On the Yankees beat

The Yankees added another arm to their bullpen, calling up righthander Jose Veras from Triple-A Columbus. Veras throws hard but is prone to moments where he loses his control, Joe Torre said. Kyle Farnsworth played catch during batting practice and said he felt better, but he still looked awfully stiff walking on the field. Torre ruled him out for today, as well as T.J. Beam, who has pitched two days in a row in two different cities. He'd also like to stay away from Mariano Rivera and Scott Proctor, leaving him with Ron Villone, Matt Smith, Mike Myers and Veras as options.