CC makes early exit in Yankee loss  —  MIAMI - What's worse: losing four of six to the Nationals and Marlins or losing your ace to an arm injury?  —  Unfortunately for the Yankees, they don't have to choose.  —  The Bombers dropped their second straight series to a weak NL East squad …

Miller Park hopes to be ready for Twins  —  Minnesota (35-36) at Milwaukee (37-32), 7:05 p.m. CT  —  DETROIT — The Brewers will return home on Tuesday to a stadium that was anything but dormant while they were away.  —  Miller Park sustained significant flooding after a band …

Cubs fans' love for Mark DeRosa a little out of whack  —  The only question left is where to erect the Mark DeRosa statue.  —  The sculpture of Ernie Banks, fingers curled around a bat, is hogging the west side of Wrigley Field.  So that site is out.  Harry Caray, microphone in hand, owns the southeast corner of the park.

Yanks protest game over lineup snafu  —  Confusion arises in eighth from Marlins' double-switch  —  MIAMI — For now, the Marlins are claiming a 6-5 victory over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Land Shark Stadium.  Whether the score is upheld ultimately will be determined by Major League Baseball.

Wright producing despite strikeouts  —  Slugger has amazing .460 batting average on balls in play  —  NEW YORK — David Wright is having an odd season.  —  Wright is the National League's leading hitter with a .344 average entering Sunday's finale with the Rays at Citi Field.

Matt Kemp has potential to be a great center fielder  —  The Angels' Torri Hunter says the Dodgers center fielder is good now but will be great later.  —  Matt Kemp has the ability to become a Gold Glove-caliber center fielder.  —  That opinion doesn't come from Kemp, Manager Joe Torre or anyone else in the Dodgers organization.

Toronto Halts Nats' Win Streak at Four  —  Zimmerman's Batting Slump Goes On: Blue Jays 9, Nationals 4  —  The enduring image was also a repeating image, because Ryan Zimmerman did the same thing five times yesterday.  Five times Zimmerman dug into the batter's box, tried to end his slump, and instead only found a way to lengthen it.

LA's Milton sharp in final rehab tuneup  —  Left-hander to return to rotation on Friday or Saturday  —  ANAHEIM — Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti is not with the Major League club this weekend, having gone on a scouting mission to watch the team's Minor League prospects around the country.

Green's homer gives Boston 6-5 win over Atlanta  —  Buzz up!  —  BOSTON (AP)—Nick Green  —  surprised the Boston Red Sox by overcoming long odds to make the team.  On Sunday, he was surprised that his homer won the game.  —  The shortstop who went to spring training as a non-roster player …

Matsuzaka moved to DL  —  Daisuke Matsuzaka has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said Sunday, and he hinted it could take months for the struggling righthander to recover.  —  “It's not going to be a two-week DL thing,” said Francona.

Upton homers, drives in four for Rays in win over Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — B.J. Upton homered and matched a career high with four RBI, Carl Crawford drove in a pair of runs and the Tampa Bay Rays broke out of an offensive slumber with a 10-6 victory over the New York Mets on a soggy Sunday.