Espinosa picking up slack in the field  —  MIAMI — Danny Espinosa impressed the Nationals with his potent bat during a September callup last season, but the rookie second baseman is also turning heads with his glove.  —  The 24-year-old made several outstanding defensive plays in Saturday night's 5-2 win over the Marlins.

Brad Penny keeps Blue Jays down, Tigers win 5-2  —  TORONTO — Brad Penny pitched well into the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers followed Justin Verlander's no-hitter by beating the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 Sunday.  —  Austin Jackson hit a tiebreaking home run, Jose Valverde struck …

Iglesias called up; Scutaro on DL  —  As expected, shortstop Jose Iglesias has been called up from AAA Pawtucket.  Marco Scutaro is on the disabled list with a strained left oblique.  —  Terry Francona made it clear that Iglesias is here temporarily as a backup.

Adrian Gonzalez Homers, Red Sox Beat Twins 9-5  —  BOSTON (AP) — Adrian Gonzalez homered, Kevin Youkilis scored four runs and Daisuke Matsuzaka settled down to pitch six innings after a rough first, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 9-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Aybar's double gives Scioscia 1,000th win  —  ANAHEIM — Behind a two-run RBI double by Erick Aybar in the eighth inning, the Angels beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-5, on Sunday at Angel Stadium, giving manager Mike Scioscia his 1,000 career victory.  —  Scoring three runs in the eighth to take the lead …

Sox's Konerko endures discomfort in left wrist  —  Paul Konerko hits a double against the Seattle Mariners in the fourth inning.  (Steven Bisig-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE / May 8, 2011)  —  SEATTLE — Paul Konerko's sore right thumb has been well-documented, but the White Sox …

Kendrys Morales to visit specialist  —  Injured first baseman will not begin running, as was announced by the team Friday  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Contrary to what was announced Friday by Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia, Kendrys Morales has not restarted a running program on a treadmill …

Twins' middle-infield needs persist  —  Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka likely will move from second base to shortstop after he returns from a fractured left tibia.  But that doesn't mean he's the answer at the position for the Twins.  —  Nishioka told the Twins in spring training …

It might be time for Padres to consider using bullpen as trade bait  —  The time has come for the Padres to consider rebalancing their portfolio.  To reduce risk through diversification.  To improve the bottom line by being less top-heavy.  —  To break up the bullpen and reinvest in a bat.

Cardinals Beat Brewers Behind McClellan  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Unbeaten Kyle McClellan worked into the ninth inning to become the NL's third five-game winner and the St. Louis Cardinals' bullpen labored to get the final three outs in a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.