Lima's Time  —  The image of Jose Lima that will stick with me forever comes from the Kansas City Royals clubhouse in the moments after he had pitched a beautiful baseball game.  Lima had gone nine innings, allowed just five hits and one run to the Detroit Tigers.  He had tipped his cap to the crowd as he exited the field.

ENCARNACION BELTS FIFTH HOMER IN SERIES; JAYS DOWN D-BACKS  —  PHOENIX - Edwin Encarnacion and Jose Bautista each hit two-run homers, and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided a three-game sweep with a 12-4 rout of the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.  —  The major-league leaders in home runs brought …

Who is the most overrated hitter in the major leagues?  —  (Elaine Thompson, Associated Press / May 23, 2010)  —  Four views on today's issues  —  Single out Ichiro  —  What's the definition of “most overrated?”  You could look at it just in terms of hitting ability …

Philadelphia Phillies scouting White Sox's Bobby Jenks and J.J. Putz  —  CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Phillies are among a couple of teams looking at the Chicago White Sox and trying to project which players will be available if the the White Sox don't get back into the American League Central race over the next few weeks.

Like it or not, Trembley could get fired Monday  —  Orioles manager might have seen his last game with team  —  Let's start with this: I've never seen Dave Trembley more frustrated than he was Sunday after the Orioles' 4-3 loss in 10 innings to the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park.

The calmest man in the clubhouse  —  He's won two championships and cemented a special place in Red Sox history.  But manager Terry Francona has accomplished something even more astounding during his six years in baseball's craziest job: simply staying normal.  —  There's a lot to be said for the second day of the season.

For the Yankees, lots of comebacks, but few comeback wins … NEW YORK — In the Yankees' search for positives following a 6-4 loss to the Mets on Sunday night, Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher pointed out that their team once again mounted a late comeback.  —  “Regardless of how bad it's been going …

Livan a tough test for anemic Giants offense  —  The Nationals and Giants have both gotten off to strong starts this season, and as we stand near the season's quarter-water mark, both find themselves squarely in the thick of things in their respective divisions.

Bay, Santana Help Mets Hold Off Yankees  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Bay homered twice off an ineffective CC Sabathia, and the New York Mets held off the slumping New York Yankees 6-4 on Sunday night behind Johan Santana's stellar pitching.  —  Shut down nearly all night by Santana …

NCAA Division II baseball tournament game ends after 9 hours  —  After nine-plus hours, 12 innings, lightning delays and a power outage, Kutztown (Pa.) finally took down Franklin Pierce (N.H.) 2-1 in a first-round game Sunday in the 2010 NCAA Division II Baseball Championship at the USA Baseball Training Complex in Cary, N.C.

Small ball killing the minuscule Mariners  —  Padres 2, MARINERS 1: A day after winning in 15-8 romp, Seattle bats go silent again in loss to San Diego … As the one-run losses stack up against the Seattle Mariners, the emphasis on playing small ball - one of the team strengths a year ago - has provided more problems than solutions.