Game 93: Red Sox at Athletics  —  The Sox start their West Coast swing tonight.  Here are the lineups:  —  RED SOX (52-40)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (6-3, 4.56)  —  ATHLETICS (46-46)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Ben Sheets (4-8, 4.63)  —  Game time: 10:05 p.m.

Nippert day-to-day after liner to head  —  DETROIT — Rangers pitcher Dustin Nippert is day-to-day after being hit on the right side of his head by a line drive that forced him to come out of Monday's game against the Tigers.  He was taken to Henry Ford Hospital for a CAT scan that came back negative.

Rios homers to power White Sox over Mariners  —  The Sports Network  —  Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Alex Rios clubbed a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly, as the Chicago White Sox defeated Seattle, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field.

Rockies lose as Marlins walk off with two-run home run  —  MIAMI — Pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night, and the Florida Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8.  —  It was the fifth lead change in the game.

Venters suspended for throwing at Prince Fielder  —  NEW YORK (AP)  —  Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball on Monday for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder last weekend.

Top 10 Most Marketable Major League Baseball Players  —  Survey concludes that Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Joe Mauer, and Stephen Strasburg are among baseball's most marketable players.  The survey included corporate brand managers, marketing and branding executives, agencies, and baseball media.

Cardinals blast Kendrick with homers, pound Phillies 8-4  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — No worries about offense on Matt Holliday's (FSY) day off.  The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.  —  Albert Pujols' (FSY) two-run home run in the fifth inning began a barrage …

Yankees Blog  —  With 12 days to go before the trade deadline, Brian Cashman is sticking to his plan even with Andy Pettitte on the shelf for 4-5 weeks.  —  That plan involves trying to bolster the Yankees' bench and possibly their bullpen, but it does not include the pursuit of a starting pitcher.

Sox have made pitch for Dunn - ball is in Rizzo's court  —  SEATTLE - When discussing the trade market on Monday, Ken Williams chose his words carefully, using phrases like, “We'll see how that develops,” and “... right now, I don't see anything materializing.”  —  It hasn't been from a lack of trying.

Crowe's career-high 4 hits lead Indians past Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Trevor Crowe drove in two runs and had a career-high four hits, and the Cleveland Indians collected a season-high 20 hits in their fifth straight win, 10-4 over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

A-Rod's suddenly an afterthought  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Alex Rodriguez is two home runs shy of 600.  —  Does anyone care?  —  The Yankees do — A-Rod …

Inge out 4-6 weeks with fracture in left hand  —  DETROIT — The Tigers' losing streak is up to a season-high six games after Monday's loss to the Rangers, but Brandon Inge's broken bone in his left hand was the bigger loss Monday night.  —  They've had their struggles off and on this season …

Mariners announce six international signings  —  Mariners sign players from Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela to first pro contracts  —  SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Vice President of International Operations Bob Engle today announced the signings of six international free agents.

Longoria, Davis lead Rays over Orioles 8-1  —  BALTIMORE—Rookie Wade Davis allowed one run over eight innings in another sparkling performance against the Baltimore Orioles, Evan Longoria had two hits during a seven-run third inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to an 8-1 victory Monday night.

Analysis precedes action in Arizona  —  The telephone Josh Byrnes used to answer at Chase Field has a recording that deflects the caller to another in-house number, “for any general manager-type calls,” which, it turns out, is the wrong number, too.  —  Jerry DiPoto, a general manager-type …