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.

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.

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 …

White Sox survive ejections, rally to beat Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Ozzie Guillen wasn't on the field long enough to tell umpire Joe West how he felt about his balk calls against Mark Buehrle .  —  The White Sox manager did so afterward.  —  Harshly.

Luke Hochevar goes 8 innings as Royals top Rangers 5-2  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Billy Butler homered and Luke Hochevar pitched eight strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday.  —  Butler went 2 for 3 to raise his average to .348, second in the American League.

Tampa Bay Rays' Sean Rodriguez okay after encounter with stingray  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Infielder Sean Rodriguez earned a painful distinction this week he could do without: the first Ray to be stung by a stingray.  —  Rodriguez was on the beach Monday morning behind his Redington Beach rental condo …

Dodgers can't back Kershaw's quality start  —  Furcal has rough game with two errors, 0-for-4 performance  —  CHICAGO — There was plenty of blame to go around Tuesday night, but Rafael Furcal wasn't sharing it.  —  “It was not a pretty day for me,” said the Dodgers' shortstop.

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 …

“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 …

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.

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.

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.

Minor League Update: Games of May 25  —  Travis D'Arnaud, C, Jays (High-A Dunedin): 3-for-3, HR (4), 3 R,2 RBI, BB  —  Don't discount D'Arnaud as right there with the bigger name prospects the Jays received for Roy Halladay.  After missing nearly a month with some back issues …

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.

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.