BASEBALL DAILY REPORT : ANGELS : Phillips Bat Ruled ‘Clean and Legal’

Batgate is over. The American League found Monday that Tony Phillips’ bat, confiscated at the request of the New York Yankees Sunday, was “clean and legal,” X-rays showing no sign of tampering or an illegal substance. A league spokeswoman said the bat was sent via an express service to Boston, where the Angels began a two-game series Monday. . . . Starting catcher Greg Myers, sidelined since Wednesday because of a strained left thigh muscle, was put on the 15-day disabled list, and second baseman Damion Easley, who has a sprained wrist, may join him there today.