Igawa's status depends on rain  —  DETROIT — The weather could save the Yankees from having to start Kei Igawa again.  —  As of now, Igawa — roughed up Friday in his season debut — is scheduled to pitch Wednesday at Tampa Bay.  But if today's game against the Tigers is rained out …

Goose to Joba: Act like a Yankee  —  The question was brought to Goose Gossage because who else to judge whether Joba Chamberlain was being a jerk on Thursday, pumping his fist and pirouetting after striking out the Indians' David Dellucci as if he'd toppled the Berlin Wall?

Insider: Cardinals are at wits' end with Reyes  —  MILWAUKEE — The Cardinals and Anthony Reyes are headed toward divorce.  All that remains is whether the split will be amicable or contentious.  —  The reason should be obvious by now: Irreconcilable differences.

Reliever ready to start anew  —  Five years after claiming reliever Scott Linebrink out of the No. 1 spot, the buy-low Padres are hoping that Sean Henn, a reliever they claimed Friday, can blossom for them.  —  Because they had the worst record in the majors, the Padres had first dibs on Henn …

Baseball beat: There's plenty of company on the hot seat  —  in focus, by peter abraham  —  Impatient Reds owner Bob Castellini fired general manager Wayne Krivsky on April 23.  Baseball's unemployment line hasn't gotten any longer in the 17 days since.  But that will change soon.

Statisticians try to keep up with Berkman  —  Astros slugger producing numbers at a history-making pace  —  LOS ANGELES — Lance Berkman has been on four All-Star teams, so clearly, he has had his fair share of quick starts.  —  But never has he produced such eye-popping numbers …

Madden: No Santana, no problem  —  • With the Reds off to such a disappointing start, there have been recurring rumors - not at all denied by either team - of Ken Griffey Jr. getting traded back to the Seattle Mariners so he could end his career where it started.

Maddux finally notches no. 350  —  Gonzalez homer sparks 3-2 victory Saturday at Petco  —  Trevor Hoffman pumped his fist and screamed “yeah” twice as Padres infielders Tadahito Iguchi and Khalil Greene turned a game-ending double play Saturday night.  —  Hoffman was extra excited …

Junior achievements wow Willie  —  Ken Griffey Jr. needs just three home runs to become the sixth member of the 600-home run club and Willie Randolph, for one, believes that we'd be talking about even more significant dinger milestones had Griffey's career not been slowed by injury.

Sox answer nagging questions with a win … MINNEAPOLIS - Problems solved.  —  The worries and frustrations hovering around a few Red Sox [team stats] were greeted with satisfactory solutions in last night's 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome.  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka [stats]'s pitch efficiency?

Rays reliever Wheeler works out of trouble again  —  ST. PETERSBURG — RHP Dan Wheeler has certainly shown a flair for the dramatic.  —  The 30-year-old veteran has come up with three of the bullpen's most memorable, and nerve-racking, holds, including one Saturday against the Angels.

Barmes opens up about mother's fight against breast cancer  —  For Rockies shortstop Clint Barmes, the pink bat is a reminder of fear and hope.  —  Hundreds of major-leaguers will swing pink bats to celebrate Mother's Day and raise awareness of the fight against breast cancer.  The issue is personal for Barmes.

Gagne admits he doesn't deserve closer's role  —  Brewers manager Ned Yost wasn't ready to announce today that he would be removing Eric Gagne from the role of closer.  —  “I don't sit here and make decisions five minutes after a tough loss,” Yost said after watching Gagne saddle the Brewers …

Jays' Wells to sit 6-8 weeks with broken wrist  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells is expected to be sidelined six to eight weeks with a broken left wrist.  —  The two-time All-Star was injured while making a diving catch Friday night in the sixth inning of Toronto's 6-1 loss to Cleveland.