Blue Jays 2, Sox 0  —  For those of you who missed it — or are relying on the blog for your news — Tim Wakefield gave up a first-inning, two-run homer to Frank Thomas to bring the score to 2-0.  (Vernon Wells was on base after being walked.)  —  The roof is open at Rogers Centre and, for that, you can definitely blame Wakefield.

5 Questions with... Rob Neyer  —  When it came time to select an interview subject for our One-Year Anniversary Celebration, it was really no contest.  There may be more powerful figures in sports (Bud Selig, I'm still awaiting your call).  There may be more controversial subjects …

Mariano Rivera struck by stray ball in Boston  —  Mariano Rivera has had insults hurled at him in visiting bullpens throughout his career, particularly at Fenway Park.  —  But the Yankees' star closer admitted he was caught off guard Sunday night in Boston when he was stretching in the pen …

Twins-Rangers: Punto to move to 2B next year  —  I mentioned recently that Nick Punto had a chance to start at second base next season.  Manager Ron Gardenhire today practically named Punto the starting 2B in 2008.  —  " We already know what we've got with Nick,'' Gardy said. "  We know we've got a player.

Pittsburgh (66-83) at San Diego (81-67)  —  The San Diego Padres opened their 10-game homestand with a bang over the weekend.  —  They'll be looking to build on a three-game sweep and move closer to the top of the NL West when they open a four-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.

Lopez busts out in M's win over A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Jose Lopez hasn't had much reason to celebrate lately.  —  He's been criticized for his offensive drop-off and his defensive stumbles at second base.  —  So when Lopez finally celebrated a little in Monday's 4-0 win over the Oakland A's …

100 players you love to hate  —  The underachiever who always looks disinterested.  The loudmouth who complains from Day 1.  The choker who lets his team down when it matters most.  These are the players who drive their fans nuts.  —  In honor of these boo magnets, I set out to find …

Arizona's West lead cut to 1 with loss  —  PHOENIX (AP) — An eighth-inning meltdown cost the Arizona Diamondbacks half of their NL West lead.  —  Randy Winn and Pedro Feliz homered off Tony Pena in the eighth and the San Francisco Giants rallied for an 8-5 victory over Arizona on Monday night.

Fan Gives Back Thome's Milestone Ball  —  Jim Thome had something special in mind for his 500th home run ball: he wanted to make a road trip with his father to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY to hand-deliver the small piece of history.  He can now do that after hitting …

Gallardo leads Brewers past Astros 6-0  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Most of the Milwaukee Brewers kept an eye on the scoreboard in left field during Monday's game in Houston, eager to see what the Chicago Cubs were doing against Cincinnati.  —  Yovani Gallardo never looked.  He was too busy focusing on another dominant performance.

Philadelphia Phillies  —  80-69, 2nd East  —  Monday's NL Capsules  —  Washington's Nook Logan had three hits and New York committed four errors as the Nationals sent the Mets to their fourth straight loss, 12-4 on Monday night.  The Mets, who had six errors against Philadelphia on Sunday …

Mets' Martinez not hindered by shoulder  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Pedro Martinez knows what it takes to come back from major shoulder surgery, don't count on him doing it again.  He would love to play another three or four years — as long as he avoids serious injury.

All over in Toronto  —  Though Jacoby Ellsbury led off the inning with a single to center, in trying to stretch it to a double, he was thrown out by Vernon Wells.  That proved a good lesson to Dustin Pedroia, whose single to the gap merited a large turn around first base.

Clay could follow K-Rod's footsteps  —  In the 2002 playoffs, Angels reliever Francisco Rodriguez morphed from an unknown to a game-changing force called K-Rod.  The 2007 Red Sox [team stats] hope that history can be repeated in the form of Clay Buchholz.  —  In three big league appearances …