Yankees stop Indians with help from Mark Teixeira's late homer  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Teixeira (FSY) hit a three-run homer, Derek Jeter (FSY) sparked a rally with a two-out, two-run double and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Sunday.  —  Hours after the Indians learned …

Recap: Red Sox 8, Royals 1  —  No need to sound Mayday  —  + Recent Articles + Recent Blog Entries + Email + Bio  —  THE BIG PICTURE  —  When May started, the Red Sox [team stats] were reeling.  They were in the midst of getting swept by the lowly Orioles to fall to 11-14 on the season …

Rockies send Dexter Fowler to Colorado Springs  —  His starting job gone and the team needing an additional utilityman, Dexter Fowler was demoted Sunday to Triple-A for more seasoning.  —  Fowler was the club's regular center fielder until three weeks ago when an extended hitting slump cost him a job.

Sanchez, Paulino carry Marlins past Phillies 1-0  —  MIAMI - Not even 24 hours after making the final out of Roy Halladay's perfect game, Ronny Paulino drove in the only run Sunday to lift the Florida Marlins to a 1-0 victory over the struggling Philadelphia Phillies.

JAYS POUND THREE MORE HOMERS, SWEEP ORIOLES WITH WIN  —  TORONTO — Jose Bautista, Lyle Overbay and Alex Gonzalez homered while Ricky Romero pitched his second complete game of the season as the Toronto Blue Jays completed a three-game sweep of the Baltimore Orioles with a 6-1 victory Sunday.

Laird changes jersey number  —  DETROIT — Gerald Laird has tried just about every adjustment he can imagine to try to spark his hitting.  Adjusting his jersey number can't hurt.  —  The Tigers opened up their homestand Friday night with Laird donning a new number.

Max Scherzer strikes out 14 to help Tigers dominate Athletics  —  DETROIT (AP) — Max Scherzer (FSY) struck out 14 in 5 2-3 shutout innings hours after he was recalled from the minors, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-2 on Sunday.  —  Scherzer allowed two hits …

Kershaw fans 9 in Dodgers' 4-3 win over Rockies  —  DENVER - Clayton Kershaw struck out nine in five strong innings, Xavier Paul hit a tie-breaking RBI single in the sixth, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-3 on Sunday to take the deciding game in the series.

TWINS COMPLETE SWEEP OF SLUMPING RANGERS  —  The Sports Network  —  Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) - Jason Kubel went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs to lead a balanced scoring attack, as the Minnesota Twins completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 6-3 victory at Target Field.

Paul Konerko, Lance Berkman top list of Angels options at first base after Kendry Morales injury  —  The Angels should have plenty of outside options to replace injured first baseman Kendry Morales, who suffered a lower left-leg fracture in a freak mishap while celebrating his walk-off grand slam on Saturday …

Los Angeles Dodgers expect Andre Ethier back Monday  —  DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Joe Torre reiterated on Sunday morning that he expects right fielder Andre Ethier to be activated from the 15-day disabled list and be in the starting lineup for Monday night's game against Arizona.

Astros In No Rushto Move Oswalt  —  Astros ace Roy Oswalt wants out of Houston, but his team might not let him leave.  In the fourth year of a five-year contract, Oswalt has requested a trade, but ESPN.com has reported that the Astros are not actively shopping the 32-year-old.

Pujols' 3 homers power Cardinals to series win vs. Cubs  —  CHICAGO — St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols shook loose from a monthlong brownout with three home runs at Wrigley Field and muscled the Cardinals to a 9-1 victory.  —  The win gave the Cardinals the series victory in the first meeting of 2010 with their rivals.