No rest for weary Mets  —  New York (28-27) at San Francisco (24-33), Monday, 10:15 ET  —  NEW YORK — The handle on Carlos Beltran's brown wheeled suitcase had already been popped.  Meanwhile, members of the Mets' equipment staff were hauling bags of bats, gloves and balls out into the hallways.

Prior has shoulder tear, will have season-ending surgery again  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Prior's season is over before it got started.  Prior will have surgery this week to repair a tear in the anterior capsule of his right (pitching) shoulder.  —  It is Prior's second season-ending shoulder surgery …

White Sox's Guillen promises changes  —  Manager: Expect change; Williams: No need to panic  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - After watching an offensive malaise reach a new low Sunday, manager Ozzie Guillen threatened his White Sox hitters with changes following Sunday's 4-3 loss at Tampa Bay.

Rasner begins June on wrong note  —  Jeter's solo blast accounts for Yanks' lone run vs. Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Darrell Rasner turned in the shakiest outing of his five starts this season at the big league level, and the Yankees' offense managed little as they slogged through a 5-1 loss to the Twins on Sunday at the Metrodome.

Three-homer, 16-hit attack leads Sox  —  Manny, Lowell, Drew all go deep for third straight win over O's  —  BALTIMORE — The Red Sox spent the first day of June acting as if it was their summer launch party.  Amid the sticky, warm conditions at Camden Yards, the Boston bats sent several baseballs skyward.

Jorge Cantu's 12th error let Phillies back in it  —  The Marlins' Mike Jacobs points to the stands after he hit a three-run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies in the thrid inning of a baseball game Sunday in Philadelphia.  (AP/H. Rumph, Jr. / June 1, 2008)

Gonzo proud to reach 350-homer mark  —  Veteran third on all-time list for home runs by a left fielder  —  PHILADELPHIA — Milestones come in many different forms.  —  Not to be overshadowed on a night Manny Ramirez hit his 500th home run and Ken Griffey Jr. belted No. 599 was Luis Gonzalez circling …

Jimenez survives blow to knee, still takes loss  —  CHICAGO — The noise sickened and frightened teammates.  Ryan Theriot smoked a first-inning line drive off starter Ubaldo Jimenez's left knee, the thud practically echoing through the Rockies' dugout.  —  “It didn't sound good,” first baseman Todd Helton said.

Cubs close out perfect homestand  —  The standings show the Cubs are the best team in baseball.  —  The statistics say they have scored more runs and have more come-from-behind victories than any other team.  —  But they aren't sure how good they really are even after beating Colorado 5-3 Sunday …

Chipper's Impossible Pursuit of .400  —  With Atlanta Braves third baseman Larry Wayne Jones sitting on a .405 average going into tonight's game against the Florida Marlins, many a baseball fan is wondering whether the man will hit .400.  The easy and almost certainly correct answer is that no, he won't.

As Griffey approaches 600, MLB whitewashes history  —  During Sunday's Red Sox/Orioles game, which I watched on MLB.TV, the league ran a promotional commercial for Ken Griffey's approach to 600 home runs.  Backed by maudlin piano music, a Costas-like narrator says the following script, to the accompaniment of pictures and video:

Smoltz reinventing himself — again  —  John Smoltz is the artist teaching himself to paint with a hairbrush, the poet attempting to rhyme in a foreign language.  Is that a stretch when considering a man whose craft consists of throwing a ball?  Not if you listen to the ball-thrower …

The bad century  —  As many (including myself) have noted, this year marks the 100th anniversary of the last Cubs team to win it all.  A century of futility—that's about as pathetic an “accomplishment” as you will ever see in the sporting world.  —  When looking at that dismal record …

BLACKBURN BLOODIED, BUT OK  —  TWINS' PITCHER LEFT GAME, BUT X-RAYS NEGATIVE  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Compared to the last opposing pitcher hit in the face by a ball off a Yankees bat, Nick Blackburn was fortunate today when Bobby Abreu's liner deflected off his glove and kissed his nose and top lip.