Girardi: Kennedy has to earn his way back  —  Did you know that Ian Kennedy was activated off the disabled list on Wednesday?  He was - and at the same time was optioned to Single-A Tampa.  —  Kennedy has to prove himself all over again in the eyes of Brian Cashman, Joe Girardi and Dave Eiland.

Oakland Wins Inoa Sweepstakes  —  Athletics expected to announce signing Wednesday  —  The agent for Michel Inoa, the top Dominican Republic pitching prospect of the last decade, has told other clubs not to bother when the July 2 international signing period opens Wednesday.  —  That ship has sailed.

Horne: “It was almost like I couldn't get the ball there” … During the week, Horne said his bullpen sessions were among the best he's had all season.  His fastball was starting to show the kind of movement he's been waiting for, and his offspeed pitches showed good life.

Riggans, Sonnanstine lead Rays over Bucs  —  PITTSBURGH (AP)—Backup catcher Shawn Riggans homered and drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a remarkable first-half turnaround, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 Sunday behind Andy Sonnanstine's seven effective innings.

Arroyo, Dunn help Reds beat Indians 9-5  —  CLEVELAND (AP)—Bronson Arroyo pitched worse and somehow got much better results.  —  The Cincinnati Reds' right-hander bounced back from the worst start of his career and Adam Dunn hit a three-run homer in a 9-5 win over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Jered Weaver could do without the trivia part  —  But after he and reliever Jose Arredondo combined to keep the Dodgers hitless only to lose, the effort will go down in history.  —  This was a piece of trivia that Jered Weaver could do without.  —  The question: Who were the last Angels pitchers …

Eiland hands Farnsworth key to success  —  NEW YORK - Dave Eiland remembers the first time he saw the fatal flaw in Kyle Farnsworth's delivery last winter - a subtle bouncing of the hands when the Yankee reliever should've been taking the ball out of his glove.  There it was, every batter, every pitch, over and over again on video.

Tigers' Magglio Ordonez hurt, will miss first game of season  —  Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordonez left Saturday night's game against the Colorado Rockies because of a spasm in his right side and back.  —  Ordonez appeared to pull up as he went after Troy Tulowitzki's leadoff double off the right field wall in the top of the third.

Loretta lifts Astros past Red Sox 3-2  —  HOUSTON (AP)—Mark Loretta has gone from All-Star to nemesis for the Boston Red Sox.  —  Loretta had a pinch-hit, RBI single in the eighth inning off Hideki Okajima on Sunday to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Red Sox.

Marlins rally in 9th, top Arizona 4-3  —  MIAMI (AP)—If the Florida Marlins could play everyone like they do the Arizona Diamondbacks, they might find themselves atop the NL East.  —  Jorge Cantu hit a game-ending RBI single, Hanley Ramirez hit a tying home run and the Marlins came back to beat the Diamondbacks 4-3 on Sunday.

Santana keeps getting aced out  —  The boxscore line looks presentable.  It usually does.  Shoot, the way Johan Santana began Saturday's game, we thought we might get a run at Tom Seaver's and David Cone's team record of 19 strikeouts in a game.  —  Yet once again, if you stood on the Mets' side …