Javier Vazquez to be held out of series against Red Sox, New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi says  —  Javier Vazquez's first go-around with the Yankees ended with a disastrous outing against the Red Sox.  Joe Girardi is doing what he can to make sure that doesn't happen again.

Kelly Johnson, Ubaldo Jimenez earn National League's monthly honors  —  Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson and Colorado Rockies starter Ubaldo Jimenez have been named Player of the Month and Pitcher of the Month, respectively, for April.  —  In his first month with the Diamondbacks …

Yankees' Sabathia continues mastery of Orioles  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Posada was long gone by the end of the game, sent away for an MRI on his tight right calf.  When the ninth inning started, Joba Chamberlain emerged from New York's bullpen because Mariano Rivera was unavailable due to stiffness in his left side.

Monday Ten Pack  —  Bobby Borchering, 3B, Diamondbacks (Low-A South Bend)  —  A first-round pick last June, many saw Borchering as the top high school hitter in the draft, but he struggled in his pro debut, as well as in his first month of Midwest League play this season.

Big changes looming after Sox swept by lowly O's  —  Had enough?  —  BALTIMORE - Dustin Pedroia [stats] has seen enough.  So has Terry Francona.  So has Theo Epstein.  —  The time of waiting for the Red Sox [team stats] to turn things around is over.  They either start playing …

Top prospect Harper likely to seek record-setting signing bonus … Word going around the game is that the country's consensus top amateur player, the already legendary 17-year-old slugging catcher Bryce Harper, who is being advised by Scott Boras, will seek to break last year's record $15.67 million bonus set …

Just a glitch, or something more, for Mets' Santana?  —  PHILADELPHIA — You can talk all you want about the way the Phillies' hitters bashed, bruised, battered and bloodied Johan Santana last night — and when your ace surrenders 10 earned runs that can be as long a conversation as you'd like it to be.

Phillies get Blanton back, but Garcia, Cardinals soar in 6-3 win  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaime Garcia (FSY) allowed one run in six solid innings, David Freese (FSY) had three RBIs and Nick Stavinoha (FSY) homered to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

Young roughed up in rehab start  —  SAN DIEGO — Padres pitcher Chris Young was roughed up in a rehabilitation start with Double-A San Antonio on Sunday, allowing five runs in two-thirds of an inning.  —  Young, who is on the disabled list with a strained right shoulder, allowed four walks and allowed two hits while getting two outs.

Dickerson undergoes surgery  —  Outfielder expected to miss 4-6 weeks of action  —  CINCINNATI — Reds outfielder Chris Dickerson had two surgeries on Monday afternoon to remove the broken hook on the hamate bone in his right hand and arthroscopic surgery to clean out his right wrist.

Mutual of Omaha's Alex Gordon  —  A few Brilliant Readers have alerted me, over the years, that I am not an Alex Gordon fan.  I mean that sentence quite sincerely.  If someone had asked me any time in the last three years, “Do you like Alex Gordon,” I'm quite sure my answer would have been …

Atlanta Braves closer Billy Wagner to retire after season  —  ATLANTA — Billy Wagner has given the Atlanta Braves early notice he plans to retire after the season to spend more time with his family.  —  Wagner said he is making his plans known early this season so the Braves can have time to prepare for 2011.

Ramos excels with Mauer out as Twins topple Tigers  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Wilson Ramos (FSY) had another three hits in Joe Mauer's (FSY) place and Michael Cuddyer (FSY) added a three-run homer to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 10-4 victory over Detroit on Monday night, snapping the Tigers' five-game winning streak.

Hinch not giving up on struggling Jackson  —  HOUSTON — D-backs manager A.J. Hinch isn't giving up on right-handed starter Edwin Jackson, who allowed four runs in the first inning, three runs in the third and a run in the fourth in Sunday's 10-5 loss to the Cubs.

Cecil's no-hit bid denied in seventh  —  Lefty's two walks ends perfecto; allows first hit to Peralta  —  CLEVELAND — Blue Jays left-hander Brett Cecil had a perfect game through 6 1/3 innings against the Indians on Monday at Progressive Field before he walked Grady Sizemore and Shin-Soo Choo.