Strasburg done in 6th of 2nd start  —  CLEVELAND—Stephen Strasburg had more trouble with the mound than Indians hitters during his second major league start.  —  Twice on Sunday, Washington's rookie phenom asked for mound repairs to be made during the Nationals' game against Cleveland.

Jim Joyce top MLB ump, players nix replay in ESPN The Magazine Baseball Confidential poll  —  Jim Joyce, the umpire whose missed call deprived Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game on June 2, is baseball's best umpire nonetheless, according to an exclusive ESPN …

SOX IN BRIEF: Oz says team must change GM's mind  —  Now that the White Sox have won a season-high four consecutive games and their starting rotation has begun to live up to its spring-training hype, manager Ozzie Guillen said he thinks this is a roster worth keeping around.  —  “What's the [trade] deadline, July 31?”

Francis snuffs out Jays  —  North Delta, B.C. pitcher earns elusive home win for Colorado in 10-3 romp over Toronto  —  Jeff Francis pitched seven innings to earn his first home win in two years and the Colorado Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-3 Sunday to complete a three-game series sweep.

Posada tired but not concerned  —  After the eighth inning, Joe Girardi asked Jorge Posada how he was feeling.  When Girardi heard the answer, he decided to send Francisco Cervelli to catch the ninth.  —  “He said, 'I'm a little sore,'” Girardi said.  “I said, 'Well, that's good then.

McNamee Says Clemens's Foundation Paid Him  —  Roger Clemens's former trainer has told federal authorities investigating Clemens for perjury that Clemens's nonprofit organization paid him for his training services, including the performance-enhancing drugs he said he provided Clemens …

Liriano fans 11 to prevail in pitchers' duel  —  Lefty dazzles in front of sold-out crowd at Target Field in opener  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Four years ago, during his phenomenal rookie season, Francisco Liriano delivered a series of memorable starts in Interleague Play.

Hernandez does the job for M's  —  Seattle snaps five-game slide as starter goes nine innings in 4-2 win over San Diego  —  Felix Hernandez came within one out of a complete game, Jose Lopez doubled in the go-ahead run and the Seattle Mariners snapped a five-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.

Weavers could be on same mound Sunday  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Joe Torre said reliever Jeff Weaver could very well pitch Sunday in a game his brother, Jered, is scheduled to start for the Angels, but he won't make an extra effort to match the two.  —  “I'm not saying he won't be in,” Torre said.