After balk, Red Sox have a talk with Aceves  —  Alfredo Aceves is a talented pitcher.  He has allowed only 113 hits over 139.1 career innings with 33 walks and 94 strikeouts There aren't too many guys out there with a career 3.17 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP.  —  Part of his being good is being stubborn and a little arrogant.

Tigers double up on Jays  —  Austin Jackson drove in four runs, including a three-run double in a big fourth inning, and Victor Martinez drove in three runs with two doubles and a homer as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 10-5 Monday.  —  Detroit starter Max Scherzer allowed …

White Sox use long ball to knock off Angels in Anaheim  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Edwin Jackson pitched seven superb innings for his first victory in more than a month, Carlos Quentin homered and drove in five runs, and the Chicago White Sox routed the Los Angeles Angels 8-0 on Monday night.

Bob Allen  —  HOUSTON (KTRK) — Despite denials from Drayton McLane that a sale has been finalized, nearly everything has been agreed to with potential buyer Jim Crane.  —  All that's left to do is just a little fine-tuning before the sale of the Astros to Crane and his group is announced.

Dodgers Head Further Into the Darkness  —  The funny part is, what was a pretty solid start from Chad Billingsley is going to get lost in a sea of poor bullpen work, bad umpiring, the usual lousy Dodger offense, and the big scarlet L that got hung on Billingsley's chest.

A-Rod needs to fix it ... and fast  —  Overlooked in the Jeter hoopla has been Rodriguez, who hasn't homered since April 23  —  The New York Yankees have hit a major league-leading 54 home runs through the first 32 games of the season.  —  Only five of them have been hit by Alex Rodriguez.

Capitals Add AL East Champion Aybar  —  Edmonton, AB - Director of Baseball Operations Gord Gerlach announced today the Edmonton Capitals signed infielder Willy Aybar for the 2011 season.  —  The 6', 205lbs infielder comes to the Capitals with Major League experience spanning from 2005-2010.

Bankruptcy could help Frank McCourt retain control of Dodgers  —  Major League Baseball is said to be ‘looking hard’ at the possibility of that.  The league and his ex-wife would almost certainly oppose move, but court need not yield to MLB rules.  —  Major League Baseball is preparing …

Astros sign ex-Ranger Ramirez to boost catching depth  —  1,090  —  With Carlos Corporan, who had a strong major league spring training, out for a month at Class AAA, the Astros have acquired a backup plan to their backup plan, signing former Rangers catcher Max Ramirez to a minor league deal.

Ryan Set to Get Approval as Controlling Owner  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball owners are set to approve Nolan Ryan as the controlling owner of the Texas Rangers when they meet Thursday.  —  Chuck Greenberg and Ryan headed the group that bought the team from Tom Hicks last August in a deal valued at $590 million.

La Russa to miss Cubs opener for treatment  —  ST. LOUIS—St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa will miss Tuesday's series opener at Chicago for medial evaluation of an affliction to his face and right eye.  —  The team says the examination will be at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix.

Harper, Trout top list of the game's best minor league prospects … Baseball's best prospects are starting to find their way onto major-league rosters as teams try to shore up weaknesses and/or find out exactly what they have before trading season.  Within the past few days alone …

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.

Pitchers Union Goes On Strike Against Miguel Cabrera  —  DETROIT—It must be hard work making an entire league of pitchers cower in their cleats, but to hear the scariest hitter in all of the American League talk, it would be easy to think that what he was doing was effortless.