Selfish Yankees are pretenders, not contenders  —  There has been a sense of selfishness around the Yankees for quite some, and it's not just Jorge Posada's frustration about his .165 average and the fact that manager Joe Girardi dropped him to ninth in the lineup last night.

Nix on a roll at plate  —  WASHINGTON — Manager Jim Riggleman wrote Laynce Nix's name into the Nationals' starting lineup for the 18th time this season, and 11th consecutive game Sunday against Florida.  —  Nix, who is 10-for-20 with two homers and six RBIs in the past five games …

Ramirez Homers, Buehrle and White Sox Beat A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Alexei Ramirez had three hits, including a home run off previously unbeaten Trevor Cahill, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 4-3 Sunday.  —  Mark Buehrle (3-3) won for only the second time in 15 appearances at Oakland.

Hudson outpitches Halladay, Braves nip Phillies  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Dan Uggla hit a tiebreaking home run off Roy Halladay in the eighth inning to cap a productive afternoon, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Sunday to take two wins in the three-game series.

Sellers  —  I started this blog in 2002.  I was a 19-year-old home for the summer after my freshman year of college, Ron Gardenhire was in his first season as manager, and the Twins were headed to the playoffs for the first time since winning the World Series in 1991.

Turner Has 5 RBIs, Mets Beat Astros 7-4  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Turner homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and Jason Pridie hit a go-ahead single and stole home to help the New York Mets beat the Houston Astros 7-4 Sunday.  —  He hit a tying, two-run double in the Mets' four-run fifth inning …

Nady and Roberts homer as Diamondbacks beat Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES — Ian Kennedy pitched six innings and Xavier Nady and Ryan Roberts hit consecutive homers to help the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 Sunday.  —  Kennedy (4-1) allowed a run and four hits …

Davis Has Winning RBI for Texas in 5-4 Win Over LA  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chris Davis homered and later drove in the tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 Sunday, winning only their second series in the past month.

Mariners rained out for second straight day  —  CLEVELAND - As homecomings go, Eric Wedge's return to Cleveland consisted of a walk-off defeat, a losing streak that reached six games and two rainouts.  —  Returning to Progressive Field for the first time since being fired as Indians' manager …

Latos ends personal 10-loss streak as Padres beat Rockies  —  DENVER — Mat Latos snapped a personal 10-game losing streak and Ryan Ludwick homered in the San Diego Padres' 8-2 win over the slumping Colorado Rockies on Sunday.  —  Latos (1-5) hadn't won since Sept. 7, 2010 …

Bautista has three-homer day for first time  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Jose Bautista had his first career three-homer game as the Jays pounded the Twins, 11-3, on Sunday.  —  He led off the third inning with his 14th homer, a 430-foot shot off Brian Duensing.  —  Bautista, now leading the Major Leagues …

Braun's 12th HR Leads Greinke, Brews Over Pirates  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ryan Braun hit his NL-leading 12th homer, tripled and drove in four runs, helping a shaky Zack Greinke and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-6 Sunday for a three-game sweep.