Yankees DH Ibanez hits first HR  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Raul Ibanez is entering his 15th big league season and will turn 40 in June, so he has been through spring trainings in which he didn't hit and others in which he did.  —  Despite entering yesterday's action against the Tigers …

A's beat Yomiuri Giants 5-0 in exhibition game  —  TOKYO—Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning and Tommy Milone pitched five scoreless innings and the Oakland Athletics beat the Yomiuri Giants 5-0 in an exhibition game on Sunday.  —  Suzuki connected off Yomiuri …

Elarton settles down in Phillies' loss to Tigers  —  LAKELAND, Fla. — Tigers ace Justin Verlander, the defending American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award winner, picked up right where he left off through his first four Grapefruit League starts on Sunday, leading Detroit …

Lavarnway and Iglesias could offer major help  —  The two best players at the catcher and shortstop positions in the Red Sox organization are Ryan Lavarnway and Jose Iglesias.  If they don't make the final 25-man roster, you have to wonder what's going on.  —  Iglesias saves runs …

Kershaw solid for six innings against Crew  —  PHOENIX — Japanese import Norichika Aoki hit his first stateside home run — off the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner, no less — and a Brewers split squad scored a 7-1 win over the Dodgers on Sunday at Maryvale Baseball Park.

Nationals' Beat Mets 12-0, Stop 11-Game Slide  —  VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Ian Desmond, Jayson Werth and Roger Bernadina hit first-inning home runs off Matt Harvey to back Stephen Strasburg, and the Washington Nationals routed the New York Mets 12-0 Sunday to stop an 11-game winless streak.

John Williams composes ‘Fanfare for Fenway’  —  Conductor John Williams has composed a musical tribute in honor of Fenway Park's 100th anniversary.  The piece, entitled “Fanfare for Fenway” is slightly more than three minutes long, and it was played and recorded Saturday at Symphony Hall …

Brett Lawrie bound for greatness  —  After only 43 games, 22-year-old Blue Jays 3B rapidly making a name for himself  —  Lawrie Showing Natural Leadership  —  Blue Jays manager John Farrell comments on the maturity and leadership of Brett Lawrie.  —  DUNEDIN, Fla. — If you utter that magic word …

NY Mets Mike Pelfrey delivers another shaky outing Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals  —  But pitching coach Dan Warthen remains patient with the right-hander  —  Mike Pelfrey allows five runs in six innings during his most recent outing on Saturday.

Elbow injury sidelines Madson for season  —  GOODYEAR, Ariz. — Before he ever got to pitch in a game for the Reds, the season is already over for new closer Ryan Madson.  —  Following an examination in Cincinnati Saturday morning, the club said that Madson's elbow ligament had torn off of the bone.