Johnson confirms surgery  —  Nick Johnson has confirmed that he will have wrist surgery, most likely tomorrow.  He's expected to miss four to six weeks.  —  “This is not a quick fix,” Joe Girardi said.  “This is going to be a while.”  —  Jorge Posada is also banged up.

Game 39: Red Sox at Yankees  —  Yellow cab, gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back.  Fueled by Jay-Z and a Red Bull, here are the lineups:  —  RED SOX (19-19)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Pedroia 2B  —  Drew RF  —  Youkilis 1B  —  Martinez C  —  Ortiz DH  —  Beltre 3B  —  Hermida LF  —  McDonald CF

HOWARD, KENDRICK HELP PHILLIES CRUSH PIRATES  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Ryan Howard went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and drove in six runs as Philadelphia downed Pittsburgh, 12-2, in the opener of a two-game series from Citizens Bank Park.

Uggla has success vs. D-backs  —  MIAMI — Of all the teams not in the National League East, Dan Uggla has had his most home run success against the organization that drafted him.  —  An 11th-round pick by the D-backs in 2001, Uggla has moved into third place on the Marlins' all-time home run list with 130.

Vlad vows to take same approach vs. old team  —  First game against Halos won't change Rangers slugger  —  ARLINGTON — Vladimir Guerrero isn't going to change anything he's been doing when he faces his former team for the first time with the Rangers.  What he's doing now is working just fine …

ZZZzzzzzz WHAT?  THE METS LOST?  UHH THANKS!  ZZZzzzzzz  —  With all the talk of canning Jerry Manuel, isn't that just a smoke screen to cover up the inactivity of the Mets front office?  I use the term “front office” instead of just signaling out Omar Minaya who in my opinion has been de-nutted by ownership.

Mets nip Braves to end 5-game skid … ATLANTA — Mike Pelfrey gave the Mets a lift with 7 2/3 strong innings and New York beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Monday night to end a five-game losing streak.  —  Pelfrey (5-1) became the first Mets starting pitcher to win a game this month.

RAMIREZ'S HOMER IN 11TH LIFTS CUBS OVER ROCKIES  —  The Sports Network  —  Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Aramis Ramirez nailed a game-winning two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th to lead the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Rockies in the first of a two-game set at Wrigley Field.

Pre-game updates from the Bronx  —  The surprise of the day is that Victor Martinez (2 for his last 28) dropped out of the No. 3 spot in the lineup but only to No. 5.  Terry Francona's reasoning was that the Red Sox need more “balance” and he wants to keep J.D. Drew and David Ortiz separated.

D'Backs Acquire Saul Rivera, Release Howry  —  The Diamondbacks have acquired reliever Saul Rivera from the Indians for cash and released Bob Howry, tweets Ed Price of AOL Fanhouse.  —  Rivera, 32, has a 0.53 ERA, 5.8 K/9, and 3.7 BB/9 in 17 Triple A innings so far this year.

Dodgers (not Mets) Interested in Roy Oswalt  —  There has been so much talk lately about Roy Oswalt and the fact that he's likely NOT going to be traded to the Mets.  I guess this is news (it's being printed everywhere as news) because for it was assumed by most that this is where he was going.

White Sox Not Looking To Trade Players  —  The White Sox may start dealing players at some point this season, but they aren't looking to start trading yet.  GM Ken Williams texted manager Ozzie Guillen to say that he isn't looking to trade any White Sox, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times (via Twitter).