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 …

Ironman Utley leaves early as Phils fall  —  Infielder to have MRI; Kendrick stumbles after shining  —  CINCINNATI — Phillies second baseman Chase Utley once said an injury is an injury only if it keeps him off the field.  —  Utley could not take the field in the ninth inning Monday night …

Tigers top Liriano, Twins, take over first place in AL Central  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Reliever Joel Zumaya's (FSY) painful right arm injury marred Detroit's move into first place, after the Tigers used four first-inning runs against Francisco Liriano (FSY) to beat the Minnesota Twins 7-5 on Monday night.

Boston loses its heart and soul as year of hurt, hardship continues … Now it's Dustin Pedroia.  —  The Red Sox have faced a lot of adversity this year.  Theo Epstein and his minions preached “run prevention” during spring training, but it looked more like “win prevention” when the season started at Fenway in April.

Mets on Twitter  —  SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — These are the kind of nights that make you believe the Mets are not contenders.  —  R.A. Dickey's knuckler couldn't handle the tropical heat against the Marlins, who crushed the Mets 10-3 at Hiram Bithorn Stadium.

Dunn deal has appeal  —  GM Williams said to be ‘itchy’ for more ‘O’ from left side  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Throughout the SoxFest convention last winter, White Sox general manager Ken Williams proudly walked from ballroom to ballroom and back to his suite with a list of left-handed power hitters tucked in his pocket.

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 …

Super Two Cutoff Less Than Expected  —  The next Super Two cutoff will require fewer days of service time than usual, MLBTR has learned.  Last year's Super Two cutoff was at two years and 139 days of service time.  In previous years, the cutoff was never less than two years and 130 days.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.