Yanks will sit Vazquez until Friday  —  Instead of starting against Red Sox, righty will take on Mets  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees will skip Javier Vazquez's spot in the rotation for the second time in two weeks, pushing the right-hander back to Friday, May 21, when he will start against the New York Mets.

Mets, Out of Patience, Send Perez to the Bullpen  —  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The struggling pitcher Oliver Perez was taken out of the Mets' starting rotation and moved to the bullpen Saturday, Manager Jerry Manuel said, leaving the team in need of a starter for Wednesday's game against the Nationals in Washington.

Rays designate Burrell, promote Blalock  —  Move gives Rays more flexibility at designated hitter  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Pat Burrell never turned out to be “The Bat” his nickname suggested, which prompted the Rays to make a move to bolster their offense Saturday.

Tigers might try Guillen in infield  —  Carlos Guillen might spend some time in the infield during his upcoming injury rehabilitation assignment, Tigers president/general manager Dave Dombrowski told FOXSports.com on Saturday.  —  If Guillen proves that he can play the infield …

Ethier breaks bone in right pinkie  —  SAN DIEGO — The Dodgers have lost Andre Ethier at least through Sunday and possibly much longer after the hot-hitting right fielder, who leads the National League in all three Triple Crown categories, broke a small bone in the little finger …

Yankees set rotation for the week  —  The Yankees have announced their rotation for the next week, with Javier Vazquez once again having his turn skipped, this time leaving the Yankees top four pitchers to face the Red Sox and Rays.  Vazquez will make his next start in the series opener against the Mets.

Taking a swing for the maligned RBI  —  As baseball's world of statistical analysis has taken great leaps forward over the last several years, one of the categories that has been stomped into the ground the most has been one that used to be among the most cherished - the run batted in.

Taveras DFA'd, Morse activated  —  DENVER — The Nationals designated outfielder Willy Taveras for assignment following tonight's 4-3 loss to the Rockies and announced outfielder Mike Morse will be activated off the 15-day disabled list tomorrow.  —  Taveras' time had been numbered for a while.

RALLY IN NINTH LEADS INDIANS OVER ORIOLES  —  The Sports Network  —  Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Austin Kearns belted a go-ahead three-run homer in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied with eight runs in the ninth to topple the Baltimore Orioles, 8-2, in the second of three games at Camden Yards.

JOHNSON, DREW HELP ARIZONA TO OUTBURST AGAINST BRAVES  —  The Sports Network  —  Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Rodrigo Lopez threw eight strong innings and Kelly Johnson burned his former team with a homer and two RBI in Arizona's 11-1 win over Atlanta, as the Diamondbacks snapped their seven-game skid.

Nationals' bats stopped by Jimenez in Game 1  —  Hernandez throws six innings; Bruney tagged for three runs  —  DENVER — On April 22, Nationals right-hander Livan Hernandez and Rockies right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez found themselves in a pitchers' duel, with Jimenez winning the battle at Nationals Park.

Jays' Romero stumps Rangers with 12-K shutout  —  TORONTO (AP) — Ricky Romero decided to try a simpler approach after struggling in his previous start.  —  The result was his first career shutout.  —  Romero struck out 12 while throwing a five-hitter, Jose Bautista hit two home runs …