The Mets arrived to the ballpark Wednesday no more distressed by the shortest outing of Johan Santana's career than they had been the night before.

Kirk Nieuwenhuis was in an unfamiliar spot against the Braves on Wednesday afternoon.

Rockies left-hander Jamie Moyer pitched himself into the history books Tuesday night, becoming the oldest pitcher to win a Major League game. And he did it in impressive fashion, too.

The new First-Year Player Draft system, which in the simplest terms is designed to level the playing field between the wealthiest teams and those in smaller markets, has people watching, waiting to see how it shakes out.

A closely contested series gives way to a tremendous pitching matchup in Wednesday's rubber match between the Phillies and Giants. Two strong starting rotations are offering a pair of aces when Cliff Lee and Matt Cain share the bump.

Rockies left-hander Jamie Moyer tossed seven innings, allowing two unearned runs, to become the oldest winning pitcher in big league history with a 5-3 victory over the Padres on Tuesday. Dexter Fowler homered.

D-backs outfielder Justin Upton had his jammed left thumb reevaluated by hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan on Tuesday afternoon, making a trip to the disabled list a real possibility.

The soft part of the schedule is nearly complete for left-hander Johan Santana, who made his third start of the season Tuesday on an extra day of rest. Santana has one more start scheduled on an extra day, before his first outing on regular rest coming April 28.

Each afternoon, before most players and coaches arrive to the park, catchers Josh Thole and Mike Nickeas camp in front of a laptop to begin scouting the opposition.

A day after playing first base for the first time this season, Justin Morneau said he felt just fine on Tuesday, though he was held out of the Twins' lineup due to his history of struggles against Yankees starter CC Sabathia.

Mentally and physically, Heath Bell feels he is back. The next step is to get on the mound and lock down that first save.

Early Tuesday afternoon, Nationals manager Davey Johnson surprised right-hander Edwin Jackson by presenting him with the World Series ring he earned as a member of the 2011 Cardinals.

The Indians will be without All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera for at least the next three games. On Tuesday, Cleveland placed Cabrera on baseball's bereavement list due to a death in his immediately family.

Johnny Damon is closing in on a major milestone — the kind that could increase his chances for Hall of Fame candidacy — but the veteran outfielder is not citing his historic chase as a reason for signing with the Indians.

The Rangers are switching Matt Harrison and Yu Darvish in the rotation. Darvish will pitch on Thursday against the Tigers and Harrison will pitch on Friday.

The meticulous process of selecting a jury in the federal perjury retrial of Roger Clemens continued Tuesday at a pace that had Judge Reggie Walton wondering whether the panel could be seated as quickly as anticipated.