A-Rod's missing link: substance  —  The book is out.  —  Now what?  —  The advance billing for Selena Roberts' characterization of Alex Rodriguez, the subject of her biography — “A-Rod: The Many Faces of Alex Rodriguez” — has always come with one constant adjective: unflattering.

St. Louis Cardinals' Rick Ankiel carted off after collision with wall  —  ST. LOUIS — Rick Ankiel has been carted off the field with his head and neck immobilized after the St. Louis Cardinals outfielder slammed headfirst into the fence following a running catch.

Bay, Lowell HRs Offset Teixeira Power Surge As Red Sox Beat Yankees Again  —  Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek, left, watches Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira's eighth-inning solo home run off Boston reliever Ramon Ramirez at Yankee Stadium Monday.  It was Teixeria's second solo home run of the game.

Posada's tight hamstring prompts MRI  —  Yanks' catcher ruled out for Tuesday's finale with Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — Yankees catcher Jorge Posada has been scheduled for an MRI examination on his right hamstring after injuring it while sliding in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Red Sox.

Joba's mom jailed, suspected of selling meth  —  Buzz up!  —  LINCOLN, Neb. (AP)—The mother of New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain has been arrested on charges of selling methamphetamine to an undercover police officer in February.  —  Jacqueline Standley was arrested …

Roberts, Orioles break out of slumps  —  He ends 0-for-18 skid, helps halt 6-game losing streak  —  ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - If there was any more proof needed to show Brian Roberts' importance to the Orioles' lineup, the leadoff man provided it in the late innings Monday night, taking over a game that his team needed to win.

Weeks, Braun spark late Brewers' rally over Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rickie Weeks hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the ninth after a supposedly unavailable Ryan Braun tied it an inning earlier with a two-run double, helping the Milwaukee Brewers rally for a 7-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Greinke shuts out Sox for win No. 6  —  Royals right-hander has 10 strikeouts in dominant outing  —  KANSAS CITY — Just when you think Zack Greinke can't possibly pitch any better, he does.  —  Greinke, the Royals' unsinkable right-hander, floated over the White Sox, 3-0 …

Griffey out of lineup with inflamed colon  —  Veteran pleased with his club's team-first attitude  —  SEATTLE — An ailment diagnosed as an “inflamed colon” knocked Ken Griffey Jr. out of the Mariners' lineup for Monday night's two-game series opener against the Rangers.

Indians rally twice, edge Blue Jays in 12 innings  —  TORONTO (AP) — Josh Barfield singled home the go-ahead run in the 12th inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-7 on Monday night.  —  Mark DeRosa opened the 12th with a double to right off Shawn Camp (0-1).

Scioscia can be flexible — honest  —  It was the night after Mike Napoli hit his second and third home runs of the season in Game 5, and I posed what I thought was a logical question to Mike Scioscia.  —  “Why wouldn't you make Napoli your DH?”  I wondered, knowing that Jeff Mathis was a superior defensive catcher, anyway.

Iannetta's grand slam buoys Rox  —  SAN DIEGO — The Rockies weren't players.  They were a band of Tom Sawyers.  —  Their death hasn't exactly been exaggerated, but they have been witnessing their own funeral over the past month.  No Rockies team has ever opened with seven straight one-run losses …

Aceves here for Claggett  —  The Yankees finally have a long reliever.  Alfredo Aceves has been called up and RHP Anthony Claggett was optioned back.