Angels Acquire Dan Haren  —  It took some time, but the Angels got even.  Two weeks after the Rangers acquired Cliff Lee, the Angels traded for a highly-coveted pitcher of their own, obtaining Dan Haren from the Diamondbacks, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News.

A-Rod takes another crack at 600  —  The finale of the series between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals could be a historic one, as Alex Rodriguez comes into the matchup one home run shy of becoming the seventh member of the 600 home run club.  —  Rodriguez has hit memorable homers …

With stars hurt, Tigers get younger quickly  —  Larish, Rhymes add to Mud Hens total; Ordonez has CT scan  —  DETROIT — Well, at least Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't have to worry about players not hustling.  —  Detroit purchased the contracts of infielders Jeff Larish and Will Rhymes …

Martin, Kershaw help Dodgers edge Mets  —  Sports Network  —  Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Russell Martin's two-out double in the eighth inning drove in the only run of the game as Los Angeles subdued New York, 1-0, to finish off a four-game set.  —  Clayton Kershaw (10-5) …

Rollins, Phillies rally to down Rockies  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jimmy Rollins drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning as Philadelphia clipped Colorado, 4-3, in the third edition of a four-game set from Citizens Bank Park.

Rays' Davis beats Indians 4-2, unbeaten in July  —  CLEVELAND—Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer that helped Wade Davis remain unbeaten in July, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday.  —  Brignac connected off Justin Masterson (3-9) in the second inning to put Tampa Bay ahead 3-1.

Helms' hit helps Marlins beat Braves 5-4  —  MIAMI—Wes Helms hit a bases-loaded RBI single with none out in the 11th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins earned their fourth walkoff win of the week, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-4.  —  The Marlins went 7-3 on their homestand, with six wins by one run.

Braden earns first win since perfect game May 9  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—Dallas Braden won for the first time in 10 starts since his perfect game May 9, ending a five-game losing streak in the Oakland Athletics' 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday.  —  Kurt Suzuki drove in three runs …

Kubel's slam one of four Twins homers in win over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Jason Kubel hit his seventh career grand slam, Kevin Slowey took a five-hitter into the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-4 Sunday to end a run of four consecutive road series losses.

Mets And Royals Discussing Francoeur, Others  —  7:00pm: Francoeur and Perez are on the block, a source tells Jon Heyman of SI (via Twitter).  Another source tells Heyman that a trade with Kansas City “might happen” (Twitter link).  —  6:36pm: The Mets are in talks with the Royals …

Astros avoid sweep with 4-0 win over Reds  —  HOUSTON - The Houston Astros were concerned when Wandy Rodriguez lost six of seven starts earlier this season.  —  After Sunday's performance, in which he allowed one hit over seven innings for his fifth win in six outings, the team isn't worried about the left-hander anymore.

Umpire Doug Harvey to Enter Hall of Fame  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — No statistical equivalents of 600 home runs, 300 wins or 3,000 strikeouts exist to measure umpires by, which might explain why only nine are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Doug Harvey, who will be inducted on Sunday.