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).

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.

Rockies roll again behind Tulo's cycle  —  Team takes three of four as De La Rosa shuts down Cubs  —  DENVER — It's OK for the Rockies to dream big as long as Troy Tulowitzki and the offense produce big.  —  Tulowitzki achieved the fifth cycle in Rockies history and set career highs …

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Guzman clears waivers, staying with Nats  —  Red Sox may have put in claim for veteran shortstop  —  WASHINGTON — 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 …

Dodgers' Chad Billingsley is scratched from Wednesday's start  —  Bothered by a strained hamstring, the starter has a poor bullpen session Monday and won't pitch against the Giants.  —  Reporting from San Francisco — Chad Billingsley said Monday that the left hamstring he strained …

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.

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.

Minor League Transactions  —  Numbers in parentheses indicate draft rounds.  Visit our Draft Database for school and signing information.  Subscribers can view scouting reports for many top picks as well as search for players by last name or state.  —  Check out the Transactions Glossary …

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 …

Three homers help Red Sox end six-game skid  —  BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox wasted no time doing what they couldn't do for 31 consecutive innings during their previous three games: Score.  —  Boston led 2- after facing just 10 pitches, hit three homers and ended a season-long six-game losing streak …

Aaron Boone playing ball again after heart surgery  —  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Aaron Boone (FSY) is back playing baseball, appearing in a minor league game in Texas less than five months after open-heart surgery.  —  Boone batted second Monday night for the Corpus Christi Hooks, a Class AA affiliate of the Houston Astros.

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.