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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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).

Arizona Diamondbacks' Tom Gordon on DL with strained hamstring  —  LOS ANGELES — The Arizona Diamondbacks placed reliever Tom Gordon on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a left hamstring strain and recalled right-hander Leo Rosales from Triple-A Reno.

Mets Seem to Have New Option for Perez  —  PHILADELPHIA — The morning after he all but pitched himself out of the Mets' rotation, Oliver Perez walked through the clubhouse with an ice pack on his right knee.  Just as he was about to address his murky future, Perez was intercepted by Jay Horwitz …