Red Sox return to scene of 2007 World Series win  —  DENVER — The last time the Boston Red Sox [team stats] came to Coors Field, they wore goggles to keep the champagne out of their eyes while the Colorado Rockies retreated to their clubhouse to cry.  —  For two hours, the Red Sox celebrated …

McLane: Astros open to deal before trade deadline  —  Optimistic owner McLane prepared to evaluate 26-44 team  —  Astros owner Drayton McLane said on Monday that the team was “willing to look at anything” between now and the trade deadline and that he will not rule out absorbing a portion …

Lannan decision reflects Rizzo's philosophies  —  When manager Jim Riggleman said John Lannan had earned “a lot of leash” after the left-hander was knocked out of yesterday's game, there was part of me that thought perhaps it shouldn't have been seen as the ringing vote of confidence it was.

Reds Close To Signing Gary Matthews Jr.  —  9:03pm: John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer says, via Twitter, that the Reds are talking to Matthews but haven't quite finalized a deal yet.  Fay expects the signing to become official within the next few days.  —  8:47pm: Gary Matthews Jr …

Colin Curtis called up from Scranton  —  No word on a corresponding move, but outfielder Colin Curtis has been called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.  —  Curtis was hitting .280 in Triple-A. He's a versatile outfielder who can play all three spots with a little bit of power and speed on offense.

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon says he's ready to sacrifice DH under right conditions  —  AL'S BEST: Rays leftfielder Carl Crawford is the AL player of the week and remains in line to be voted onto the All-Star team.  —  ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays are back playing under American League rules …

Reds hit 3 HRs in 10th, hold off A's in 6-4 win  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—Ramon Hernandez hit a tiebreaking leadoff home run in the 10th inning, Joey Votto and Scott Rolen added back-to-back shots and the Cincinnati Reds snapped out of their offensive slump long enough to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Monday night.

Hernandez holds Royals in check as Nats snap 6-game losing streak  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Morse (FSY) and Cristian Guzman (FSY) hit solo home runs, Livan Hernandez (FSY) pitched seven strong innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Monday night.

Diamondbacks batter Burnett, power past Yankees 10-4  —  PHOENIX (AP) — A.J. Burnett's (FSY) woes came with him on the New York Yankees' interleague trip to the West.  —  Justin Upton (FSY), Adam LaRoche (FSY) and Mark Reynolds (FSY) homered off the struggling right-hander in the first inning …

Clemson stuns Ariz. State; Fla. State, UCLA triumph at CWS  —  OMAHA — The seeds for Clemson's 6-3 upset of No. 1 seed Arizona State on Monday in the opening round of the College World Series were sown last June in Tempe, Ariz.  —  The Tigers were swept out of the super regionals by the Sun Devils.

Inbox: Will Harden stay in rotation?  —  Rangers beat reporter T.R. Sullivan fields fans' questions  —  If Tommy Hunter continues to pitch well, who gets bumped from the rotation when Derek Holland comes back?  Could this be a dangerous time for Rich Harden or will one of them [Holland or Hunter] go back down to the Minors?

GM: Clubs show interest in Iwamura  —  • GM Neal Huntington said “a handful of clubs have expressed some level of interest” in trading for Aki Iwamura, though most teams have turned down the Pirates' overtures.  “We'll put some closure to it, one way or another, hopefully early this week,” Huntington said.

A victory for reason  —  By now you know that the Mets returned Jenrry Mejia from whence he came, dispatching him to Binghamton to start games.  —  Good.  —  All things considered, Mejia's stint with the big-league club didn't go as terribly as it could have.