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Game 112: Blue Jays at Yankees  —  YANKEES (69-42)  —  Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (1-0, 7.50).  —  BLUE JAYS (53-57)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Lind DH  —  Overbay 1B  —  Wells CF  —  Rios RF  —  Encarnacion 3B  —  Barajas C  —  Inglett LF  —  Pitching: LHP Marc Rzepczynski (1-3, 3.74).

Long and short of it: Bard failed  —  Reliever jolted by back-to-back HRs  —  NEW YORK - Daniel Bard made the slow walk from the Yankee Stadium mound to the Red Sox dugout and began to assess what had happened.  “It was kind of a whirlwind,” he said later.

Ransom returning to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  —  Cody Ransom has cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees.  He is scheduled to join the team toinght in Norfolk where the Yankees will have to make a move to open a spot on the roster.

Zimmermann Will Miss 18 Months  —  The Nationals' most promising rookie pitcher, Jordan Zimmermann, will have ligament-replacement surgery on his right elbow and will be lost for approximately 18 months.  —  “It's not good news,” interim general manager Mike Rizzo said.

Could John Smoltz or Vicente Padilla be in Dodgers' future?  —  With team still looking for outside pitching help, those are two possibilities.  —  With Chad Billingsley questionable for his next start Wednesday in San Francisco and with the Dodgers unsettled on a permanent fifth starter …

Authors and Publisher of Baseball Steroids Book Sued for Defamation, According to The Gibson Law Firm  —  The publisher and authors of a book about steroid use in major league baseball were sued today by a Texas man who says they falsely claimed he was “pushing” steroids to professional athletes …

Yogi Berra answers your questions  —  It was fun to solicit your questions for players like Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Mariano Rivera, Phil Hughes and Jason Giambi.  But when it came to Hall of Famer Yogi Berra, it was more of a privilege.  —  More than 500 readers of the LoHud Yankees Blog …

Cristian Guzman cleared waivers, will not be traded  —  Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman has cleared waivers and will not be traded to the Red Sox, according to a baseball source.  —  According to the Boston Globe on Sunday, the Red Sox may have put in the claim for Guzman's services.

Philadelphia Phillies to start Pedro Martinez vs. Chicago Cubs, put Jamie Moyer in bullpen  —  Pedro Martinez is in, and Jamie Moyer is out ... for now.  —  Martinez  —  The Philadelphia Phillies announced that Martinez will make his first start of the season on Wednesday at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs.

Longtime minor leaguer awaits Orioles' call  —  Submariner Andy Mitchell racks up winning seasons in Triple-A  —  Andy Mitchell signed as a walk-on with the Orioles organization in 2001.  He helped Georgia Tech win a conference championship but was undrafted.  (Photo by L. Todd Spencer / The Virginia-Pilot / July 19, 2009)

Could baseball cards lead to the end of the antitrust exemption?  —  AmLaw Daily is talking about that MLB-Topps baseball card deal from last week and raises the notion that Upper Deck could file an antitrust suit.  Countering that is the assertion in the article that “In 1922 …

Coghlan sets Marlins' multihit streak  —  Rookie has at least two hits in eight consecutive games  —  PHILADELPHIA — Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan has put himself in some distinguished company.  —  In the sixth inning Sunday against the Phillies' Jamie Moyer, Coghlan set a club record with his eighth consecutive multihit game.

After Marlins sweep, Josh Johnson “surprised” but happy about his early exit  —  Not exactly how they drew it up, but the Marlins will take it: After getting swept three games in Washington, they bounce back to sweep the Phillies in Philadelphia.  —  Are these guys for real?  Are they legit?