Carl Crawford to see Dr. Andrews  —  Boston Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford is going to see Dr. James Andrews to have the soreness in his left elbow checked out, a source told ESPN The Magazine senior baseball writer Buster Olney.  —  Crawford  —  Crawford is out indefinitely and not close to returning to action, the source said.

Hey, fans: It's Jose, can't you see?  —  Reyes booed in Queens where he — not Wright — should be Mets' main man  —  Mets Rally To Top Marlins  —  Mets top Marlins in Jose Reyes' hitless return to New York.  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets fans, the ones who were booing Jose Reyes …

Altuve gets 4 hits, helps Astros beat Brewers 7-5  —  MILWAUKEE—Jose Altuve had a career-best four hits, and J.D. Martinez had three hits and three RBIs to lead the Houston Astros over the Brewers 7-5 Wednesday and stop an 11-game losing streak against Milwaukee.

M's early winner in Montero-Pineda deal  —  DETROIT  —  The debate isn't over.  It may persist for years, as long as Jesus Montero is a Mariner and Michael Pineda a Yankee.  —  But the early returns are in.  The Mariners are winning the trade.  —  The statement is cold but true.  Montero is playing.

Rockies break up no-hit bid, edge past Pirates … PITTSBURGH — Troy Tulowitzki broke up James McDonald's no-hit bid in the seventh inning and Tyler Colvin hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth to lift the Colorado Rockies over the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 in Wednesday's doubleheader opener.

Freese, Lynn Lead Cardinals Over Cubs 5-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — David Freese homered and Lance Lynn threw eight strong innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday afternoon.  —  Lynn (4-) held Chicago to six hits in becoming the first four-game winner …

Why the Reds' purpose pitch behind Buster Posey was bush league, plus other notes  —  During spring training, Arizona starter Daniel Hudson articulated a warning to all the pitchers in the National League.  Justin Upton is the Diamondbacks' best player and he was hit by 19 pitches last year, most in the National League.

Jeremy Bonderman has surgery  —  Jeremy Bonderman, who last pitched in the big leagues in 2010, had reconstructive elbow surgery on Tuesday, with the intent of working his way back to the big leagues in 2013, a baseball source told ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney.

Dirty Dozen  —  The Kansas City Royals have lost 12 games in a row, which (sad to say) is not all that unusual in Kansas City, though it is unusual everywhere else.  Since the strike, there have been 20 teams that have lost 12 or more games in a row — about one per year.

Phillies place righty Stutes on 15-day DL  —  PHOENIX — The Phillies placed right-hander Mike Stutes on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his right shoulder after Tuesday's 8-5 win over the D-backs.  —  The Phillies recalled right-hander Michael Schwimer from Triple-A Lehigh Valley to take his place.

Does Darvish Throw a Shuuto?  —  As I was watching the Yu Darvish start against the Yankees, it dawned on me that the Japanese hurler might have more pitches than I was originally led to believe.  Those who read this site are aware that I've been watching Darvish since his first intra-squad …

Athletics blank the White Sox  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Kurt Suzuki wasn't in the Athletics' eighth-inning plans whatsoever Tuesday night.  —  He wound up being thrust into action anyway, and the catcher helped the Athletics' offense finally find the way to home plate in a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

12 Favorite Batting Stances  —  For one highly forgettable Little League season, I used a righty-version of the corkscrew batting stance used by the Royals' Willie Mays Aikens.  The only pictures I could find online don't do it justice.  He held his hands high and his elbow even higher, sort of like Joe Morgan in that regard.