New York Yankees to open and close 2010 season at Boston Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees will open and close the 2010 season against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, just the fifth time in 50 years the rivals both start and finish against each other.

Game 146: Blue Jays at Yankees (Updates with Pettitte being skipped  —  YANKEES (93-52)  —  Pitching: RHP Sergio Mitre (3-2, 7.02).  —  BLUE JAYS (65-79)  —  Scutaro SS  —  Hill 2B  —  Lind DH  —  Wells CF  —  Overbay 1B  —  Encarnacion 3B  —  Barajas C  —  Bautista RF  —  Snider LF

Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers 2-0  —  Ryan Dempster superb on mound; Derrek Lee homers  —  Derrek Lee watches his home run against the Brewers in the fourth inning.  (Paul Beaty, Associated Press / September 14, 2009)  —  When the Cubs began their season on April 6 in Houston …

Chat with Joe Morgan  —  Welcome to SportsNation!  On Tuesday, Hall of Famer and ESPN baseball analyst Joe Morgan will drop by to take your questions!  —  An analyst for ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, Morgan was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.  He won back-to-back MVP awards …

Pettitte to miss start with shoulder fatigue  —  Andy Pettitte is suffering from shoulder fatigue and will miss his scheduled start Wednesday against the Blue Jays.  The Yankees believe he will only have to miss the one start.  He is still slated to pitch next Monday against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim.

Brignac presents options for Rays  —  Rookie earns Tuesday start after strong performance  —  BALTIMORE — Reid Brignac opened some eyes with a 4-for-4 performance Monday night, specifically, Joe Maddon's, as the Rays manager gave the rookie another start Tuesday night.

Posnanski on ‘The Machine’  —  Some people root for baseball teams.  I root for baseball books, for two reasons.  One, a fair number of my friends have written baseball books, so rooting for a book is like rooting for a friend.  And two, I've written a few books myself …

Joba Rules not for you  —  YOU hate the restraints on Joba Chamberlain.  You flip on the Yankees game and are aggravated that Alfredo Aceves is out there in the middle innings, which means Joba again is being treated like a delicate vase.  —  You don't care that Chamberlain does …

Perry's 8th-inning Journey  —  (09-14) 20:20 PDT — Steve Perry, the former lead singer for Journey, will be at Dodger Stadium wearing his Giants cap as usual when the team plays there this weekend and he will leave before the eighth inning, as usual, but not to beat the traffic.

Hampton to miss next season  —  HOUSTON — The Houston Astros say starting pitcher Mike Hampton will miss next season after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder.  —  A statement issued by the Astros on Tuesday say surgeons at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York repaired …

DiFelice to DL  —  Chicago - It didn't seem like it was this serious after talking with Mark DiFelice and Ken Macha yesterday, but after further evaluation, the Brewers have placed the right-hander on the 60-day DL with a right shoulder strain and purchased right-hander Josh Butler's contract from Class AA Huntsville.

Jeter deserving of AL MVP Award  —  Yankees captain's campaign more than simply numbers  —  If Albert Pujols is a slam-dunk to win the National League Most Valuable Player Award, Derek Jeter is not too far behind to take the American League MVP Award.  —  When Jeter passed Lou Gehrig's record …