Giles, Gonzalez lead Padres past Crew

Brian Giles and Eliezer Alfonzo went deep, and Adrian Gonzalez went 3-for-4 with two RBI doubles in the Padres’ 6-5 win over the Brewers on Tuesday.

Lowe, Gonzalez unfazed by struggles

When the Braves open the regular season in Philadelphia on Sunday night, they can only hope that their ace and closer prove to be more effective than they were during Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to the Astros at Osceola County Stadium.

Castillo has no issue with No. 8 spot

Three-time All-Star Luis Castillo was not upset by being slotted in at No. 8 in the batting order, instead focusing on getting healthy and helping the team achieve its goals.

New video system to monitor pitch calls

Beginning Opening Day, a new video system will be employed in all 30 Major League ballparks to monitor umpires’ pitch calls, the New York Times reported Tuesday.

Park overjoyed to be Phils’ No. 5 starter

Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said Tuesday that Chan Ho Park beat J.A. Happ for the fifth starter’s job. Happ’s fate with the team has not been decided, although Amaro said Happ, Gary Majewski, Jack Taschner and Bobby Mosebach are comepting for two bullpen jobs.

Maine feels he has righted the ship

After experiencing huge difficulties just two weeks ago, John Maine has straightened things out to the point that the right-hander feels confident heading into the season.

Healthy spring means a lot to Sanchez

Rather than worry about when he will make his first start, Anibal Sanchez on Tuesday night was more pleased over the fact he is finishing up Spring Training healthy.

Mills frustrated with final spring start

Brad Mills understood what was at stake Tuesday night. The young Blue Jays pitcher had a chance to run away with the rotation’s lone vacancy with a strong performance against the Phillies, baseball’s reigning World Series champions.

Gathright looks to avoid pigeonhole

Cubs shortstop Ryan Theriot had heard the stories. The scout who found Joey Gathright in Louisiana decided to sign him because of the outfielder’s ability to jump over cars.

Morales earns spot in Rockies rotation

The Rockies made most of their roster decisions on Tuesday, announcing the rotation, which includes lefty Franklin Morales, and the backup fielders, which include Jeff Baker, Ian Stewart, Omar Quintanilla and Yorvit Torrealba.

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