Surgery for Devine, out for season - updated  —  **UPDATE**I just had it confirmed from Devine's agent that Devine had Tommy John surgery, otherwise known as ligament replacement surgery.  Considering the length of time the team expected him to miss - at least the remainder of the season …

Yanks' Nady will avoid surgery on injured elbow … Yankees outfielder Xavier Nady has been diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his right elbow, but he will avoid surgery, SI.com has learned.  —  The Yankees feared originally Nady could be lost for the season with a completely torn ligament …

Suddenly strong bullpen helps Nats win second straight  —  WASHINGTON (AP) (AP) — Thanks to a suddenly stout bullpen, the Washington Nationals finally have their first winning streak of 2009.  —  Adam Dunn homered, Washington's beleaguered relievers tossed three scoreless innings for the second …

Angels' Reagins begins looking outside for pitching help  —  He acknowledges inquiring about free-agent starters to help an injury-ravaged rotation.  Meanwhile, right-hander Kevin Jepsen is added to the DL.  Infielder Brandon Wood is called up.  —  Angels General Manager Tony Reagins acknowledged today …

Braves could put Anderson on DL  —  Outfielder may need time off for left quadriceps to recover  —  WASHINGTON — Braves manager Bobby Cox said the team will decide whether to put outfielder Garret Anderson on the disabled list in the next few days.  —  Anderson left Sunday's game in Pittsburgh …

Marlins lose game, starting pitcher  —  PITTSBURGH - Unlike the Florida Marlins' seven-game winning streak, Nate McLouth's home run ball never came to a complete stop Monday.  —  McLouth's game-icing, 433-foot, three-run homer off Logan Kensing in the sixth bounced off the concourse beyond …

Let's not rush to judgment  —  I think a lot of us — myself included — are getting carried away with proclaiming Yankee Stadium the second coming of Coors Field.  —  OK, so 20 home runs were hit in four games.  That's a lot.  But there were 20 home runs hit at the old Stadium from July 31-Aug. 3, 2007.

Speier placed on 15-day DL  —  Rockies reliever sidelined by left hamstring strain  —  PHOENIX — Rockies right-handed reliever Ryan Speier decided not to continue battling a strained left hamstring.  He has other battles he wants to win.  —  The Rockies placed Speier (0-0 …

Dombrowski: Tigers will keep Cabrera  —  GM denies rumors that slugger could be traded  —  ANAHEIM — There isn't much trade speculation that will draw a strong reaction from Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski, especially this early in the season.

Doumit out 8-10 weeks, having surgery  —  Pirates catcher Ryan Doumit will miss 8-10 weeks because of surgery scheduled for his right wrist Thursday.  —  He was diagnosed earlier today with a slightly displaced fracture in the scaphoid bone.  That bone will have pins inserted to fuse …

Wang to pitch in extended spring training Thursday  —  Chien-Ming Wang will pitch an extended spring training game Thursday in Tampa, a move the Yankees hope will finally give them some answers as to what is troubling their former ace.  —  Wang, who will remain on the Yankees active roster …

McCann believes sight problem solved  —  Catcher gets contact lens to correct blurred vision  —  WASHINGTON — Brian McCann was written into the Atlanta lineup for Tuesday's game with the Nationals after getting a contact lens to correct the blurred vision he'd experienced in his left eye over the last two weeks.

Is This Seat Taken?  In Front Rows of New Ballparks, Not Yet  —  Odd patterns have been forming inside New York's two shiny new baseball stadiums, ones not seen in years.  Clumps of empty blue and green seats are painfully obvious because many of them are in the best sections or right behind home plate …

Orioles place Freel on DL, call up Montanez  —  BALTIMORE (AP) - The Baltimore Orioles have placed Ryan Freel on the 15-day disabled list, one day after he was struck in the head with a ball on a pickoff attempt.  —  Freel was on second base when the throw hit him in the right side …

Steroids, Angels and a dirty doctor  —  The cornering of Alex Rodriguez and his subsequent admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs represented, for all intents and purposes, the nadir of the steroid era with few, if any, remaining ambiguities: The A-list, Hall of Fame's best used drugs …

Giants Hit Home Run With Ethnic Marketing  —  The San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers have done a great job over the years exploiting the ethnic makeup up their communities.  But I have to give extra credit to the Giants today for its Filipino Heritage Night.

CHURCH IS OWED BETTER  —  ST. LOUIS — Consider this a defense of Ryan Church.  —  You wouldn't think the Mets' talented right fielder would need much defending, what with Church ranking among the NL leaders in batting average, on-base percentage, multi-hit games and doubles so far this season.

Tuesday Dish: Brackman's Back  —  Befitting of a man who stands 6-foot-10, big things have been expected from Yankees righthander Andrew Brackman since he signed for $4.55 million as the 2007 draft's 30th overall pick.  It mattered little that he didn't pitch during the 13 months from May 2007 …