Adding the rarely seen screwball to his pitching repertoire has changed the career path of Hector Santiago for the better. The left-hander appears to be a lock for the White Sox bullpen at the start of the regular season.

Over the course of his 24 years, Dustin Ackley has played every position on a baseball field, the last of which being second base for the Mariners.

Ian Stewart's wrist may never be 100 percent, but the good news is that it hasn't slowed the Cubs third baseman down.

The Phillies have survived injuries before. They have the talent to overcome them again. The indefinite absences of Ryan Howard and Chase Utley leave a major void on the right side of the infield and in the middle of the lineup, but Howard believes his teammates are up to the task.

Jair Jurrjens allowed seven runs, six earned, in five innings on Tuesday as the Braves lost their third game to the Tigers this spring, 7-2, at Joker Marchant Stadium.

Matt Holliday belted a two-run triple in the first inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Lance Berkman to help the Cardinals jump to an early lead and cruise past the division-rival Astros, 6-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Osceola County Stadium.

Led by a strong outing from starter Roy Halladay, the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Baltimore Orioles, 4-1, on Tuesday afternoon at Ed Smith Stadium. Halladay allowed just one run on three hits and struck out five over six innings, and Freddy Galvis drove in the go-ahead run with an RBI triple in the seventh.

The A's pulled a deja vu maneuver with a promising young right-hander on Tuesday, when they optioned Brad Peacock to Triple-A Sacramento a day after doing the same with Jarrod Parker.

Arodys Vizcaino was not fortunate enough to again avoid Tommy John surgery. Dr. James Andrews performed the season-ending elbow reconstruction operation on the Braves' heralded pitching prospect on Tuesday morning.

Rays center fielder B.J. Upton hit against live pitching Tuesday and appears to have his back problem behind him.

Reid Brignac had been faring pretty well at the plate in his bid to reclaim the Rays' starting shortstop job this spring, but a foot injury now has his Opening Day status in question.

Kendrys Morales felt some tightness in his right calf during Monday's appearance in a Minor League game and decided to take some extra time to rest. So instead, premier prospect Mike Trout, who has been sidelined nearly all spring with a nasty virus, got the nod as the DH in the No. 8 spot of the lineup.

The Texas Rangers and starter Derek Holland completed a five-year, $28 million contract extension on Tuesday, with club options for two additional seasons.

Miguel Cabrera learned Tuesday morning, a day after taking a batted ball off his right eye, that he has a non-displaced fracture of his right orbital floor. He will not partake in any baseball activity for a week.

Astros owner Jim Crane took the team's board of directors on a tour of the team's facility at Osceola County Stadium on Tuesday morning. The board held a meeting Monday night in Orlando, where manager Brad Mills and general manager Jeff Luhnow gave updates on the club and went over finances.

The second Grapefruit League start — third outing — for Alfredo Simon was supposed to turn into a solid opportunity for the right-hander to make a claim for a spot on the Orioles' pitching staff. Instead, it developed into a situation of confusion and trust for manager Buck Showalter.

The Yankees won't shift to a six-man rotation to accommodate 39-year-old left-hander Andy Pettitte, manager Joe Girardi said on Sunday.