‘Suspended’ Cabrera steals show  —  By all rights, the star of last night's game for the Yankees, centre fielder Melky Cabrera, wasn't supposed to be playing.  But he has appealed his three-game suspension.  Contributing spectacular back-to-back catches off Lyle Overbay and Aaron Hill …

News: Pedro to Have MRI This Morning  —  During the fourth inning of last night's loss, Pedro Martinez limped off the field with what has been categorized as a strained left hamstring.  —  He will travel back to New York today for an MRI.  —  Willie Randolph told reporters after the game …

Heady baserunning helps Dodgers win  —  Furcal drives in two runs, dashes home with game-decider  —  LOS ANGELES — Derek Lowe got knocked out, Larry Bowa got thrown out, but the Dodgers managed to pull out a 3-2 win over the Giants anyway with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday night.

Dice-K fans nine in six-plus innings as Red Sox hold off A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Daisuke Matsuzaka did stateside what he couldn't in front of his Japanese countrymen last week.  —  He thought about it, too.  —  Dice-K struck out nine and didn't walk a batter Tuesday night …

New Ernie Banks statue needs an apostrophe  —  Shocking: The Cubs unveiled a new Ernie Banks statue on Monday and its biggest initial problem didn't come in being a magnet for pigeon poop.  Instead, there was a missing apostrophe in Mr. Cub's most famous saying, which caused a bit of a stir in Chicago on Tuesday.

Farewell to the Chief?  —  WASHINGTON (Map, News) - If baseball experts are right, the Nationals won't have to worry about the N.L. East race.  They won't be in it.  —  But the race that might interest them the most is in the A.L. Central.  Or, at least, that's the one that Chad Cordero might need to monitor.

Game 2: Royals at Tigers  —  PREGAME: It's another afternoon tilt for these two teams.  For the Tigers it will be Kenny Rogers making his season debut.  Last year Rogers battled a blood clot, and later some elbow soreness before finishing the season strong for the Tigers.

Chicago teams still eyeing Coco  —  OAKLAND - The two teams who have shown the most consistent interest in Coco Crisp are the Cubs and White Sox, according to a major league source familiar with both teams.  —  Crisp is currently playing center-field for the Sox in a 0-0 tie with the A's here in the fifth inning.

Mariners place right-handed pitcher J.J. Putz on 15-day disabled list  —  RHP Roy Corcoran selected from Triple-A Tacoma  —  SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Bill Bavasi announced today that the Mariners have placed right-handed pitcher J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list.

Wes Helms designated for assignment  —  Wes Helms is officially on his way out of Philadelphia  —  The Phillies have designated the veteran third baseman for assignment, meaning they have 10 days to trade or release him.  The move paves the way for RHP Rudy Seanez, a veteran reliever whose signing was officially announced today.

Hudson & Perez: BIS & Pitchf/x  —  I thought it'd be interesting to take a look at how Baseball Info Solutions pitch type data matches up with the Pitchf/x's pitch type identification data for just the two starters in the Nationals Opener.  Before I begin, Pitchf/x has a new field in their data called …