Brewers acquire Felipe Lopez  —  By Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel  —  Cincinnati - While on the hunt for a starting pitcher, Brewers general manager Doug Melvin decided to give his offense a boost today by trading for Arizona second baseman Felipe Lopez.

Roy Halladay blues  —  Jays ace brings down Sox  —  TORONTO - From a distance, it may have looked like the Red Sox [team stats] came up on the short end of a pitchers' duel at Rogers Centre.  —  In reality, it was more of a problem with timing.  —  “I thought they should have traded him the other day …

O's, Padres Swap Salazar and Meredith  —  6:51pm: As several readers have pointed out, this deal may be a precursor to a Danys Baez or George Sherrill trade.  —  Both have been floated as possible trade chips recently.  —  6:29pm: Kubatko reports the Orioles have acquired submariner Cla Meredith in return.

Dodgers consider activating reliever Kuo  —  Left-hander could make surprise return from elbow strain  —  LOS ANGELES — Not only is Jason Schmidt returning Monday night, but the Dodgers also are considering activating reliever Hong-Chih Kuo.  —  Kuo pitched a scoreless inning …

Sanchez, Wilson reject contract offers  —  Infielders haven't made counter-offers; Bucs not optimistic  —  PITTSBURGH — Both Freddy Sanchez and Jack Wilson have rejected the Pirates' contract offers, and as of Sunday, neither has come back to present a counter-offer.

Happ still unbeaten as Phillies run win streak to eight  —  MIAMI (AP) — Unbeaten rookie J.A. Happ won again, and so did the Philadelphia Phillies.  —  Happ allowed five hits in seven innings, and the Phillies extended their longest winning streak since 2006 to eight games by beating the Florida Marlins 5-0 Sunday.

Kinsler homers twice, powers Rangers past Twins in 12  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ian Kinsler hit a two-run homer with one out in the 12th inning and the Texas Rangers avoided being swept at home with a 5-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday night.  —  It was Kinsler's second homer …

Yankees Old Timer's Day might need a nap  —  Disclaimer: I love baseball.  I love history.  I love baseball history.  I'm a Mets fan who does not dislike the Yankees (settle down Benigno).  —  That being said ... it might be time to put this Old Timer's Day thing on the shelf …

Twins agree to minor-league deal with Grudzielanek  —  ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Twins have agreed to terms on a minor-league deal with second baseman Mark Grudzielanek, General Manager Bill Smith said today.  —  The move, first reported at www.sethspeaks.net, gives the Twins another option at second base …

Ethier, DodgersWin host yoga session  —  Fans enjoy event with outfielder, his personal instructor  —  LOS ANGELES — At 11 a.m. PT on most game days, Andre Ethier is at home enjoying a peaceful breakfast.  Later, it's off to the ballpark to get ready for another game.

For Mets, an Old-Timers' Day Is Old Hat  —  Given the response to The New York Times's virtual Banner Day, perhaps the reason the Mets have done away with their version of the promotion was the preponderance of cynical humor by their fans.  Like every business, the team wants to control the message.

E. Gonzalez hit in head before Headley, Padres top Rockies  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres' locker room was quiet after this victory.  No music, no happy banter.  Just thoughts about injured teammate Edgar Gonzalez.  —  Gonzalez was hit in the head with a pitch in the sixth …