Sources: Manny Ramirez's medical records sealed fate  —  The story of how Manny Ramirez was nabbed by baseball's drug-testing policy is rooted as much in the language of the collective bargaining agreement as it is in the fact that the Los Angeles Dodgers' slugger had synthetic testosterone …

Pavano tames White Sox as Indians offense comes to life  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Carl Pavano threw strikes and his Cleveland Indians teammates struck quickly at the plate.  —  Pavano won his third straight start and the Indians scored in the first inning for the first time this month …

Raissman: With A-Rod, YES avoids 'roid talk  —  There was this notion Friday night, running right through the Yankees Entertainment & Sports Network telecast, that Alex Rodriguez's return to pinstripes was a feel-good story, a triumph of a man, and his spirit, coming all the way back from something.

Reds break out the bats, rough up Diamondbacks  —  PHOENIX (AP) — Willy Taveras matched a career high with five hits, Adam Rosales had a homer and two doubles, and the Cincinnati Reds routed Arizona 13-5 on Monday night.  —  Taveras wrapped four singles around a fourth-inning double.

Jose's 7th blunder costs Johan, Mets  —  Johan Santana and Derek Lowe are neighbors who live three homes apart in Fort Myers, Fla., during the offseason.  They could have been teammates, too, if the Mets had anted up.  —  Of course, Lowe would have been no good to Santana in the home dugout last night.

Astros Notes: Berkman likely to play vs. Rockies  —  Astros first baseman Lance Berkman, who sat out the three-game weekend series against Padres with a sore left wrist, is expected to be in the lineup tonight for the series opener against the Rockies.  —  Berkman took swings in the batting cage Sunday and said the wrist felt better.

Big Papi's decline?  Not this fall  —  BOSTON — The walls are closing in on David Ortiz.  He can feel it, the cold breeze of doubt whistling through each swing and miss, vexing and constant, a pebble scratching hard on the bottom of his foot: a .224 batting average and, even more glaring …

MLB Targets Agents in Steroid Probe  —  Major League Baseball is in the early stages of investigating player agents who may be connected to the sport's steroid scandal.  —  “It's a whole new territory we're looking into,” a person with direct knowledge of the investigation told FanHouse.

Milledge Suffers Broken Finger in Syracuse  —  Outfielder Lastings Milledge of Class AAA Syracuse suffered a broken finger while attempting to bunt in the first inning of the Chiefs' game today, the latest setback in the career of the talented but inconsistent player who opened the season …

Lee will not require stint on disabled list  —  Out with bulging disc, Cubs slugger could return this week  —  CHICAGO — Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee, bothered by a bulging disc in his neck, will not have to go on the disabled list and could be back in the lineup this week.

Roger Clemens to appear Tuesday on “Mike and Mike in the Morning” on ESPN Radio  —  NEW YORK — Roger Clemens was scheduled for an interview on ESPN Radio's “Mike & Mike in the Morning” at 8:25 a.m. ET Tuesday, the publication date of an unflattering book about the seven-time Cy Young Award winner.

Let's end the silent treatment  —  It will take more ex-players like Lou Merloni - those who were in the game at a time when steroid use was at its height - to chip away at this enormous story, which seems to consume baseball almost daily.  —  So many players, active and retired …