Red Sox's Lester reveals father has cancer as well  —  Less than a week after Boston Red Sox pitcher and cancer survivor Jon Lester tossed a no-hitter, the left-hander told ESPN's Erin Andrews that his father has cancer.  —  Lester said his father John was diagnosed with lymphoma last month …

Shaky plays costly as Texas Rangers lose to Indians, 5-2  —  Rangers score early on Cleveland's ace  —  egrant@dallasnews.com  —  CLEVELAND - Maybe this is the sign of a maturing pitcher or of a maturing pitching staff: A Rangers starter gave the club six innings Saturday and wasn't the least bit satisfied with his outing.

Hurts just keep comin' for Rox  —  Matt Holliday strains a hamstring in the ninth inning; N.Y. has a field day against Jeff Francis.  —  The Denver Post  —  The Rockies are in a world of hurt — on the scoreboard, in the standings and in the training room.

Yankees rally past Mariners for 5th straight win  —  Jose Molina hit a two-out RBI double to cap a four-run eighth inning, and the New York Yankees came back to beat the slumping Seattle Mariners 6-5 on Sunday for their season-best fifth straight victory.  —  The Yankees won consecutive series …

Posada set to start rehab stint in Florida  —  Veteran catcher hoping to return to Yankees by June 3  —  NEW YORK — Jorge Posada is hoping his days of being stir-crazy are nearing an end.  —  The disabled Yankees catcher was scheduled to leave for Tampa, Fla., on Sunday …

Rays manager Maddon calls for stat to measure runs prevented  —  Evan Longoria's talent at the plate was obvious Saturday, as he homered in his first two at-bats.  But Longoria has been more impressive defensively, seemingly saving a run or logging an extra out almost every game.

Shattering maple bats raise concerns  —  Maple bats don't simply break more often than the old ash variety; they come apart as treacherous shards, threatening players, coaches and even fans.  Major League Baseball says it is ‘very concerned.’  —  Every baseball player seems to have a story …

Byrnes' slam off Glavine powers Arizona  —  ATLANTA (AP)—A couple of fortunate bounces helped Eric Byrnes and the Arizona Diamondbacks.  —  Byrnes hit his first career grand slam off the top of the left-field wall, Chris Young's homer also skipped over the fence and the Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 9-3 on Sunday.

Bay beats Cubs again as Bucs win in 11  —  PITTSBURGH (AP)—The fly ball was in Alfonso Soriano's sights from the time it left Nate McLouth's bat with two outs in the ninth inning, the apparent last play of another close Cubs-Pirates game.  —  Suddenly, the ball disappeared into bright sunshine …

Whither Julian?  —  OAKLAND, Calif. - Bartolo Colon is a good friend of Julian Tavarez.  He said his old buddy wants to pitch for the Mets.  At least that would his first preference, but there's no indication yet whether the Mets or any other team are willing to sign the free agent righty.

Cards' Glaus playing after hospital trip  —  LOS ANGELES (AP)—St. Louis Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus was back in the lineup on Sunday after a brief bout with stomach pains, which forced him out of a game the night before and resulted in a trip to the hospital.