CC Sabathia finally outpitches David Price, Yanks beat Rays  —  NEW YORK - CC Sabathia outpitched David Price for the first time in six career matchups between the All-Star lefties, Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson homered and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Thursday night.

Josh Beckett hit hard, booed at Fens after golf uproar  —  BOSTON — Josh Beckett [stats] must have lasted longer on the golf course than he did on the mound.  —  The embattled Red Sox [team stats] ace was booed off the field at Fenway Park [map] when he was pulled after just 2 1-3 ineffective innings Thursday night against Cleveland.

MLB Poised to Pick off 1st-and-3rd Trick Move  —  Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano stepped toward third base and bluffed a pickoff throw, then twirled and made a soft toss to first.  No dice, the Tampa Bay runners didn't fall for that ol' trick — they'd seen it too often.

Orioles hit 5 HRs in 6-5 win over Rangers  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — The Orioles became the first AL team to open a game with three straight home runs, and Baltimore added two more long balls against Colby Lewis en route to a 6-5 victory over the Texas Rangers in a doubleheader opener Thursday.

Nationals end slide as Strasburg K's 13 Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Stephen Strasburg struck out a season-high 13 over six innings and the Washington Nationals snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over Pittsburgh on Thursday night.  —  Roger Bernadina and Adam LaRoche both homered …

The Mo Effect  —  I have come to respect the baseball analytical community over the past few years.  In the beginning I was like a lot of ignorant baseball players, I thought  —  you all were a bunch of geeks in your mom's basement.  You've proven otherwise and I see the value in what you do.

Blue Jays Sign Vladimir Guerrero  —  The Blue Jays have signed 37-year-old designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero to a minor league contract, the team announced.  The Proformance client would earn a pro-rated portion of $1.3MM in the Major Leagues, according to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports, who first reported the deal (Twitter links).

Mock Draft: Version 1.0  —  Trying to sort out a muddled class  —  Teams picking at the top of the 2012 draft privately lament their options.  There isn't an obvious choice like Stephen Strasburg in 2009 or Bryce Harper in 2010, and there isn't an embarrassment of riches like there was a year ago.

Hitters' lament: Please, fence me in  —  Will the angst of the sluggers over ballpark dimensions carry the day?  —  Drew Litton for ESPN.com  —  Every slugger's dream fences.  Will it come to this?  Maybe if the hitters have their way ...  In the San Diego Padres' clubhouse one day last season …

Today in the NL East  —  The National League East stands as the Quality Start division.  The Marlins lead the majors with 24 QS, while the Nationals stand second at 23, and the Phillies third at 22.  —  Nationals: Stephen Strasburg pitches for the Nationals tonight in Pittsburgh against the Pirates.