Chamberlain Leaves Yanks to Join His Ill Father  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Part of the budding legend of Joba Chamberlain is his close bond with his father, Harlan.  For several games this season, at home and on the road, Harlan Chamberlain has been around the Yankees …

YANKS PLAN FIRST PITCH FROM SPACE  —  JERSEY NATIVE TO THROW FROM SPACE STATION VS. RED SOX  —  The Yankees today announced that NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman will throw out the ceremonial first pitch from the International Space Station prior to Wednesday's game vs. the Boston Red Sox.

Yankees hold off Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG - Robinson Cano arrived at Tropicana Field Monday to find himself out of the lineup for the first time all season.  —  Having hit .170 while playing in each of the Yankees' first 13 games, Cano was being given a day off to rest his body and clear his head.

Pudge helps Tigers earn first home win  —  DETROIT (AP)—Finally, the Detroit Tigers lived up to the hype at the plate.  —  Ivan Rodriguez hit a tying two-run triple in a six-run eighth inning then scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly to lift the high-priced Tigers to an 11-9 victory …

Fans Have Not Forgotten, or Forgiven, the Mets  —  No employee in the Mets organization is safe anymore.  Whether it is Johan Santana, their $137.5 million off-season acquisition, or an usher popping a beach ball in the stands, or the left-handed reliever Scott Schoeneweis, the frustrated fans at Shea Stadium are prepared to boo.

Greinke tosses CG, Royals beat M's 5-1  —  SEATTLE (AP)—Zack Greinke pitched a five-hitter for his third career complete game, and the Kansas City Royals opened a seven-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night.  —  Billy Butler and Miguel Olivo each hit their first homer of the season for Kansas City.

Time for Cubs, their fans to forgive Durham  —  It took 22 years before the Boston organization and Red Sox Nation publicly forgave first baseman Bill Buckner for his fielding gaffe in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series.  —  The fact that the Red Sox have won two World Series in the last four years seemed …

Manny Mashes  —  The Indians took a 4-3 lead into the top of the ninth and brought in Joe Borowski to try for the save.  The Red Sox used a double and small ball to tie the game as they sacrificed Lugo to third and brought him home with a sacrifice fly.  That brought up Ortiz.

Formers Braves, Dodgers outfielder Holmes dies  —  BOCA RATON, Fla. — Tommy Holmes, an outfielder for the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s, died Monday.  He was 91.  —  Holmes died of natural causes at an assisted living facility, daughter Patricia Stone said.

Jeter talks about Jackie Robinson  —  Yankees shortstop discusses importance of No. 42  —  Derek Jeter was growing up in Kalamazoo, Mich., when he first heard the name “Jackie Robinson” from his father, Dr. Charles Jeter.  In the years since becoming a Major League Baseball player …

Game 14: Yankees at Rays  —  YANKEES  —  RAYS  —  Notes: Jeter is playing for the first time in a week. ...  Gonzalez will be making his MLB debut at second base. ...  All moves reported earlier today are official.  —  Back with more later.  —  UPDATE, 5:36 p.m.: Here is a statement from Joba Chamberlain:

Banny Log 041308  —  Earned runs allowed: 0.  —  Strikeouts: 3  —  Walks: 1  —  Decision: Victory (3-0)  —  Number of pitches: 111  —  Number of strikes: 72  —  BABIP: .115 (3 for 26)  —  Season BABIP: .175 (10 for 57)*  —  *I think I was misfiguring BABIP before — forgetting that strikeouts don't count for BABIP.

MLB provides ‘Hands on’ help for parks  —  Representatives volunteer to clean up New York greenery  —  Recognizing that ballparks are not the only beautiful parks around, Major League Baseball was represented over the weekend in a staggering overall turnout for the 14th annual New York Cares “Hands On New York” Day.

Quote: Willie says the Mets are Sloppy  —  The Mets blew a four-run, third-inning lead yesterday, losing to the Brewers while leaving 10 men on base, hitting in to five double plays and making one error in the field, among others on the base paths.  —  Willie Randolph, while looking …