Andy Pettitte and the Yankees will host the Mets in this first installment of this year's Subway Series.

(*) HQ RADIO: Southern California teams analyst Jock Thompson of BaseballHQ.com talks about The SoCal teams, the "holds" stat and his player picks and pans for the rest of the year. and other stuff... Runs 1:00:55

Brian Roberts could make his MLB debut for BAL in less than a week, creating problems for slump-ridden Robert Andino. Alex Avila hits the DL, OAK changes 1B again, and more ...

There are many reasons for the Mets surprising start. On the surface, Dillon Gee (RHP, NYM) isn't one of them. With a 4-3 record and 4.69 ERA, he seems to be charting a similar course to last year. Look deeper, though, and good things are happening.

Mark Buehrle is a consistent ERA/WHIP pitcher, but even he is subject to short-run performance swings that present risk—and opportunity.

Jordan Danks and Terry Doyle are proving to the White Sox why they are ready to contribute.

Call-ups for June 7, 2012: Scribner, Negron, Ortega, and Holaday.

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Huston Street (RHP, SD), who has missed the past month due to a lat strain, was activated from the disabled list, and should immediately return to the closer role. He has posted a triple-digit BPV each of the past three seasons, and was off to a strong start this year as well. Prior to suffering the injury, Street appeared in 10 games, collecting four saves, with a 0.93 ERA and 6.5 Cmd.

Whether it was an early slump or a product of the brisk weather of early Spring, it took Dayan Viciedo (OF, CWS) a while to get going. But starting around mid-May, Viciedo has not only been productive, he's been tearing the cover off the ball...

We know there will be some new closers by the end of the season. Let's try to predict who they might be.