Martinez to be placed on the disabled list  —  Victor Martinez, as the Red Sox said in their release, will not need surgery on his left thumb.  But sources told the Globe that the Red Sox will place him on the 15-day disabled list tomorrow.  —  Gustavo Molina, who was not in the lineup …

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano will go on restricted list, undergo an evaluation  —  CHICAGO — After consulting with Major League Baseball, the players union and the agent for pitcher Carlos Zambrano, the Chicago Cubs announced on Monday a collective agreement between all parties …

Zumaya injured in eighth vs. Twins  —  Collapses to ground after pitch, leaves field holding right arm  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Joel Zumaya has already had to battle through more arm injuries than a 25-year-old probably deserves.  But for everything he endured, he never looked in as much pain …

Turnaround?  Hardly.  Cubs can't beat woeful Pirates  —  Pittsburgh ends 17-game road losing streak, improves to 8-2 this season against Piniella's crew  —  Alfonso Soriano can't catch ball hit by Pirates pitcher Paul Maholm in the fifth inning.  (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune / June 28, 2010)

Jimenez improves to 14-1 with win over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ubaldo Jimenez was perfect through three, took a no-hitter and an 8-0 lead into the sixth and was done by the end of the inning.  —  The Colorado Rockies went on to win 10-6 Monday night, supporting their ace with two-run homers …

Time for ‘Big 3’ to play like it  —  Mets on Twitter  —  These 2010 Mets have ticked off a few more items from the “Prove You're Contenders List.”  —  They rebounded from a lost series against the Yankees to win consecutive sets against two strong AL contenders, the Tigers and Twins.

Cardinals' 3-run ninth beats Arizona 6-5  —  ST. LOUIS—The Arizona Diamondbacks' defense collapsed in the ninth inning, with two throwing errors allowing three runs to score in the St. Louis Cardinals' 6-5 victory on Monday night.  —  Closer Aaron Heilman threw wildly to third base trying …

LEREW PICKS UP FIRST CAREER WIN AS ROYALS DOWN CHISOX  —  The Sports Network  —  Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - Billy Butler drove in two runs to back Anthony Lerew's solid performance on the mound, as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox, 3-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Kauffman Stadium.

Braves break through vs. Strasburg in seventh  —  ATLANTA — Despite the heat and humidity, Stephen Strasburg appeared to be getting stronger inning by inning as the Nationals rookie matched Braves ace Tim Hudson in a classic pitchers' duel Monday night.  —  Then came the seventh inning.

Cooper, South Carolina rout UCLA in Game 1 of CWS finals  —  OMAHA — South Carolina coach Ray Tanner did not decide on his starting pitcher for Monday's opener of the best-of-three championship finals in the College World Series until nine hours before the first pitch.  —  It turned out to be a brilliant choice.

Rolen's 300th HR leads Reds over Phillies 7-3  —  CINCINNATI—Scott Rolen hit his 300th career homer Monday night, and Johnny Cueto shut down the team that gave him an historic loss the last time they faced, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Long HRs, 21-game hit streak for patient Hamilton  —  ARLINGTON, Texas—Josh Hamilton no longer has a need for Home Run Derby — not during the All-Star break or with impressive pregame batting practice shows.  —  Oh, he can still hit the ball a long, long way.