Game 146: Blue Jays at Yankees (Updates with Pettitte being skipped  —  YANKEES (93-52)  —  Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02).  —  BLUE JAYS (65-79)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Lind DH  —  Wells CF  —  Overbay 1B  —  Encarnacion 3B  —  Barajas C  —  Bautista RF  —  Snider LF

MLB announces master 2010 schedule  —  Opening of Twins' new Target Field one of many highlights  —  Major League Baseball announced its master 2010 regular-season schedule for all 30 clubs on Tuesday, meaning you can start dreaming ahead now.  —  You just might see Stephen Strasburg …

Joe Morgan And The A's  —  At the risk of digging up the carcass of a dead horse just to kick it again, I want to take a second and point out something Joe Morgan said about the A's in his his most recent chat on ESPN.com.  Yes, I know, highlighting things from a Joe Morgan chat isn't exactly a new idea …

Pettitte to miss start with shoulder fatigue  —  Andy Pettitte is suffering from shoulder fatigue and will miss his scheduled start Wednesday against the Blue Jays.  The Yankees believe he will only have to miss the one start.  He is still slated to pitch next Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.

Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers 2-0  —  Ryan Dempster superb on mound; Derrek Lee homers  —  Derrek Lee watches his home run against the Brewers in the fourth inning.  (Paul Beaty, Associated Press / September 14, 2009)  —  When the Cubs began their season on April 6 in Houston …

Lackey, Angels endure ‘familiar’ result  —  Dice-K shines in return as Sox win possible playoff preview  —  BOSTON — Once again, there was no fun to be had at Fenway Park for the Angels.  —  That was the exclusive domain of Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz and their Red Sox pals …

Zito, Giants chisel Rockies' wild-card lead to 2.5 games  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Zito (FSY) struck out a season-high nine in his biggest win yet as a Giant, Juan Uribe (FSY) drove in three runs and San Francisco shaved another game off Colorado's hold on the NL wild card with a 10-2 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night.

TWINS EDGE TRIBE TO STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT  —  The Sports Network  —  Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Nick Punto went 3-for-4 with two runs driven in, while Joe Mauer went 2-for-3 with an RBI to raise his MLB-best batting average to .373, leading the Minnesota Twins to a 5-4 victory …

Phillies May Have Found Their New Closer  —  In one of the funnier instances of fans behaving badly, a Phillies fan made a great snag on a pop up behind the plate only to hand the prized ball to the young lady sitting with him and WHOOPS! there goes the ball.  Both of their reactions are pretty money.

Cox won't commit to returning for another season  —  The Braves released their 2010 schedule Tuesday.  But that is the extent of guarantees we're going to get from the organization right now — and I'm including the return of Bobby Cox.  —  When asked if he would come back for a 25th season …

Perry's 8th-inning Journey  —  (09-14) 20:20 PDT — Steve Perry, the former lead singer for Journey, will be at Dodger Stadium wearing his Giants cap as usual when the team plays there this weekend and he will leave before the eighth inning, as usual, but not to beat the traffic.

Youkilis, Martinez unavailable  —  The Red Sox will be without both Kevin Youkilis and Victor Martinez, perhaps their two best hitters, for at least tonight and likely for tomorrow, too.  Youkilis is out with back spasms, and Martinez is in Cleveland attending to a family matter.