Blanton, Phillies turn 4 DPs to beat Marlins 6-4  —  MIAMI - The Philadelphia Phillies turned four double plays behind Joe Blanton, who came off the disabled list to pitch five innings and earn his first victory of the season by helping to beat the Florida Marlins 6-4 on Monday night.

Mariners designate Bradley, call up Peguero  —  SEATTLE — Outfielder Milton Bradley, who hit .209 in two seasons with the Mariners, was designated for assignment by the club on Monday, as general manager Jack Zduriencik made a pair of roster moves that look to provide a youthful infusion …

Only consistent for Jays is inconsistent health  —  Toronto— From Tuesday's Globe and Mail  —  It was as if they had a collective brain cramp, to the point where the Detroit Tigers radio crew of Dan Dickerson and Jim Price kept pointing out that, in addition to Brad Penny throwing fastball after fastball …

After disputed call, Mattingly, Uribe ejected  —  PITTSBURGH — Dodgers manager Don Mattingly and third baseman Juan Uribe were ejected for arguing a call by third-base umpire Mike DiMuro in the eighth inning of Monday night's Dodgers-Pirates game.  —  With Matt Kemp on first base …

Surging Pirates climb above .500 with victory over Dodgers  —  PITTSBURGH — Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Monday night to move above .500 in mid-May for the first time in seven years.

Marlins' Mujica carted off after straining knee  —  MIAMI — Marlins reliever Edward Mujica was carted off the field in the seventh inning on Monday after suffering a left knee strain while attempting to cover first base.  —  The injury occurred when Philadelphia's Ryan Howard chopped a grounder that was fielded by Gaby Sanchez.

Yankees GM Brian Cashman weighs in on Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada and more  —  Brian Cashman was full of complements this afternoon after his shortstop, Derek Jeter, broke out of a troublesome slump with a 4-for-6 performance against the Rangers with two home runs.

Mets get bad news on pitchers Young, Mejia  —  DENVER — The New York Mets took a pair of hits to their starting pitching depth Monday, when Chris Young was diagnosed with a torn anterior capsule in his right shoulder and a second opinion confirmed the need for prospect Jenrry Mejia to undergo Tommy John surgery.

Dan Lozano To Represent Alex Rodriguez  —  Agent Dan Lozano signed Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez for all baseball-related work, reports Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal (subscription required).  On the surface it doesn't seem that A-Rod has much need for an agent, since he is signed through 2017.

FBI files: ‘Boss’ blamed bad advice for conviction … WASHINGTON (AP) — George Steinbrenner blamed an illegal corporate campaign contribution to President Richard Nixon on bad legal advice, according to FBI documents released Monday.  —  Steinbrenner, who died last year after a tumultuous reign …