Berkman suspects injury is serious  —  LOS ANGELES  • Cardinals first baseman Lance Berkman found sleep difficult Saturday night.  He said the resulting pain from a right knee injury sustained in that night's second inning was less distracting than the potential outcomes he weighed based on an MRI to be performed today.

Inside the Phillies: Workouts by Phillies' Howard are off-limits, as reporter finds out  —  CLEARWATER, Fla. - It was 10:03 a.m. Wednesday when I carefully pushed through the glass doors that lead to the bullpen and infield diamond that sits below the main entrance to Bright House Field.

Wells, Langerhans likely headed to DL  —  SAN DIEGO — The Angels didn't just lose a frustrating extra-inning game to the Padres on Sunday.  —  They're also expecting to lose two of their outfielders to the disabled list, with Vernon Wells suffering a right thumb injury and Ryan Langerhans nursing a separated shoulder.

Roger Clemens trial: Brian McNamee testifies that he gave HGH to Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch and Mike Stanton  —  WASHINGTON—The key witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial testified Monday about three other baseball players who he said took human growth hormone.

Harper on Phillies: 'Hopefully they don't throw batteries'  —  PHILADELPHIA - Starter Cole Hamels hopes he hasn't created a monster, and beginning today at Citizens Bank Park, his Philadelphia Phillies might discover if they've spawned a rivalry with the Washington Nationals.

Ventura: Hudson likely to fill in for Morel at 3rd  —  CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox third baseman Brent Morel is likely headed to the disabled list due to a bulging disk in his back and will be replaced by soon-to-be acquired Orlando Hudson, manager Robin Ventura said Sunday.

Four arrested after beating at Dodger Stadium  —  LOS ANGELES — A driver was beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after a weekend game and four people were arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, police said Monday.  —  The driver, a man in his 20s …

Baseball and the F Word  —  When I moved up from the 11-and-12 league to 13-and-14, there was a 14-year-old kid named Andrade who had grown himself a pretty good mustache.  He caught, and whenever a pitch would get past him, he would yell “F***” as he turned to retrieve the pitch.

Matsuzaka shut down with another injury  —  PHILADELPHIA — Daisuke Matsuzaka will not be returning to the Red Sox any time soon.  —  The righthander, whose minor league rehabilitation assignment was due to end on Wednesday, has been shut down because of pain in his right trapezius muscle.

Tampa Bay Rays could lose another right-handed bat as Jeff Keppinger hobbled  —  ST. PETERSBURG — While sitting in the dugout during Saturday's game, INF Jeff Keppinger was struck in the right foot by a foul ball off the bat of Braves LF Martin Prado.  —  Initially, manager Joe Maddon wasn't overly concerned.

Johnny Cueto's arm, Ryan Ludwick's bat lift Reds over Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Johnny Cueto pitched effectively into the eighth inning, Ryan Ludwick delivered two big hits and the Cincinnati Reds closed out their extended visit to New York by beating the Yankees 5-2 Sunday.