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 …

Jose Lima, former All-Star right-hander, dies at 37 in Los Angeles  —  NEW YORK — Former All-Star right-hander Jose Lima died Sunday morning at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 37.  —  The cause of death was ruled a heart attack, according to his wife, Dorca Astacio.

Eveland designated for assignment by Jays  —  PHOENIX — Dana Eveland only knows one thing for certain: He is heading home to Los Angeles to clear his head.  Beyond that, the pitcher can only wait to find out what will happen after the Blue Jays designated him for assignment on Sunday.

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.

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.

Rays overcome Price's struggles to beat Astros  —  HOUSTON - John Jaso homered and drove in four runs, Ben Zobrist and Hank Blalock added solo shots and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame a shaky start by David Price in a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros on Sunday.

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 …

Detroit Tigers' Austin Jackson not playing after getting beaned  —  LOS ANGELES — Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson did not play in Sunday's interleague series finale against the Dodgers after getting beaned the night before by Ramon Troncoso.  —  “He has a little bit of a headache …

Tulowitzki, Giambi supply power, punish KC's ace Greinke  —  KANSAS CITY, MO. — Sometimes, you just have to file things under “It's baseball.”  —  How else to explain the Rockies' 11-7 win over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday afternoon?  —  The Rockies had scored 11 runs in the first four games of their seven-game road trip.

Peralta drives in go-ahead run to lift Indians over Reds  —  CLEVELAND - Jhonny Peralta singled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning Sunday to help the Cleveland Indians beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-3 and snap a six-game losing streak.  —  Cincinnati failed to earn its first series sweep in Cleveland.

Doumit's homer in 10th leads Pirates over Braves  —  PITTSBURGH - Ryan Doumit homered with two outs in the 10th inning off Takashi Saito for his third hit, helping the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep.  —  Doumit's first career game-ending homer …