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).

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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.

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.

Dodgers' Chad Billingsley is scratched from Wednesday's start  —  Bothered by a strained hamstring, the starter has a poor bullpen session today and won't pitch against the Giants.  —  The Dodgers have scratched Chad Billingsley for his scheduled start Wednesday in San Francisco …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Message from Minaya: Mets want to put a winner in Buffalo  —  New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya held a 15-minute session with the media in the Bisons' dugout before tonight's doubleheader in Coca-Cola Field and his message was clear: Buffalo's 2009 season was not acceptable …

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 …

Cincinnati Reds' Scott Rolen tries to put end to Tony La Russa feud  —  ST. LOUIS — Scott Rolen tried to put an end to his feud with Tony La Russa, stopping by the Cardinals manager's office Monday in his first trip back to Busch Stadium since his trade almost two seasons ago.

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 …

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)