Game 13: Indians at Yankees  —  YANKEES (6-6)  —  Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (2-0, 2.70).  —  INDIANS (4-8)  —  Sizemore CF  —  DeRosa 2B  —  Martinez 1B  —  Hafner DH  —  Peralta SS  —  Choo LF  —  Garko RF  —  Shoppach C  —  Cabrera 2B  —  Idle P  —  Pitching: RHP Carl Pavano (0-2, 16.71).

Beckett's suspension cut to 5 games … BOSTON (AP) — Josh Beckett's suspension was reduced from six games to five on Sunday, allowing the Boston Red Sox ace to take his next turn in the rotation.  —  Beckett threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last Sunday, leading to both dugouts and bullpens emptying.

McDonald set for second career start  —  Los Angeles (8-3) vs. Colorado (4-5), 1:10 p.m. PT  —  LOS ANGELES — After resting regulars Russell Martin, Rafael Furcal and Casey Blake on Saturday, the Dodgers will return to their regular lineup in Sunday's series finale against the Rockies at Dodger Stadium.

Hold off on pitching change  —  Peavy and Padres like where they are now  —  The simplest thing for Jake Peavy and Padres general manager Kevin Towers would be for this surprising little start to continue through the trade deadline and perhaps the season.  If that should happen …

Cody Ross stretches Marlins' win streak to 7 games  —  WASHINGTON — Cody Ross hit the tying homer in the eighth inning, then hit a three-run double in the ninth to give the Florida Marlins their seventh straight victory, 7-4 over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

Braves find offense, Vazquez shuts down Bucs  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Martin Prado and David Ross hit three-run homers to support Javier Vazquez's six shutout innings and the Atlanta Braves finally found their missing offense, beating Pittsburgh 11-1 on Sunday to end a five-game losing streak.

Jays' rookie Romero pitches a gem against Athletics  —  Ricky Romero pitched seven sharp innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 on Sunday.  —  Romero (2-0) struck out a career-high six, allowed four hits and walked two, lowering his ERA to 1.71.

Coffey, Brewers escape Mets late with 4-2 triumph  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Cameron homered against his former team and Todd Coffey escaped a pair of late jams during an eight-out save, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday.

Prospectus Q and A: Andy Van Slyke by David Laurila  —  Andy Van Slyke … David Laurila: What were your expectations when you were drafted?  —  Andy Van Slyke: Well, obviously to get to the big leagues as quickly as possible, and having only played about four years in the minor leagues, it happened quite rapidly.

Pedro and Mulder ready to return  —  Veteran free agent pitchers remain on the market  —  Established starting pitcher, anyone?  —  The 2009 season is now almost two weeks old, and, for different reasons, former aces Mark Mulder and Pedro Martinez are still jobless.  —  For Mulder, it's injury.

Wang's not hurt  —  Just got back up from the clubhouse.  Joe Girardi, pitching coach Dave Eiland and Chien-Ming Wang all confirmed that Wang isn't injured.  He's just struggling.  —  Giving up 23 earned runs in six innings over three starts is beyond struggling, of course.  It's reason to consider a demotion.