Tuesday Morning Mock Draft  —  For the first time since 1999, when the Devil Rays deliberated between Josh Hamilton and Josh Beckett, scouting directors will wake up on draft day without knowing for sure who will go No. 1.  The Royals own that pick, and if they've finalized their decision, they've kept it closely guarded.

Beckett hit hard in loss to Yankees  —  Right-hander has short night as Red Sox drop series opener  —  NEW YORK — The Red Sox found themselves on the wrong end of a Bronx bashing Monday night at Yankee Stadium, suffering such an early knockout punch in a 13-5 loss that Jason Varitek …

Giants roll as Bonds rocks  —  Slugger gets homer No. 716 and will get additional support with Alou's return  —  SAN FRANCISCO - The Giants had crushed the Florida Marlins, Moises Alou was about to be activated, and the clubhouse was theirs again.  —  Gone were the scores …

Nationals hold off Braves  —  Hernandez hurls six innings for first win at Turner Field  —  ATLANTA — Livan Hernandez's luck at Turner Field was bound to change.  —  Coming into Monday's game at Turner Field, Hernandez had never won in the Atlanta stadium in 10 starts.

Marlins might not go for pitching in draft  —  SAN FRANCISCO — It wasn't by design, but Taylor Tankersley and Chris Volstad, the Marlins past two top draft picks, have become close friends.  —  Volstad, Florida's top choice last June, lives in Palm Beach Gardens.

Former umpire Gregg, 55, dies after stroke  —  Eric Gregg, the fun-loving West Philadelphia native who became a popular Major League Baseball umpire, died last night at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood after suffering a massive stroke at his Ardmore home Sunday morning.  Mr. Gregg was 55.

Going Deep: Late picks can pay off  —  Rangers make the most of some draft-and-follow choices  —  Third baseman Steve Marquardt played baseball at a junior college.  He was drafted by Texas in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, but not until the 23rd round.

MILL LOW AFTER FANS' HIGH-FIVES  —  June 5, 2006 — Willie Randolph reprimanded Lastings Milledge for celebrating his first major-league homer - a dramatic game-tying solo shot in yesterday's 10th inning - by taking a detour to high-five fans on his way out to right field to start the next inning.

Sizing up a showdown  —  It's only June and 106 games remain, but there's plenty at stake in Sox's 3-game series vs. Tigers  —  This is what is know as a "statement series," this Detroit Tigers-White Sox three-game showdown starting Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Former prep prospect now creating heat in the kitchen after shoulder surgeries  —  Persistent shoulder injuries early this decade prevented Ryan Anderson from throwing 100-mph heat in the major leagues.  Now out of baseball, Anderson is ready to turn up the heat in a new career.