Four Angels ejected against Red Sox  —  Beckett's high-and-tight pitch to Abreu starts incident  —  ANAHEIM — Once again, no surprise here, the Angels and Red Sox agreed to disagree.  —  At issue during and after Sunday's 5-4 victory by the Angels at Angel Stadium was Boston starter Josh Beckett's intent …

Pirates turn first triple play since 1993  —  Wilson to Sanchez to LaRoche does the trick in eighth  —  CINCINNATI — The Pirates turned their first triple play since 1993 in the eighth inning of Sunday afternoon's game against the Reds at Great American Ball Park.

D-backs place Webb on 15-day DL  —  Move is retroactive to April 7; ace could miss one more start  —  PHOENIX — Brandon Webb still is not concerned about his right shoulder, but the D-backs ace is on the 15-day disabled list.  —  The team elected to put him on the DL, retroactive to April 7 …

Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee Brewers 8-5  —  MILWAUKEE - It has been almost one year since Reed Johnson became a cult legend on the North Side with a diving catch into the wall in Washington.  —  Johnson one-upped himself Sunday night at Miller Park, leaping high over the right-field fence …

Dodgers get run on ‘fourth-out rule’  —  Ethier scores before double play ends top of second  — Ethier scores on a double play Watch … PHOENIX — The Dodgers literally were awarded a gift run in the second inning Sunday when a rarely seen “fourth-out rule” was invoked in their game against the D-backs.

Braves do little things right, sweep Nats  —  McCann's theft opens three-run inning; Frenchy triples twice  —  ATLANTA — Even with the newly-svelte form he gained during the offseason, Brian McCann will never be considered anything other than speed-challenged.

Report cites Glaus' use of steroids in 2003-04  —  Cardinals third baseman Troy Glaus admitted to federal investigators that he took steroids to assist his recovery from a 2003 shoulder injury and subsequent surgery, according to documents reviewed by The New York Times.

Brocail to DL with right rotator cuff strain  —  Fulchino recalled from Round Rock to replace veteran  —  ST. LOUIS — General manager Ed Wade and manager Cecil Cooper met with right-hander Doug Brocail on Sunday morning and asked the pitcher for a little bit of honesty.

Stairs' pinch-hit homer in the ninth rallies Phillies past Rockies  —  DENVER (AP) — Pinch-hitter Matt Stairs connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 on Sunday.  —  Chase Utley tied it at 5 …

Bullpen blows Joba's lead as Royals rally past Yanks  —  KANSAS CITY - Joba Chamberlain did a superb job in his first start of the season.  If only he had himself pitching in the eighth inning.  —  Chamberlain held the Royals to one earned run over six innings, but the bullpen coughed …

With Nationals' struggles, ‘rivalry’ with Orioles has gone south  —  In D.C., team in turmoil  —  There's hardly any reason to complain about the Orioles one week into the season, and there will be one fewer reason than usual for the coming week.  Finally, by popular demand (to put it very mildly) …

Mets and Santana Lose an Old-Fashioned Pitcher's Duel  —  MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Johan Santana pitched seven sparkling innings for the Mets on Sunday.  His only problem was that the Marlins' starter, Josh Johnson, was just as good.  Undermined by two unearned runs, Santana was a hard-luck loser …