Yankees closer Mariano Rivera unavailable in Monday's loss due to sore lower right triceps area  —  A fan in Cleveland welcomes Derek Jeter back to the New York Yankees lineup for a three-game series with the Indians.  On Monday, A.J. Burnett coughs up a lead and the Bombers fall, 6-3.

Carpenter paces Cardinals' 1-0 win over Reds  —  ST. LOUIS — Chris Carpenter outdueled Cincinnati Reds nemesis Johnny Cueto with eight scoreless innings, then watched from the dugout as pinch-hitter Mark Hamilton drove in the lone run with an infield hit for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 1-0 victory on Monday night.

Diamondbacks Rally to Top Brewers, 8-6  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bench coach Alan Trammell reminded manager Kirk Gibson and the rest of the Diamondbacks that just because Milwaukee led 6-1 on an unlikely grand slam by pitcher Shaun Marcum, the game was far from over.

Blue Jays rough up Lackey, hang on for victory over Red Sox  —  BOSTON — Travis Snider had three doubles and drove in a pair of runs and Aaron Hill homered as the Toronto Blue Jays became the latest team to rough up John Lackey, beating the Boston Red Sox 9-7 on Monday.

Game Time … LOS ANGELES — The New York Mets don't want to rush All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes back from a hamstring injury.  The way his teammates are filling in, Reyes may get all the time he needs for a thorough recovery.  —  Angel Pagan, Carlos Beltran and Daniel Murphy had RBI doubles …

Yankees Sign Miguel Andujar For $750,000  —  The Yankees have signed Dominican third baseman Miguel Andujar.  Update (5:15 pm): Andujar signed for for $750,000.  —  Andujar, a 16-year-old from San Cristobal who played in the Dominican Prospect League, was one of the top third basemen in Latin America with a well-rounded skill set.

Rockies' Helton deserves your all-star vote  —  If more than 4 million sympathy votes landed Yankees short- stop Derek Jeter in the All- Star Game, then why should I feel the least little shame cramming the ballot box on behalf of Rockies first baseman Todd Helton?

Final vote candidate Gordon out of lineup  —  CHICAGO — Royals left fielder Alex Gordon's chance to do some campaigning with his bat, arm and glove was hampered on Monday night by his left knee contusion.  —  Gordon, a candidate in the All-Star Game Final Vote Sponsored by Sprint, was out of the Royals' starting lineup.

Worley pitches Phillies past Marlins, then sent to minors  —  MIAMI — Pitching expectations for the Philadelphia Phillies are pretty high, which is why Vance Worley found himself heading back to the minors after he threw seven shutout innings Monday night.  —  Worley helped beat the Florida Marlins 1-0.

Jon Garland's season over?  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — There is a high likelihood that Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Jon Garland, the veteran right-hander the team signed as a free agent last winter largely because he hadn't been on the disabled list in more than a decade, is done for the season …

Chavez has 4 RBIs in Rangers' 13-4 win over Os  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Endy Chavez had his first four-RBI game in more than eight years with a long home run and a double in the Texas Rangers' 13-4 victory over the Baltimore Orioles and former manager Buck Showalter on Monday night.

Freeman hits 2 HRs, lifts Braves over Rockies 4-1  —  ATLANTA—Freddie Freeman homered twice to drive in three runs, Tommy Hanson combined with two relievers on a four-hitter and the Atlanta Braves beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1 on Monday night.  —  Freeman's two-run shot in the first inning drove …

Tale Of The Tape: Jose Reyes & Carl Crawford  —  Fred Wilpon has made it clear that he doesn't think Jose Reyes is worth $142MM.  But there are 29 other owners in baseball and some of them might be happy to offer Reyes the Carl Crawford-esque contract that Wilpon believes his shortstop wants.