Troncoso finds flaw in delivery  —  CHICAGO — Ramon Troncoso thinks he's figured out why he's allowed three home runs in his past two appearances, with his ERA jumping from 3.48 to 5.06.  —  “I was watching videos of last year, and I see that sometimes I lean too fast,” said Troncoso.

Dodgers sue Jon Lovitz, others over season tickets  —  LOS ANGELES — Comic Jon Lovitz and others are being sued by the Los Angeles Dodgers over claims they failed to pay nearly $100,000 for season tickets for the 2010 baseball season.  —  Delaware-based Dodger Tickets LLC filed the breach-of-contract lawsuit Monday in Los Angeles.

Tampa Bay Rays not sure David Ortiz's slow home run trot was necessary  —  ST. PETERSBURG — It took Boston's David Ortiz a long time to get around the bases after his Monday night home run.  And it might be a while for the Rays to get over it.  —  Ortiz's trot — if you can call it that …

Yanks-Twins game to resume Wednesday  —  Contest tied in sixth inning when rain forces suspension  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Yankees couldn't have guessed that their first trip to the Twins' beautiful new ballpark, Target Field, would not only prove historic, but also end a little quicker than expected.

SANTANA GOES THE DISTANCE AS ANGELS DOWN BLUE JAYS  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ervin Santana pitched a four-hitter for his second complete game against Toronto this season and Mike Napoli homered to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Tuesday night.

Source: Yankees bring back Gaudin … redfish  —  Oh joy!  0-2 with an 8.83 ERA in 12 appearances in the powerhouse AL West before being released.  Can he play the outfield?  So we lose a very good pitcher and replace him with a very bad pitcher.  Brian logic.

After Aceves' setback, Yanks plan tests  —  Righty forced to abruptly cut short his throwing session  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Yankees right-hander Alfredo Aceves suffered a setback while tossing on Tuesday at the club's Spring Training complex in Tampa, Fla., and will be sent for further tests.

Season could be last for Chicago White Sox's Omar Vizquel  —  CLEVELAND — Chicago White Sox shortstop Omar Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner, said Tuesday night that he will probably retire following this season.  —  “I'm not sure if I'm really going to do it,” he said after the 7-3 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

“10 Most Wanted Missing National Baseball Treasures” List Released by Hauls of Shame; Multi-Million Dollar Thefts From Institutions Under Scrutiny By FBI  —  A lengthy investigation into the alleged thefts of baseball artifacts from the New York Public Library, Boston Public Library …

Carl Crawford or Jayson Werth?  —  Two players who will be significant free agents next season — Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth of the Phillies — have faced the Red Sox on this road trip.  Given the choice, which would you sign?  —  Crawford is 28 and Werth is 31.

Sosa Won't Be Pursued on Perjury Charges  —  The Congressional committee that Sammy Sosa testified before in March 2005, when he said he never used performance-enhancing drugs, has decided not to ask the Department of Justice to investigate him on perjury charges.

Mets on Twitter  —  Phillies reliever Nelson Figueroa said in his two years with the Mets, he gave the team “blood, sweat, tears, my heart and my soul.”  —  Now he wouldn't give them the time of day.  —  After being shocked by his release from the Mets in early April and landing …

Darryl Strawberry talk stirs up toughness questions  —  It was late in the summer of 2009 when Daniel Murphy confronted Ron Darling about the tenor of his on-air comments.  Murphy said he'd heard from his parents, who'd been watching the SNY broadcasts at home, that Darling had been heaping too much praise on the opposing team.

Garland tosses 7 shutout innings as Padres top Cardinals  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jon Garland (FSY) threw seven innings and Jerry Hairston Jr. homered to lift the San Diego Padres to a 1-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.  —  Garland (6-2) won his sixth straight decision …

Historical WAR & WAR Graphs  —  Full historical WAR for all position players has been added to the site!  It's available in the career leaderboards and on the individual player pages currently and will work its way to some other sections of the site pretty soon.

Stroke of luck - or was it - by Guerrero boosts Rangers  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Vladimir Guerrero fans are used to seeing the kind of long home runs he delivered twice Tuesday night in the Rangers' 8-7 victory over Kansas City.  —  But not even Guerrero has seen the kind of at-bat he had in the seventh inning.

Lidge could be activated next week  —  Phillies closer throws 25 pitches in pain-free 'pen session  —  NEW YORK — Phillies closer Brad Lidge threw 25 pitches in a bullpen session Tuesday at Citi Field, and could be activated from the 15-day disabled list next week in Atlanta.