Tests on Nady's elbow clarify little  —  NEW YORK — Another day, another test for outfielder Xavier Nady, who remains unsure what exactly is wrong with his sore right elbow.  A CT scan taken on Friday revealed that Nady had suffered bone damage in the elbow, and an MRI taken Wednesday revealed ligament damage.

April 18: Claggett called up, Miranda sent down  —  No move announced just yet, but Eric Wordekemper (right) is in the clubhouse.  Obviously, I should know more within the hour.  I'll update this post when I do.  —  UPDATE: Still no official announcement, but the word in the clubhouse …

Chicago Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley suspended two games for actions during loss  —  Cubs outfielder Milton Bradley has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for his actions after a strike-three call during a 7-4 loss Thursday to the visiting Cardinals.

Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie says season in jeopardy  —  Boston Red Sox shortstop Jed Lowrie has traveled to Arizona to have his injured left wrist further examined, and the second-year veteran said there's a chance his season was over.  —  Lowrie  —  “The last thing I want is surgery,” …

Bondy: Fans pumped for Sheffield's tainted milestone  —  Gary Sheffield was chopping the ball foul, spraying it hard everywhere, his swing zoning right in on Mitch Stetter's slow inside stuff and biorhythms.  The home plate umpire, Derryl Cousins, kept pulling these specially marked balls out of his pocket …

Sheffield joins elite club with No. 500  —  Slugger becomes first to reach milestone in Mets uniform  —  NEW YORK — Gary Sheffield's first career hit with the Mets came in dramatic fashion.  —  “[I] never thought it was going to happen like this,” Sheffield said.

Nationals Uniform Fail  —  Brutal loss tonight for the Nats.  Great start from John Lannan, one-run lead with the closer on at home, and then dinger in the top of the ninth, extra innings, three singles leading to a Marlins run, and a bottom-of-the-tenth-no-outs runner stranded at second.

Sox' center-field questions are vexing Ozzie Guillen  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen's life was much less complicated when brushing his teeth, getting dressed and making it to the ballpark at a reasonable time made up a good part of his daily routine.

Los Angeles Angels' Vladimir Guerrero (pec tear) out at least a month  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Vladimir Guerrero has a torn muscle in his chest and will miss at least a month.  —  The Angels sent the slugger to Los Angeles on Friday to be examined by noted team orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum, who found Guerrero's pectoral tear.

Kemp slotted in cleanup spot  —  Skipper Torre bats outfielder fourth to protect Manny  —  LOS ANGELES — Manny Ramirez entered Friday batting .258 with no home runs, but his average didn't stop San Francisco manager Bruce Bochy from ordering his intentional walk with runners on first and third …

How often will this be the case?  —  This from the Associated Press from today's game story:  —  The 1,800 Legends Suite seats in the first nine rows ringing the plate, which cost between $500 and $2,625 each, were more than half empty at the start of the game as dozens of waiters …

Kubel caps cycle with grand slam in Twins win  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason Kubel's ear-to-ear smile was just as rare as the feat that prompted it.  —  Kubel has finally taught himself how to relax in his third season as a regular for Minnesota, and this was a fine way to loosen up: Hitting for the cycle with a go-ahead grand slam.