Puzzled Omar Vizquel: No sign of Boston  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  The solution to the Red Sox [team stats]' shortstop problem may very well have been sitting in the visitors dugout last night.  —  Veteran Omar Vizquel probably isn't going anywhere …

GIRARDI MANAGES TO DISRESPECT MARIANO  —  THE shocker yesterday in The Bronx wasn't so much watching Mariano Rivera walk off the mound with two outs in the ninth after surrendering two of the four runs eventually charged against him in a 9-7 defeat to the Rays.

Atkins starting to look like odd man out  —  ST. LOUIS — Starting Monday, the math won't add up.  The Rockies will have five players for four infield spots.  Somebody's going to sit.  It will likely be Garrett Atkins, who's expected to spell first baseman Todd Helton today, if he doesn't rev up his offense.

Braves rally past Brewers in Hanson debut  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones had four hits, including two homers, and matched his career high with five RBI and the Braves rallied past Milwaukee 8-7 on Sunday to prevent the Brewers from their first series sweep in Atlanta.

Tribe yet to decide on trade status  —  Indians waiting for recovering players, more results  —  CHICAGO — The Indians aren't officially open for business in the trade market, but they are at least setting up their stand, just in case.  —  Thanks to fortuitous placement in a division …

Moore says current roster mix capable of pulling Royals out of their slide  —  Royals general manager Dayton Moore skipped out of the club's draft preparations this weekend to journey north of the border for a first-hand look at his struggling club.  —  His conclusion: There is no need for major changes.

Spring into Summer: Dodgers to provide free parking June 16, 17 and 18  —  As the school season closes and spring turns into summer, the Los Angeles Dodgers will provide Free Parking in the general lots at Dodger Stadium for the three-game series June 16-18 versus the Oakland Athletics.

The signability cases that have been rumored to potentially fall  —  The most exciting part of the draft for any Yankees draft fan is watching some of the event's best talent get passed on over and over, and make its way to the Yankees 1st round pick.  As we are now less than 70 hours …

Yankees jump into streaming  —  Through YES-Cablevision deal, MLB club first to plan live games  —  The New York Yankees will become the first MLB team to have its games streamed live online within its home market, thanks to a landmark carriage deal YES Network signed with Cablevision earlier this spring.

A's shut down Orioles again  —  Rookie Mazzaro pitches seven scoreless innings for his second victory  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - Vin Mazzaro pitched seven sharp innings, Jason Giambi drew a bases-loaded walk in the first and the Oakland Athletics beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 today for their season-high sixth straight win.

A's beat: Top pitching prospect has sore elbow  —  (06-06) 20:08 PDT OAKLAND —  Oakland's non-stop injury parade isn't limited to the big-league level.  Now top pitching prospect Michael Ynoa, the 17-year-old sensation from the Dominican Republic, is out of action because of elbow soreness.

Eric Milton to disabled list, Dodgers recall Blake DeWitt  —  Greeted by two off days this week after 17 days in a row with games, it seemed likely the Dodgers would finally go back to a 12-man pitching staff.  But this was a bit of a surprise: Eric Milton has gone on the 15-day disabled list with a strained back.

Sunday's lineup  —  Catcher Jamie Burke has been selected from Class Triple A Tacoma and will be starting on Sunday as Rob Johnson's in-step is injured.  It's not serious enough to put him on the disabled list, but he might not be ready until the end of the upcoming series with Baltimore.

Pirates GM answers fans' questions on upcoming Draft  —  When you say there is no “premium talent” like Pedro Alvarez in this year's Draft, what do you mean by that?  —  Each Draft class typically has some number of players that show present and future abilities to allow evaluators to project …

Jays' Doc Halladay shuts down Royals, wins 10th game  —  TORONTO (AP) — Roy Halladay pitched a seven-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the major leagues and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 on Sunday.  —  Aaron Hill and Lyle Overbay homered for Toronto, which won the rubber game of the weekend series.

Hernandez Holds Nationals in Check  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and the New York Mets scored five first-inning runs in a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.  —  Hernandez (5-1) walked four and struck out four to win for the fifth time in seven starts.