Gorzelanny's effort might be rotation-clincher  —  VIERA, Fla. — Nationals left-hander Tom Gorzelanny had his best outing of the spring on Sunday afternoon, pitching five innings and allowing two runs on four hits in a 6-1 loss to the Tigers on Sunday afternoon.

Peavy shut down after feeling shoulder pain  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the matter of approximately 16 hours, Jake Peavy went from a veritable White Sox roster lock to almost certainly not being part of their Opening Day active ranks on April 1 in Cleveland.  —  “Ah, he will be in Cleveland …

Amaro gives scout Levis a second chance  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - All Jesse Levis wanted was a second chance.  The Phillies have given it to him.  —  The former star catcher for Northeast High School and All-America at North Carolina, was quietly hired by the Phillies as a professional coverage scout this offseason.

Jacoby Ellsbury has long-ball potential  —  Ascending to new power  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  FORT MYERS — It took Rickey Henderson six years to top 10 homers in a season, and he finished his career with 297.  Johnny Damon didn't even reach double digits until …

Bud Selig doesn't enter the fray regarding Frank McCourt  —  The commissioner, on a visit to Camelback Ranch, says he's monitoring the Dodgers' ownership situation and wouldn't comment beyond that.  —  Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is interviewed during a game between the Arizona Diamondbacks …

All-Star Teams in Bonds Case: The Lawyers  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds will walk into United States District Court here on Monday ready for a contest likely to be tougher than any baseball game or home run race he ever took part in.  —  Nearly four years after his initial indictment …

Cueto returns to Cincinnati  —  (Tom Groeschen reporting today from Phoenix, where the Reds are visiting the Brewers in a 4:05 p.m. start)  —  PHOENIX - Johnny Cueto's elbow seems fine.  His shoulder seems fine.  But, the Reds won't have any news until Monday regarding Cueto's biceps ailent.

Mets owners say lawsuit ‘work of fiction’  —  JUPITER, Fla. — The owners of the New York Mets fired back Sunday, filing their response in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to a $1 billion lawsuit alleging they knew, or should have known, Bernard Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme.

Late HRs Lift Dodgers to 9-7 Win Over White Sox  —  GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Corey Smith and Jaime Pedroza homered in the eighth inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a wild 9-7 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.  —  Smith hit a three-run shot to tie the game and Pedroza followed …

Wood's Time With Angels Running Out?  —  Eight years ago, Brandon Wood was a first-round pick (23rd overall) by the Angels.  Five years ago, Baseball America dubbed him the third-best prospect in the game.  He ranked 8th and 16th on that same list the following two seasons.