Blue Jays sign Rios for six, Hill for four  —  Rios' contract worth $64 million; Hill's includes three options  —  TORONTO — Timing is everything.  —  On Friday, when the Blue Jays arrived back at Rogers Centre for their home opener against the Red Sox, Toronto announced …

Pirates, Capps sign two-year, $3.1 million contract  —  MIAMI — The Pirates and closer Matt Capps today signed a two-year contract worth $3.1 million.  —  Capps last month was given a $435,000 salary for the current season.  That figure was increased to $500,000, plus a $250,000 signing bonus.

Colon keeps pace in rotation berth bid  —  Red Sox righty breezes through five frames in Minors start  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Bartolo Colon wouldn't bite.  —  Colon delivered a Major League performance Thursday night while pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox in their International League opener against the Indianapolis Indians.

Game 4: Rays at Yankees  —  YANKEES  —  Notes: Thanks to Kevin Devaney for texting this in.  He also reports that Melky Cabrera had his hearing today and had his suspension reduced to two games.  So he will sit today and tomorrow. ...  Neither Betemit or Duncan have faced Andy Sonnanstine …

Tejada triple lifts Astros over Cubs 4-3  —  CHICAGO - J.R. Towles did a handstand after he was hit by a pitch in the second inning, then homered in the fourth.  —  Miguel Tejada added a go-ahead triple in the eighth inning as the Houston Astros beat the Cubs 4-3 Friday and sent Chicago to its third loss in four games.

Giambi Tries to Reverse the Irreversible  —  Joe Girardi's decision to use Jason Giambi as his regular first baseman was anything but a no-brainer.  Certainly, Giambi's recent history argued against it.  —  Giambi is hoping that a doctor's diagnosis and his first-ever winter that included running …

Bill James thinks steroids fueled the Twins' two championships  —  Last night I was reading The Bill James Gold Mine 2008, enjoying the section on Atypical Seasons, which of course talked in great detail about Norm Cash (1961) and Darrin Erstad (2004), who overachieved more than anyone relative to their career numbers.

Girardi ill, will miss tonight's game (updated)  —  Howdy, readers.  It's Anthony McCarron, pinch-blogging once again for our man Mark.  —  Here is some news: Joe Girardi is a “game-time” decision on whether he will manage tonight against the Rays because of an upper respiratory infection.

Scouting Report: Rick Porcello  —  Physical Description - Long limbs, wide chest, square shoulders, average build throughout, solid bulk in legs, room to add solid build, up to 15 lbs of muscle.  Well-proportioned, prototypical pitcher's body.  Resembles Justin Verlander or Roy Halladay.

WAIVING HAS GOTAY STEAMING  —  Add Ruben Gotay to the list of ex-Mets vowing revenge against their former team.  —  Like Lastings Milledge and Paul Lo Duca earlier this spring, Gotay is angry with the Mets for giving up on him without what he considers a reasonable explanation.

Tonight's game postponed; Pelfrey bumped  —  As expected, tonight's opener of the three-game series between the Mets and Braves has been postponed by rain.  It has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on May 20 with the first game to start at 1 p.m.

Hampton placed on disabled list  —  Strained left pectoral muscle to sideline southpaw for 15 days  —  ATLANTA — While there have been times when it seemed Mike Hampton's injury woes couldn't get any worse or more unbelievable, history continues to prove nothing is impossible when it comes to Hampton and his health.

JOBA GOES BLAND OVER FIST, FOR ONE NIGHT  —  As Alex Rios' fly ball settled in Bobby Abreu's glove to end the eighth inning last night, there were no fist pumps, no twirls, no screams.  Yankees star Joba Chamberlain simply took his glove off and walked off the field with his head down.