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.

Red Sox's Buchholz to get 2nd opinion on back  —  BOSTON — Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz will seek a second opinion this week for his lower back strain because it's not healing as quickly as had been hoped.  —  The right-hander has been on the disabled list since June 19 (retroactive to June 17) …

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.

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.

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 …

A trade proposal: Lackey for Zito  —  John Lackey is 32 and has approximately $53.38 million remaining on the final 3.5 years of his contract.  —  Barry Zito is 33 and has $55.25 million remaining on the final 3.5 years of his deal.  —  You see where I'm going with this?  —  Trade Lackey for Zito straight up.

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?

Baseball's All-Star game can be classic again  —  The square peg that is the All-Star game and the black hole that is Bud Selig's idea to make it count for something are back for their ninth year of nonsensical commingling.  There is no worse rule in baseball.  It rivals the BCS for the most illogical thing in sports.

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.

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 …

Madson to return after All-Star break  —  MIAMI — Phillies closer Ryan Madson will not be back before the All-Star break.  —  That is not earth-shattering news.  Madson has not pitched since June 18 because of inflammation in his right hand, and he only started to play catch this weekend in Toronto.

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.