Cardinals reliever Hancock killed in car crash  —  ST. LOUIS — Josh Hancock, a key member of the bullpen that helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series last season, was killed in a car crash early Sunday.  —  The Cardinals postponed their home game Sunday night against the Chicago Cubs.

A's acquire OF Langerhans from Braves (AP)  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics got some relief for their injury-depleted outfield Sunday, acquiring Ryan Langerhans in a trade with the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named or cash.  —  Langerhans will join the A's in Boston …

Dodgers outlast Padres 5-4 in 17 innings (AP)  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brady Clark hit a go-ahead double in the 17th inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 5-4 on Sunday in the longest game in Petco Park's four-year history.  —  It also was the longest game in the major leagues this season.

Williams Makes Case To Stay in Nats' Rotation  —  Blown Save, 12-Inning Loss Spoil Effort: Mets 6, Nationals 2  —  Washington Nationals Manager Manny Acta didn't mince words when asked about the significance of Jerome Williams's start against the New York Mets last night.

White Sox option Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte  —  CHICAGO — Following today's game vs. the Los Angeles Angels, the Chicago White Sox optioned outfielder Brian Anderson to Triple-A Charlotte.  —  Anderson, 25, is hitting .118 (2-for-17) in 13 games with the White Sox this season.

Maine, Beltran get Mets by Nationals 1-0 (AP)  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — John Maine pitched seven sharp innings and Carlos Beltran homered for one of New York's three hits Sunday, giving the Mets a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.  —  Maine (4-0) struck out a career-high eight and allowed three hits in lowering his ERA to 1.35.

Angels homer their way over White Sox  —  Izturis, Guerrero connect on back-to-back blasts in fourth  —  CHICAGO — It was, as Angels lineups go, unique.  —  For the first time this season, Shea Hillenbrand played first base and Robb Quinlan started in left field.  Brandon Wood made his second career start at third.

Rios, Ohka lift Jays over Rangers 7-3 (AP)  —  TORONTO (AP) — Alex Rios homered, Tomo Ohka pitched seven innings to win his second straight start and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Texas Rangers 7-3 Sunday.  —  Aaron Hill went 3-4 and drove in two runs for Toronto.

SURVEY SAYS....If you were building a team from scratch, would you start with Jose Reyes or A-Rod?  —  It probably won't have the legs of "Willie or Mickey?" because they likely won't share the Big Apple spotlight for such an extended period.  But at the moment, New York baseball enthusiasts can debate this question: