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

New York Yankees to open and close 2010 season at Boston Red Sox  —  NEW YORK — The Yankees will open and close the 2010 season against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, just the fifth time in 50 years the rivals both start and finish against each other.  —  Most openers are set for April 5, Major League Baseball said Tuesday.

Joe Morgan And The A's  —  At the risk of digging up the carcass of a dead horse just to kick it again, I want to take a second and point out something Joe Morgan said about the A's in his his most recent chat on ESPN.com.  Yes, I know, highlighting things from a Joe Morgan chat isn't exactly a new idea …

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.

Lackey, Angels endure ‘familiar’ result  —  Dice-K shines in return as Sox win possible playoff preview  —  BOSTON — Once again, there was no fun to be had at Fenway Park for the Angels.  —  That was the exclusive domain of Daisuke Matsuzaka, David Ortiz and their Red Sox pals …

Report: Cubs ‘plan on shopping’ Carlos Zambrano  —  Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports that the Cubs “plan on shopping” Carlos Zambrano this offseason, but the odds of a trade seem fairly slim.  —  The most obvious hurdle is that Zambrano has a full no-trade clause as part …

Flores Has Torn Right Labrum; Will Miss 3-6 Months  —  The Nats pulled off a rare feat Tuesday night, actually losing a nine-inning game in roughly two innings.  They were down 5-0 at the end of the second; that was also the final score.  Cliff Lee was dealin' the whole night, and the Nationals …

Phillies May Have Found Their New Closer  —  In one of the funnier instances of fans behaving badly, a Phillies fan made a great snag on a pop up behind the plate only to hand the prized ball to the young lady sitting with him and WHOOPS! there goes the ball.  Both of their reactions are pretty money.

Cox won't commit to returning for another season  —  The Braves released their 2010 schedule Tuesday.  But that is the extent of guarantees we're going to get from the organization right now — and I'm including the return of Bobby Cox.  —  When asked if he would come back for a 25th season …

Zito, Giants chisel Rockies' wild-card lead to 2.5 games  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Zito (FSY) struck out a season-high nine in his biggest win yet as a Giant, Juan Uribe (FSY) drove in three runs and San Francisco shaved another game off Colorado's hold on the NL wild card with a 10-2 victory over the Rockies on Tuesday night.

West, Marlins tame Wainwright, Cardinals 2-1  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Sean West (FSY) had a season-high nine strikeouts to outpitch 18-game winner Adam Wainwright (FSY) and Dan Uggla's (FSY) two-run homer in the sixth was the go-ahead hit in the Florida Marlins' 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Tuesday night.