The Yankees take on the Blue Jays, the Red Sox look to tame the Tigers, and the Dodgers clash with the division-rival Giants.

Colliding in the Junior Circuit . . .

The Yankees return to action on Tuesday night as they open a home series against the Blue Jays. Joba Chamberlain (8-2, 3.73 ERA) will get the ball for New York in that contest; the righthander has won four straight starts, and he beat the Red Sox in his last trip to the mound (four runs in five innings). The Blue Jays will counter with Scott Richmond (6-6, 3.97 ERA), who has lost two starts in a row. The righthander gave up six runs in three innings against the A’s in his last outing.

Also on the American League schedule for Tuesday: Oakland at Baltimore, Texas at Cleveland, Kansas City at Minnesota, Tampa Bay at the Angels, the White Sox at Seattle, and Detroit at Boston. Rick Porcello (10-7, 4.30 ERA) will make that start for the Tigers; the righthander beat the Orioles last time out, and his team is 7-3 in his last 10 starts. Junichi Tazawa (0-1, 10.80 ERA) is slated to start for Boston; the righthander has made just one bullpen appearance this year.

Clashing in the Senior Circuit . . .

J.A. Happ (8-2, 2.74 ERA) will clash with Rich Harden (7-7, 4.41 ERA) on Tuesday night as the Phillies begin a set in Chicago against the Cubs. Lefthander Happ dazzled the Rockies in his last trip to the mound, tossing nine shutout innings and giving up just four hits (while fanning 10). Righthander Harden took a hard-luck loss against the Reds in his most recent trip to the mound, as he surrendered three runs (two earned) over his six innings of work.

Elsewhere around the National League on Tuesday it’ll be Houston at Florida, Washington at Atlanta, San Diego at Milwaukee, Cincinnati at St. Louis, Pittsburgh at Colorado, the Mets at Arizona, and the Dodgers at San Francisco. Randy Wolf (5-6, 3.55 ERA) is on tap for Los Angeles in that contest; the lefthander gave up four runs in seven innings versus the Braves last time out. Joe Martinez (2-0, 5.87 ERA) will try to remain unbeaten in a start for the Giants.

Rounding out the Roundup . . .

Finally, the WNBA has three games on tap for Tuesday, with Detroit at Washington, New York at Los Angeles, and Sacramento at San Antonio. The Monarchs remain the coldest team in the league, having lost two straight games to sit at 5-17 straight-up and 6-15-1 against-the-spread. The Silver Stars are a middling 10-11 both SU and ATS on season; San Antonio beat Minnesota 89-87 last time out, with Becky Hammon pouring in a team-high 22 points in the victory.

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