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.

Wright to appear on MLB Network's “The Rundown,” 3 PM  —  Today at 3:00 pm ET on MLB Network, David Wright will be a guest on The Rundown, during which he has the following to say about:  —  Whether or not he will be with the Mets two years from now: … Playing in New York:

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.

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.

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.

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.