Neck injury lands Dice-K on disabled list  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka exits after recording just three outs on Monday night.  (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)  —  OAKLAND — Right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday, one day after he was shelled during an abbreviated outing …

Halladay throws second bullpen session  —  NEW YORK — It is painfully clear the Phillies need Roy Halladay back in the rotation as soon as possible.  —  He is getting closer.  —  He threw his second bullpen session before Tuesday's game against the Mets at Citi Field.

Blue Jays Sign Marcus Stroman  —  The Blue Jays and first round selection Marcus Stroman have signed a contract, the pitcher and the team announced today.  Stroman obtained a bonus of $1.8MM, ESPN.com's Keith Law tweets.  The Blue Jays selected Stroman 22nd overall and the recommended bonus for that slot is exactly $1.8MM.

Return of Rodriguez?  Amazin's could do worse  —  Mets on Twitter  —  The Mets want to upgrade their bullpen, and the Brewers' Francisco Rodriguez is on their list of targets, a person familiar with the club's thinking said yesterday.  —  Yes, Francisco Rodriguez.  As in “K-Rod.”

Tampa Bay Rays: Jose Lobaton gets married at the Trop; James Shields acknowledges some urgency  —  Rays vs. Yankees  —  When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field  —  TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish)  —  Tickets: $17-$275, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster …

Twins Agree To Sign Australian Lefthander Lewis Thorpe  —  The Twins have agreed to sign Lewis Thorpe, a lefthander from Australia.  —  Several teams considered Thorpe, 16, the top prospect in Australia for July 2.  Thorpe pitched in the 16-and-under World Championship in Mexico last August …

Indians Stray From Consensus, Sign Hector Caro For $1.1 Million  —  The Indians have signed Dominican corner outfielder Hector Caro for $1.1 million.  —  Cleveland appears to have strayed significantly from the industry consensus in its evaluation of Caro, a player several teams did not consider …

Yasmani Grandal continued his home run streak last night  —  Yasmani Grandal's debut on Saturday was historic, hitting home runs from both sides of the plate for his first two major league hits.  His Monday was pretty good too.  —  Grandal came up in the seventh after going 0 for 3 in his first three at bats.

Intentional balks not the best way to end game  —  MODESTO: A's hitting instructor banned by California League over balks  —  MODESTO — There were about 800 people left in the stands as the scoreboard clock approached midnight on June 23.  It had been a sellout of 4,781 at John Thurman Field …

2012 SABR Convention Recap  —  As a Minnesotan news that the annual Society for American Baseball Research convention was coming to Minneapolis this year initially made me sad after attending eight consecutive SABR get-togethers in Cincinnati, Toronto, Seattle, St. Louis, Cleveland, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Long Beach.

Craig hits 2 homers, Cardinals rip Rockies 9-3  —  ST. LOUIS—Allen Craig hit a pair home runs, Carlos Beltran extended his RBI streak to a major league high nine games and Kyle Lohse worked into the eighth inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' 9-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.

Jones, Walker homer, Pirates beat Astros 11-2  —  PITTSBURGH—Garrett Jones and Neil Walker hit back-to-back homers off the right-field foul pole to ignite Pittsburgh's offense and the Pirates beat the Houston Astros 11-2 on Monday night.  —  James McDonald pitched seven effective innings for Pittsburgh …