Philly fans reaction mixed to Werth's return  —  PHILADELPHIA — If any of the Phillies fans booing Jayson Werth in his return to Philadelphia on Tuesday honestly could say they would have turned down an additional $66 million to stay a Phillie, the Nationals right fielder said he would just have to turn the other cheek.

Tigers top pitchers fail in 7th straight loss, 5-3 to Yankees  —  DETROIT — When a team is in a slump, strange things start to happen.  —  On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers lost because their ace felt too good.  —  Justin Verlander, hitting 100 mph, allowed three runs in the first two innings …

Youkilis late scratch from lineup due to illness  —  BOSTON — Less than a half hour before Tuesday night's first pitch, Red Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis was scratched from the lineup due to illness.  —  Jed Lowrie moved from shortstop to third base, with Marco Scutaro inserted into the lineup at short.

Mariners' rebirth stands on horizon  —  Club recovering after years of questionable decisions  —  We all know how great it is to be in Seattle, visit the Pike Place Market and get seafood on Elliott Bay.  To be there in 1995 when Junior Griffey scored from first on Edgar Martinez's shot …

Mets' Bay on paternity leave; likely out 2 games  —  NEW YORK — Jason Bay, the New York Mets' starting left fielder, has gone on paternity leave and will miss at least Tuesday night's game against the San Francisco Giants.  —  Major League Baseball instituted the new paternity leave list this season …

Indians outfielder Choo arrested on DUI charges … CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo has been charged with drunken driving.  —  The team said Choo was arrested early Monday in Sheffield Lake, Ohio.  Choo traveled with the Indians and is with the team in Oakland …

The good — and bad — news about MLB's attendance figures … Commissioner Bud Selig has an attendance problem.  It's not a problem with the actual attendance, but a problem with perception people take from the snapshot of a wet, dreary April and extrapolate into doom and gloom for the sport.

Source: Mets to sell stake this month  —  NEW YORK — The sale of a minority stake in the New York Mets likely will be completed by the end of this month, a source with knowledge of the process tells ESPNNewYork.com.  The announcement could come before June 1.  —  “It's not imminent,” a source said.

The Giants And Jose Reyes  —  After being shut out by Tom Gorzelanny last night, the Giants rank second to last in the NL with 3.54 runs scored per game.  “We're awful right now,” manager Bruce Bochy told reporters last night.  Pablo Sandoval, Andres Torres, and Mark DeRosa are currently on the disabled list.

The Jon Matlack Trade Tree and His Legacy on the 2011 Mets  —  By The Commmon Man  —  This went over very well last week, when The Common Man put up the transactional family trees of Chuck Knoblauch and Glenn Davis, so it's going to become a regular feature here on The Platoon Advantage.

Longoria returns from strained left oblique  —  Tampa Bay Rays all-star third baseman Evan Longoria has been reinstated from the 15-day disabled list.  —  The move was made before Tuesday night's game against Toronto.  Longoria had been sidelined since April 3 with a strained left oblique.

Phillies boost their Latin grade  —  IN 1988, IF PHILLIES second baseman Juan Samuel wanted to talk to a teammate in Spanish, he had to hope Luis Aguayo wasn't on the phone or out getting some lunch.  Then Aguayo was traded to the Yankees at midseason.  A couple of days later, the team picked up Jackie Gutierrez.