Vogelsong out four to six weeks with broken hand  —  Righty pitches five shutout innings before suffering injury while batting  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Ryan Vogelsong's eventful life took another dramatic turn Monday night, turning elation into frustration.  —  Vogelsong fractured two bones …

Young and Howard Lift Phillies Over Marlins  —  MIAMI — Delmon Young homered and Ryan Howard added three hits and three RBIs to help carry the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.  —  Tyler Cloyd (1-0) allowed two runs and eight hits in seven innings.

Rays notes: Maddon takes issue with Escobar gesture  —  TORONTO - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said during spring training that he anticipated a time when he would have to call SS Yunel Escobar into his office to discuss some on-field behavior.  —  That time has arrived.

Hart takes BP as rehab progress inches along  —  MILWAUKEE — Corey Hart hit two more milestones Monday in his recovery from right knee surgery but will not be ready to come off the 60-day disabled list when his term expires on May 30, Brewers officials concede.

Chris Sale to miss Wednesday start  —  CHICAGO — Left-hander Chris Sale will not make his scheduled start Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox because of a mild case of tendinitis in his left posterior shoulder, the Chicago White Sox announced Tuesday night.

Bonds on Cabrera: 'He's the best,' but ...  It's probably foolish, if not absurd, to draw comparisons to Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera.  —  Cabrera, after all, is the greatest player in the game of baseball.  —  The last time we've seen greatness like this is from one of the …

Dollar Sign on the Glistening Muscle: Scouting Ballplayers in 1980s Playgirl  —  Most of our writers didn't enter the world sporting an @baseballprospectus.com address; with a few exceptions, they started out somewhere else.  In an effort to up your reading pleasure while tipping our caps …

NY Mets have discussed demoting Davis, Tejada, Valdespin — why not all three at once?  ; Reds' Chapman eats pastries  —  Ike Davis, lost and haunted, is the one absorbing all the boos at Citi Field, reading the reports of a possible demotion to the minors, meeting with the general manager about it.

Game 43: Reds vs. Mets at 7:10 PM  —  The Good: Rick Ankiel has a five-game hitting streak, during which he's hitting .368.  He's 7-for-23 in seven games with the Mets.  —  The Bad: Mets starting pitchers are 3-8 with a 5.64 ERAin the month of May.  Overall, they're 10-18 with a 4.45 ERA, 10th worst in the Major Leagues.

Altuve leaves Boras to rejoin former agency  —  Astros second baseman pushing for second straight All-Star appearance  —  HOUSTON — Astros second baseman Jose Altuve recently left agent Scott Boras and signed with Scott Pucino and Wil Polidor of Octagon — the agency that originally represented …