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 …

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.

Arizona gets to Dodgers quickly in 9-3 victory  —  The Diamondbacks' four-run first inning gives Arizona starter Haren enough padding for the victory.  —  PHOENIX — Andruw Jones showed up early Monday at Chase Field to work in the cages, and later on the field he had what hitting coach Mike Easler called …

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.

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 …

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 …

White Sox will keep Nick Swisher at leadoff  —  The results are too good, regardless of what options the White Sox might have later at the leadoff spot.  —  Manager Ozzie Guillen said Monday he would keep Nick Swisher as his leadoff hitter for the foreseeable future.

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.

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.