Beckett suspended for 6 games by MLB  —  Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week.  —  Beckett also was cited for …

Milledge Optioned To Class AAA Syracuse [UPDATED]  —  Dissatisfied with his production and tired of waiting for it, the Washington Nationals today optioned Lastings Milledge to Class AAA Syracuse, indicating to their center fielder that long-term potential does not guarantee a short-term job.

Breaking news: Nady injured  —  Xavier Nady had a “sharp pain” in his right elbow in the seventh inning and was taken out of the game.  —  He previously had elbow surgery.  —  MRI tomorrow.  —  UPDATE, 10:58 p.m.: Nady had Tommy John surgery on Sept. 29, 2001.

Game 8: Yankees at Rays  —  YANKEES (3-4)  —  Pitching tonight: RHP A.J. Burnett (1-0, 3.38)  —  RAYS (4-3)  —  Pitching tonight: RHP Matt Garza (1-0, 1.29)  —  A.J.Burnett vs. the Tampa Bay hitters.  —  Matt Garza vs. the New York hitters.  —  GOOD THING THEY HAVE A ROOF …

Mets' Jose Reyes Has His Own Jackie Robinson Tribute in Mind  —  The black-and-white images of the dashing, daring Jackie Robinson can be seen on dual video screens as soon as eager fans march into the rotunda that is named for him at Citi Field.  The grainy footage is from more than half a century ago …

Moreno to lead Angels contingent at Adenhart memorial service  —  SEATTLE — Owner Arte Moreno has secured a private jet to transport an Angels contingent from Seattle to the Baltimore area for Thursday's private memorial service for Nick Adenhart, the team's 22-year-old pitcher who was killed …

Joe Posnanski: Fidrych was an overgrown kid living the dream … Maybe baseball just seems a touch more magical when you're 9 years old.  It just so happened that I was 9 the year that Mark Fidrych came on the scene.  And, even now, it seems to me that was a time for magical young pitchers.

Atlanta Braves' Tom Glavine: Sore shoulder could end career  —  ATLANTA — Tom Glavine may retire if his sore left shoulder doesn't improve in two weeks.  —  Glavine was told Tuesday he must rest for at least two weeks after inflammation was found in his left rotator cuff.

Why not to worry  —  April lies.  One month - let alone one week, which is what has elapsed in the Red Sox' season - is an inadequate measure of a team.  If the Red Sox were playing an NFL season, they would be about halfway through the third quarter of the first game.

Blue Jays put Litsch on DL with strained forearm  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Jesse Litsch broke Rule No. 1 in the pitching handbook — he tried to pitch through arm pain.  —  Litsch first felt pain in his right forearm after striking out Minnesota Twins slugger Justin Morneau …

With Wise injured, White Sox re-sign Podsednik … DETROIT (AP) — Scott Podsednik rejoined the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, agreeing to a minor league contract one day after center fielder Dewayne Wise separated a shoulder.  —  Podsednik played for Chicago from 2005-2007 and hit .253 for the Colorado Rockies last year.

3 UP: PELFREY/WANG, CITI FANS AND HUDSON  —  1. Mike Pelfrey and Chien-Ming Wang share much in common.  They are big righties who depend to a large degree on heavy, sinking fastballs for groundballs and efficiency.  They both were slotted into the No. 2 spots in their respective rotations behind lefty aces.