the things he'd planned to work on.  —  With winds blowing out to right in excess of 20 mph …

Newest Mets return, make good impression  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets finally fielded something resembling a big-league lineup in Saturday's 12-4 split-squad loss to the Marlins, including successful returns from the injured ranks for former Washington teammates Brian Schneider and Ryan Church.

Jeter continues to set the bar for consistency  —  TAMPA - He's coming up on 34 years old, the shoulders still taut, the fade still working, the eyes still burning jade.  —  Thirteen years into this, Derek Jeter looks up from his chair in his familiar spring-time place.  Time and rigor have let his face be.

El Duque starts to talk the talk  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - Orlando Hernandez hasn't been able to allow the results to speak for themselves yet, so he might as well continue to approach any perceived battle for the No. 5 starter spot with emphatic words.  —  Despite his inability to pitch …

Buzz about Bonds is Barry funny  —  PORT ST. LUCIE - The Mets have an immediate hole in left field, and a lineup currently devoid of power with multiple sluggers sidelined with nagging injuries.  —  But asked last night if there is any remote merit to stories suggesting a pursuit …

Royals' Bannister unafraid to do the math  —  SURPRISE, Ariz. - The revolution is happening, of all places, in the Kansas City Royals dugout.  —  The sabermetric community, baseball's cottage industry of thinkers and rapscallions, has been waiting 30 years for a player like Brian Bannister to come along.

Price justifies hype in spring debut  —  After hitting first batter, top Draft pick strikes out side in seventh  —  TAMPA, Fla. — Rays left-hander David Price entered Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Yankees in the seventh inning.  Seventeen pitches later …