Sox rally for tie but fall to Jays  —  Concern for Clement overshadows near comeback  —  TORONTO — A late comeback that fell just short couldn't eclipse a potential problem for the Boston Red Sox: What's wrong with Matt Clement?  —  Boston used a trio of homers — including a three-run blast …

Thomson hit hard early as Braves fall  —  Starter lasts just 1 1/3 innings as Dodgers stave off rally  —  ATLANTA — The Braves have flirted with big and early deficits for much of the season.  On Monday afternoon, they found out how big a hole is too deep to dig out of.

Notes: Win brings team together  —  Bay's hot-hitting continues, Tracy expects more of the same  —  PITTSBURGH — A little more than eight hours after winning what is believed to be the longest game ever played in the city of Pittsburgh, the Pirates were back in the clubhouse Sunday morning still trying …

Wells feels he's ready to start  —  David Wells was so encouraged about his right knee yesterday, a clubhouse source said the pitcher was telling people he could make his scheduled start in Toronto Wednesday.  —  How good did Wells feel?  —  The southpaw was able to put all of his weight …

Dodgers' Gagne ready to return to team  —  Closer completes successful Triple-A rehab assignment  —  LAS VEGAS — It didn't take long for Eric Gagne to declare himself ready to face Major League hitters.  —  Gagne capped a successful rehab assignment at Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday …

Glass: No GM deal yet  —  Moore is believed to be mulling offer  —  NEW YORK — Royals owner David Glass denied media reports Sunday that he has reached an agreement to hire Atlanta assistant Dayton Moore to replace Allard Baird as the club's general manager.  —  "I don't have a deal yet with anybody," Glass said.

Monday Morning QB (cont.)  —  Ten Things I Think I Think  —  1. I think the one thing I'll always remember about Ironhead Heyward, who died of cancer over the weekend at 39, is how honest he was with the press.  I always got a straight answer from him, even in some tough times.  I'll miss him.

Breaking down the 64-team NCAA tournament baseball field  —  Team-by-team look at the Division I NCAA baseball tournament field, compiled by Jack Carey, Ben Dooling and David Kay (stats as of end of regular season):  —  Alabama: The Crimson Tide have been helped by superlative pitching …

Notes: Harden set to return  —  Starter to complete rehab assignment this week  —  OAKLAND — As bad as things have gone for the injury-ravaged A's this month, they seem to take a measure of comfort in knowing that last May was even worse.  A lot worse.  —  "At this time last year …

Rockies-Padres Preview  —  The last time the Colorado Rockies visited Petco Park, they set scoring records at the San Diego Padres ' three-year-old stadium.  —  The Rockies (26-24) hope to put forth another strong offensive performance at the venue when the teams open a three-game set on Monday.

Lieber on DL with strained left groin  —  Right-hander departs after two innings against Nationals  —  PHILADELPHIA — Jon Lieber turned funny fielding a comebacker and wound up on the 15-day disabled list.  —  The right-hander left the game after two innings, providing a dark spot …

Prior tosses two rehab innings  —  Righty not concerned by reduced velocity in 44-pitch outing  —  PEORIA, Ill. — Mark Prior's heater never topped the temperature in his first Minor League rehabilitation start for the Class A Peoria Chiefs on Monday.  —  Prior threw 44 pitches in two innings …

Cardinals expect to place Carpenter on DL  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals expect to place pitcher Chris Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, and are preparing to call up right-hander Anthony Reyes from the minors to take his spot in the rotation.

Notes: Whirlwind weekend for Kemp  —  ATLANTA — When a Minor Leaguer is promoted into Grady Little's clubhouse, he gets thrown into the action, not eased.  —  Matt Kemp learned that lesson Sunday, and the result was that Monday morning, he was watching video of his three strikeouts …

Regional Analysis  —  Ten years ago, Warren Morris made Louisiana State king of the NCAA tournament with the most famous home run in college baseball history.  Monday his alma mater was left out of the NCAA's 64-team regional field, the first time the Tigers have not earned a regional bid since 1988.

Sibling Rivalry May Be Brewing  —  Watching kid brother Jered Weaver throw seven shutout innings in his major league debut Saturday night "was pretty special" for Jeff Weaver, the Angels' veteran right-hander.  —  But would the elder Weaver still think of his brother as special if Jered remained …