Cycle eludes Abreu in Yanks' win  —  Right fielder misses milestone by double; Jeter strains quad  —  NEW YORK — The cost of this win won't be clear for some time.  For now, it was simply a victory, 6-1 over the Rays, on a cold and windy Monday night.  But should Derek Jeter …

Surprises planned for ring ceremony  —  Red Sox to turn up the ‘chill’ factor at Fenway for home opener  —  BOSTON — When Fenway Park, all 96 years old of it, opens its doors Tuesday afternoon, the temperature will be in the 40s and the wind will be swirling enough to make it feel even a little colder.

Jeter leaves with strained quad  —  Shortstop injures left leg while running out groundout vs. Rays  —  NEW YORK — Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter left Monday night's game against the Rays after two innings with a strained left quad.  —  Jeter grounded into a fielder's choice in his only at-bat …

D-backs lock up Young for six years  —  Club, outfielder agree to multiyear contract through 2013  —  PHOENIX — The D-backs have reached an agreement with outfielder Chris Young on a six-year deal that is expected to be announced Tuesday.  —  Negotiations on the deal began during Spring Training …

New York, New York  —  It seems Jimmy Rollins isn't the only Phillie who likes zinging the Mets.  We were talking to Charlie Manuel post-game when he addressed the back-and-forth between the two teams the past year or so.  Now, keep in mind, Manuel's a little under the weather …

Young is the stopgap backstop  —  Outfielder practicing, emerging as Dodgers' No. 3 catcher  —  PHOENIX — With starter Russell Martin, the Dodgers barely need a backup catcher, as Mike Lieberthal learned last year and Gary Bennett (he's yet to play) is learning this season.

Pettitte, Cashman eras could be winding down for Yankees  —  We appear to be seeing the beginning of the end of Andy Pettitte's marvelous career, and if you care about the New York Yankees, this may be more bad news than you can digest in one sitting.  —  In a related move, Brian Cashman likely will end up leaving, too.

Stadium less than half-full for Game 2 at Nationals Park  —  WASHINGTON (AP)—With more than half the seats empty, Game 2 at Nationals Park got off to a bit of a rough start.  —  The gigantic, high-definition scoreboard beyond the outfield at the Washington Nationals' new $611 million stadium …

A Numbers Guy Quiz on Probability  —  I'm kicking off a new feature on this blog with a reader quiz about probability.  Read on if you'd like to test your skills against fellow Numbers Guy readers.  —  I'm planning to regularly interview authors of new, interesting books about math and statistics.

Cubs blow 7-run lead, beat Pirates in 12  —  PITTSBURGH (AP)—Chuck Tanner couldn't do it.  Jim Leyland couldn't do it, either, and both went on to win the World Series.  —  So it probably was too much to ask John Russell to break a streak that dates to the 1960s in which every new Pittsburgh Pirates manager loses his home opener.

Going Deep: Frank Thomas always ran to first base  —  TORONTO — Frank Thomas has 515 home runs in his prolific career and after each one of them he's put his head down and run to first base.  Never once, not even on historic No. 500, did he flip his bat, stand in the batter's box and watch it sail away.

Scott uses notepad for advantage  —  O's LF writes down details after at-bats; playing time coming for Moore  —  Luke Scott lined a single into left field today, his seventh hit in the last three games.  Then he wrote about it to make sure he remembered every detail.

Orioles sweep Mariners, improve to 5-1  —  BALTIMORE (AP)—Surprise, surprise: The Baltimore Orioles own the best record in the American League and the Seattle Mariners are in last place.  —  Sure, the season is only in its second week.  Yet the rebuilding Orioles already have plenty to celebrate …