Yankees' Bruney To Miss A Month Or More  —  BOSTON - — The Yankees, who placed three players on the disabled list after Friday's loss, called in the reinforcements Saturday.  —  The worst news involves reliever Brian Bruney, who was sent back to New York Friday to have his sore elbow examined.

Indians hold on to beat Twins, 4-2  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Aaron Laffey pitched into the seventh inning and rookie Tony Sipp came up with two big strikeouts, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.  —  Laffey (2-0) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Wildly successful  —  Lowell helps Sox finally tame NY  —  Jason Varitek watches his fourth-inning grand slam, a key hit in the Sox' slugfest win.  (Barry Chin/Globe Staff)  —  Walking Jason Bay intentionally seemed to make sense for the Yankees.  He had: 1) tied Friday's game with a two-run homer …

Bruce's pair of two-run home runs lead Reds over Braves  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay Bruce homered twice and drove in four runs, Micah Owings earned his first win in nearly a year with seven strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 8-2 on Sunday.

Zimmermann, Flores help Nats earn first road win  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann showed off the sharp stuff that has Washington so excited about his future, and the Nationals routed the New York Mets 8-1 on Sunday for their first road victory this season.

Searching for a spark, Hurdle shakes up lineup  —  Todd Helton is not starting, Jeff Baker is at third, Garrett Atkins plays first and struggling Troy Tulowitzki brings his .176 average to the No. 2 hole.  —  Those are the changes in play this afternoon as the Rockies look to avoid getting swept by the streaking Dodgers.

Litsch to see Dr. Andrews as precaution  —  Right-hander feels better Saturday after Friday pain  —  CHICAGO — Rarely does a pitcher come back with good news if an injury sends him to the office of Dr. James Andrews in Birmingham, Ala. The Blue Jays are hoping to have an exception in right-hander Jesse Litsch.

Angels might be able to find pitching help  —  They could turn to the independent Atlantic League, which began play last week.  —  The season isn't even three weeks old, yet the Angels have already used seven starting pitchers — including two who had never appeared in a big league game before Thursday.

Hamstring lands Drew on disabled list  —  D-backs shortstop aggravated injury Friday vs. Giants  —  PHOENIX — D-backs shortstop Stephen Drew is headed to the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.  —  D-backs manager Bob Melvin made the announcement following the club's 5-3 loss to the Giants on Saturday at Chase Field.

Greinke is zeroed in now  —  With anxiety beaten, talent shines through  —  When he looks down the roster of the Kansas City Royals, Allard Baird sees players such as Billy Butler, David DeJesus, Mark Teahen, Alex Gordon, Mike Aviles, and John Buck, all of whom were either drafted or acquired in trade on his watch.

Bondy: Dukes' errors and outburst epitomize National disgrace  —  You would like to think the Mets have emerged from their funk, back onto dry land.  You want to believe the Mets' second straight victory yesterday means they are heading onward and upward, back toward another September fling with the Phillies.