Inflamed elbow lands ace Carpenter on 15-day DL  —  PITTSBURGH — Cardinals staff ace Chris Carpenter was placed on the 15-day disabled list Monday after an MRI exam in St. Louis revealed arthritis and a previously undiscovered impingement in his right elbow.

Milwaukee to host Angels-Indians  —  Series moved from Cleveland due to snow; tickets will be $10  —  MILWAUKEE — The Indians have called Milwaukee home before.  At least on film.  —  County Stadium stood in for Cleveland's Municipal Stadium in the 1993 film "Major League," but this time it's for real.

Another Bad Loss Caps Even Worse Start for Nats  —  Consider the sum total of the last week for the Washington Nationals, and it is grim as grim could be, a collection of games that took seven days but somehow packed in a couple months' worth of misery.  Cap it off with the indignity …

Ray rebounds; Orioles take series … NEW YORK // Chris Ray sat at a table in the middle of a mostly quiet Orioles clubhouse yesterday morning, playing cards with several teammates while reminders of what happened to him and his team about 18 hours earlier were all around him.

Papelbon, Sox overpower the Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — One could sense Curt Schilling tensing up in the clubhouse.  Relieved of his duties after just 102 pitches, after seven "shut-up" innings of four-hit, one-run baseball, Schilling was helpless as the man once heralded …

Shea to lead off with boos for Rollins  —  ATLANTA - He figures to be the recipient of more hostile jeering than Armando Benitez ever did trotting in from the home bullpen.  Or Kaz Matsui stepping into the batter's box.  —  Leading off at Shea today for the 1-5 Philadelphia Phillies …

PHOTOS RADIO CONTACT  —  NO ONE GETS BETWEEN MELO AND HIS HOT DOG ROLLERS: The ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS reports on some poor sap who had the audacity to ask Carmelo Anthony for an autograph outside a mini-mart - and was body slammed by a member of Anthony's entourage for his *brazen* behavior.

Hampton to have surgery Tuesday morning  —  Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Hampton will miss six to nine months after learning Monday that he has a torn flexor tendon in his left elbow.  —  Dr. Dave Altcheck, who performed Hampton's "Tommy John" surgery in Sept., 2005, will perform the operation Tuesday morning.

Wheeler in, Lidge out as Astros closer  —  CHICAGO — Only an hour after saying it was too early to change closers, Astros manager Phil Garner removed Brad Lidge from the job and handed it to Dan Wheeler on Monday afternoon before opening a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Z's comment brews trouble  —  Brewers take offense, say they won't forget next time  —  MILWAUKEE — Circle the date: April 23.  The Milwaukee Brewers already have after seeing what Carlos Zambrano said about them after the Cubs' victory Saturday.  —  ''He's full of [it] anyway,'' Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks said Sunday.

NY Mets 11, Philadelphia 5  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Rollins has quickly become a favorite target for New York Mets fans.  —  After boasting about his team in spring training, Philadelphia's All-Star shortstop made a key error Monday as New York rallied for seven runs in the eighth inning to beat the Phillies 11-5 in its home opener.

San Francisco vs. Los Angeles  —  GameCenter  · Full Play-by-Play  · Box Score  · Recap  · Game Chart  · Photos  · Live Commentary (Glog)  —  DODGERS 1ST  —  Russ Ortiz pitching:  —  Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Pierre struck out looking.

3-3 and headed home.  4/9/07 vs. Texas  —  All things considered this trip could have been worse.  Offensively we aren't even close to clicking yet we still managed to break even on the road.  Jon Papelbon was incredible last night.  It's not what he did as much as it is how he did it and who he did it against.

Cowherd's 'attack' on blog: 'Zero tolerance' … Shortly after introducing myself to ESPN's audience in my first column Thursday, I checked the ombudsman's mailbag.  It was jammed with dozens of messages of outraged complaint against ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd, who had called on his listeners …

THT Predictions vs. the Market  —  How great is it to finally have baseball back?  Sure it might be a few degrees too cold in chilly Cleveland or murky Minneapolis, but that doesn't matter if you are sat at home watching the game from the comfort of your living room.