Red Sox call up Bard from Triple-A  —  Pitching prospect has contract purchased from Pawtucket  —  BOSTON — The day that everyone knew was coming at some point this season occurred Sunday, when Daniel Bard and his electric fastball arrived at Fenway Park.

Orioles mock Joba Chamberlain, but Yankees have last laugh in 5-3 win  —  BALTIMORE - Maybe the Yankees should have Joba Chamberlain start his games in the second inning.  —  For the second consecutive start, Chamberlain was roughed up in the first inning before shutting down the opposition.

Daniel Bard up; Javy Lopez out  —  Daniel Bard blew away batters throughout spring training, rarely letting a single baserunner on.  He did just as well in his brief stint with Triple A Pawtucket this season, a stint which has reached a conclusion for now.  —  Bard, the fire-balling right …

Zimmerman extends hit streak, but D'backs win first for Hinch  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Snyder and Eric Byrnes each drove in three runs and the Arizona Diamondbacks gave manager A.J. Hinch his first victory by beating the Washington Nationals 10-8 on Sunday.

Wang to start Tuesday in Scranton  —  Chien-Ming Wang will start Tuesday for Triple-A Scranton against Charlotte.  He is cleared for 100 pitches.  —  If he pitches well, Wang could earn his return to the majors.  Joe Girardi indicated that he is close.  —  Funny story from Johnny Damon after the game.

Winn's clutch hit carries Giants past Dodgers in 13 innings  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Randy Winn hit a tiebreaking two-run single with the bases loaded in the 13th inning and finished with four hits, leading the San Francisco Giants to a 7-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.

Pedroia out with strained groin  —  Dustin Pedroia left tonight's game after the third inning after he strained his right groin during an at-bat.  Pedroia grounded to third base, and hurt his right groin while running to first base, manager Terry Francona said in a midgame interview on ESPN's telecast.

Rangers end Colon's streak, beat White Sox  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Hank Blalock homered twice, Vicente Padilla allowed one hit in seven innings and the Texas Rangers ended Bartolo Colon's dominance against them with a 7-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.

The LatinTalent Market  —  The Basics  —  There's a disease of “more” in baseball prospect coverage, and it has seeped all the way down to the growing interest in the Latin American market of 16-year-old amateurs.  While this might seem borderline creepy and of dubious importance, there's many layers to this emerging foreign market.

Tonight's lineups  —  No Carlos Pena for the Rays, and still no Kevin Youkilis for the Sox.  J.D. Drew steps back in for Rocco Baldelli and Nick Green takes Julio Lugo's spot in the batting order.  Daniel Bard and his powerful fastball are active for tonight after being brought up from Pawtucket …