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 …

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 …

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.

The Meaning of the Milestone  —  Last night, the Astros started Chris Burke at second base, batting him sixth and using Mark Loretta as their leadoff man in their 6-1 loss to the Brewers.  It is likely that Burke or Loretta will play second base in Wednesday's game as well.

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 …

Report: MLB May be Colluding on Draft Signing Bonuses  —  Written by The Staff  —  MLB may be colluding to keep signing bonuses for amateur draft players down, according to a report by the Sports Business Journal.  —  SBJ is reporting that the MLBPA is investigating whether the league …

Young resurrects his life ... and his career … Tigers manager Jim Leyland sought out Dmitri Young recently, shook his hand and congratulated him on the way he was playing and, more important, the way he was living his life.  It was Leyland's Tigers who released Young last year.

The Difference Mike Maroth Can Make  —  NEW YORK — It takes only a quick scan of the unsolicited emails from other reporters and fans and a speed-read of several articles to realize Mike Maroth is probably going to do much more than pitch for the Cardinals.  —  He was much more than starting pitcher to Detroit.

Marlins Trade For Jacque Jones?  —  There's a rumor floating around that the Marlins have traded for Jacque Jones.  It's not verified yet, but I know we have a lot of Jacque-junkies among the readers so it's worth a mention.  —  UPDATE: Several readers heard reports to the same effect …

Rodney heads to DL with tendinitis  —  DETROIT — Fernando Rodney went back on the disabled list today, and the Tigers are hoping that this time, he'll be able to come back fully healthy.  —  Rodney was on the DL a month ago with what was described as right biceps tendinitis.

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.

Sounds' Parra perfect in his second PCL start  —  Lefty goes the distance for league's first complete-game perfecto since 2003  —  Before Monday's game, Manny Parra had never witnessed a no-hitter.  Now he's thrown a perfect game.  —  Parra (1-1) retired 27 consecutive batters …

Minaya prepares for White Sox's fire sale  —  Omar Minaya all but acknowledged touching base with the White Sox about pitching help, though the Mets' GM never mentioned the AL Central team by name.  —  "If people are out there publicly saying they're going to move players …