Game 26: Red Sox at Yankees  —  Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (1-0, 3.13).  —  Chamberlain vs. the Boston hitters.  —  RED SOX (16-10)  —  Ellsbury CF  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Ortiz DH  —  Bay LF  —  Lowell 3B  —  Drew RF  —  Bailey 1B  —  Varitek C  —  Green SS

Victorino, Werth homer, spark Phillies past Cardinals  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies' center fielder was the big story a day after Rick Ankiel's harrowing headfirst crash into the wall.  —  Shane Victorino was 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI and Jayson Werth …

Dodgers in home harmony  —  Buzz up!  —  LOS ANGELES - The guy in left caused all the commotion.  —  He pumped another ball into the left-field bleachers, scared a few more National League pitchers, comically took a 3-and-0 pitch in the rear end and drove business in the souvenir stands.

Easy to Hit It Out at Yankee Stadium, but Just Trying Getting Back in  —  Every team has to work out kinks in their new ballparks.  But for the Yankees, the process has become somewhat ridiculous.  —  Since the new Yankee Stadium opened last month, the team has dealt with the continually embarrassing sight …

Yankees place catcher Jorge Posada on 15-day disabled list with strained hamstring  —  The Yankees' lineup took a bit hit Tuesday when catcher Jorge Posada was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a Grade 2 strain of his right hamstring.  —  Posada suffered the injury Monday night while sliding in the sixth inning.

A-Rod probe will include pitch tipping … Major League Baseball is expanding its investigation of Yankees superstar Alex Rodriguez by adding the pitch-tipping allegation spelled out in Selena Roberts' new book A-Rod to the agenda, people familiar with the inquiry told SI.com.

SENSITIVE WIDDLE METSIES WON'T BE READING THIS MEAN OLD STORY  —  ATLANTA — The Mets consider their players' psyches so fragile that they no longer provide copies of The Post or the other New York tabloid in their Citi Field clubhouse.  —  The newspapers were a staple of the Mets' clubhouse …

Angels defeat A's  —  OAKLAND — Gary Matthews Jr. drove in three runs, Shane Loux provided another solid start by Anaheim's patchwork rotation, and the Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in eight games.  —  Chone Figgins had three hits and drove …

Phillips' bat, Volquez's arm help Reds blank Marlins  —  MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Phillips tied a career high with six RBIs, Edinson Volquez allowed three hits in eight innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Florida Marlins 7-0 on Tuesday night.  —  Nick Masset pitched a perfect ninth …

Daisuke Matsuzaka's wet, slightly wild rehab start  —  PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Daisuke Matsuzaka experienced only one problem last night.  Mud stuck to the bottom of his cleats during the second inning, and the metal tool on the mound could not sufficiently remove it.

Astros-Nationals game suspended by rain in 11th  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After playing so poorly for so long, as though neither team wanted to win, neither the Washington Nationals nor Houston Astros did win Tuesday, because their game was suspended by rain with the score tied at 10 in the 11th inning.

Greinke is magic on the mound  —  The way it works in sports, stars come and go.  But every so often, something magical happens.  And that sets off a mania.  Monday night, Royals pitcher Zack Greinke pitched another masterpiece.  Zack Mania is now officially in swing.

Plate discipline so important nowadays  —  On-base percentage perhaps as vital as it's ever been in determining a player's worth  —  Like the definition of a good stimulus package or the guidelines for tipping your neighborhood Hooters waitress, plate discipline means different things to different people.