Twins Through Two Months (Part 1: Hitters)  —  Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were the two best hitters in all of baseball during May, combining to hit .386/.478/.773 with 20 homers, 16 doubles, 39 walks, 51 runs, and 61 RBIs in 30 games, yet despite getting Babe Ruth-like production from two spots …

Dodgers' bats come alive to thump Cubs  —  LA puts up five in first, doesn't look back in series finale  —  CHICAGO — The Dodgers scored more runs in the first inning on Sunday night than they had in the other three games of the series combined and went on to whip the Cubs, 8-2, to split the set.

Left elbow injury forces Sizemore to DL  —  Gimenez recalled; Martinez day-to-day with bruised knee  —  CLEVELAND — Grady Sizemore's inflamed left elbow has forced him to the disabled list, and Victor Martinez's bruised left knee has forced him to the bench.

John Maine pitches Mets to 3-2 win over Marlins  —  Buzz up!  —  NEW YORK (AP)—The worse the New York Mets feel, the better they seem to play.  —  John Maine  —  shut down Florida again before becoming the latest Mets player sidelined by sickness or injury, and New York held off …

Boston Red Sox's John Smoltz throws seven strong in latest rehab start  —  GREENVILLE, S.C. — John Smoltz sat with a big smile on his face after his longest rehab start of the year, convinced it wouldn't be long before the former Cy Young winner was his old, lights-out self.

All's right for Jon Lester  —  Lefty turns around ugly trend  —  TORONTO - In beating the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday, 8-2, the Red Sox [team stats] avoided the embarrassment of being swept by a team that had, until recently, lost nine in a row.  They also inched closer to first place in the AL East …

Pitching update: Lohse improves, Piniero does not  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Cardinals' pitching news got better and worse almost in the same breath Sunday.  Kyle Lohse, once considered unlikely to make Tuesday's start against the Cincinnati Reds, completed a side session before Sunday's …

Tigers' Jackson gets best of O's, Berken  —  Right-hander allows just two hits in eight innings in 3-0 win  —  Orioles starter Jason Berken continued the strong run of rookie outings Sunday afternoon, but, unfortunately for him, it simply wasn't the best pitching performance of the day.

Texas wins NCAA record 25-inning game  —  Reliever Wood pitches 12 1/3 innings of no-hit ball in victory  —  The Texas Longhorns and Boston College Eagles took a long road to history Saturday night, playing an NCAA record 25 innings before Texas took a 3-2 victory in a regional tournament game in Austin.

Brewers sweep Reds with 5-2 victory  —  MILWAUKEE — Mike Cameron homered and Yovani Gallardo won his fifth game as the Milwaukee Brewers swept the three-game series from the Cincinnati Reds with a 5-2 win on Sunday.  —  It wasn't quite the gem Gallardo (5-2) threw on Monday against St. Louis …

White Sox beat Royals, deny Greinke his ninth win  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Getz hit a tiebreaking two-run single off Juan Cruz in the ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox rallied past the Royals 7-4 on Sunday for their first three-game sweep in Kansas City since 2005.

The Yankees getting a A+ in chemistry  —  I am of the belief that team chemistry as it relates to baseball is vastly overrated.  Some of the best teams in history — including the 1977 and '78 Yankees — were full of guys who generally couldn't stand each other.  —  Baseball is a game of individual performance.

Hampton beats Pirates for the eighth straight time  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Hampton continued his mastery over the Pittsburgh Pirates, allowing only one run in seven innings in Houston's 2-1 win on Sunday afternoon.  —  Hampton became only the second pitcher to win eight in a row against the Pirates since 1954.