Seattle coasts by Sox  —  Last stop on road trip begins with blowout  —  SEATTLE — The sun refused to go down on Julian Tavarez, but that's only because at this time of year in the Pacific Northwest, the sun tends to linger deep into the evening.  —  The sun could have shone until midnight …

BUEHRLE ON METS' RADAR - IF . . .  The Mets are tracking Mark Buehrle, according to a person familiar with the situation, but they will only trade for the White Sox lefty if they have a 72-hour window to sign the free agent-to-be.  —  The only exception would be if the cost for renting Buehrle …

Hudson, McCann get it right for a night  —  Battery's performance ends losing streak at 5  —  Not only had the Braves gone six days without a win, they had gone six days without a lead.  —  So when Brian McCann hit an RBI single for a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning Monday, the Braves were relieved.

Baylor seeks Orioles' job  —  Chicago - Don Baylor wonders what it would have been like to manage the Rockies with a humidor.  He wishes things had worked out differently with the Chicago Cubs.  But more than anything, the only man to lead both teams wants another chance.

Record seven 40-year-olds to start on same day  —  NEW YORK — It really will be old-timers day in the major leagues on Wednesday, when a record seven pitchers in their 40s are scheduled to start.  —  The New York Yankees' Roger Clemens (44), Philadelphia's Jamie Moyer (44), Detroit's Kenny Rogers …

Note: Pedro Feliciano has been Great  —  During last night's win over the Cardinals, Joe Smith, Pedro Feliciano, Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman pitched a collective five scoreless innings in relief, while walking two and striking out seven.  —  The Mets have won their last four games …

Lester the spottier starter  —  So it's Gabbard who will fill in  —  SEATTLE — While Kason Gabbard was preparing to make a start in the place he made his big-league debut last season, Washington native son Jon Lester was enduring one of the worst starts of his minor league career last night in Louisville, Ky.

Mets voices whiff on Paul's tantrum  —  Paul Lo Duca, the Mets' All-Star poster child, acted like a spoiled one Saturday night in the sixth inning (A's-Mets, Ch. 11), snapping on home plate umpire Marvin Hudson over a called strike.  Gary Cohen and Ron Darling quickly took Lo Duca to task.

Kuwata's sushi-ball has the raw material  —  Pirates' Japanese legend leans on ultra-slow pitch for early success  —  Pitcher Masumi Kuwata gets high fives from teammates in the dugout after leaving in the seventh inning against the Angels Sunday in Anaheim, Calif.

Hurry Up, or Wait?  —  "The most expensive middle reliever in history."  Jon Heyman's throwaway line about Roger Clemens is still funny, but given Joe Torre's new pattern of using his aces, seeing Clemens and Andy Pettitte as occasional middle relievers is something I like.

Bombers fly over the hill  —  Age & AL East catch up to shell of Yankee past  —  You know what the 2007 Yankees are so far?  They are two weeks of real baseball, or at least the kind of real baseball you would expect from a $200 million team.  Two weeks.