Yankees' Posada on Disabled List for First Time  —  CLEVELAND — Jorge Posada seemed to be fighting back tears Sunday in the Yankees' clubhouse.  Posada is a proud catcher, honest with his emotions, and he had never been on the disabled list in his 13-year career.

Rays sweep Red Sox with 3-0 victory  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—James Shields pitched Tampa Bay into a rare position.  The Rays are now the co-leaders in the AL East with the Baltimore Orioles.  —  Shields threw a two-hitter for his first career shutout, Evan Longoria homered …

Pirates Release Matt Morris  —  Unfortunately, there's no surprise here.  ESPN reports the Pirates have released Matt Morris.  As Tim noted last night, the Pirates had little choice and eating $10MM seems their best option.  According to ESPN, … There shouldn't be much interest for Morris.

Delgado's explanation of the curtain call snub  —  Carlos Delgado says he has only taken two curtain calls in his life, when he hit four in one game several years ago and after he hit his 400th career home run.  He knew the fans were calling for one today, but he didn't feel it was the right spot.

Rocket and the country star  —  Roger Clemens allegedly had a 10-year romance with ...  Roger Clemens carried on a decade-long affair with country star Mindy McCready, a romance that began when McCready was a 15-year-old aspiring singer performing in a karaoke bar and Clemens …

Bush to keep starting, but in Triple-A  —  Sheets' return prompts Yost to option arm, avoiding long relief  —  MILWAUKEE - Had Ben Sheets been unable to pitch Tuesday in his scheduled slot, Milwaukee knew it would have Dave Bush on regular rest ready to fill in.

Chien-Ming Wang leads Yankees to 1-0 win over Indians  —  CLEVELAND - Chien-Ming Wang's sinker has been his bread and butter during his three-plus years in the league, helping him record 50 victories quicker than any pitcher in baseball in the past quarter-century.

Leyland goes to bat for slumping Sheff  —  Manager cites injury, tough pitching in defense of veteran DH  —  DETROIT — Tigers manager Jim Leyland defended his slumping designated hitter before Sunday's primetime game against the Angels.  —  Gary Sheffield, at age 39, has not had an ideal start to the season.

Madden: Applaud slumping slugger for tuning out Shea cheers  —  One would think even the most disgruntled Mets fan (and, heaven knows, there seem to be many more of them than not these days) will get past the fact that these weren't your typical Chipper Jones Atlanta Braves and allow at least …

Braves' Smoltz complains of shoulder pain  —  John Smoltz left Atlanta's 6-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday with what he called “discomfort” in his throwing shoulder.  The Braves right-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in a season-low four innings.  He also gave up his first two home runs of the season.

Lanan leads Nationals past Cubs 2-0  —  WASHINGTON (AP)—Nationals manager Manny Acta sure expects a lot from 23-year-old rookie John Lannan.  —  Consider Lannan had just thrown seven shutout innings in Washington's 2-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Suday.  What did Acta say?  “I've seen him better.”

Count on it  —  ST. LOUIS - Adam Wainwright just had thrown 126 pitches, and his right arm did not fall off.  It hung unencumbered, Wainwright eschewing standard postgame procedure where starting pitchers mummify their throwing arms in ice packs.  He prefers going au natural with his appendage …