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Alexei Ramirez powers surging White Sox past Dodgers 8-3  —  CHICAGO — Alexei Ramirez homered and drove in a career-high five runs, and the suddenly surging Chicago White Sox beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 on Sunday.  —  Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first inning …

Asdrubal Cabrera's emergence as a star lights the way for first-place Cleveland Indians: Bud Shaw  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Only Miss Manners could say for sure, but is it considered poor taste to send a thank you card to a player best remembered now for what his departure brought in return?

Burriss' single in 11th inning lifts Giants over A's  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Emmanuel Burriss singled home the winning run in the 11th inning and the San Francisco Giants completed a three-game sweep of the cross-bay rival Oakland Athletics with a 5-4 victory Sunday.

LaRoche's shoulder woes becoming issue  —  BALTIMORE — Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche was not in Sunday's lineup against the Orioles because of an ailing left shoulder.  In fact, LaRoche plans to get a second opinion on Monday to make sure that everything is OK with the shoulder.

Doc: After Yankees' Bartolo Colon, 10 More Pitchers Want Stem Cell Procedure  —  NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) - One of the doctors who assisted in a stem cell procedure last year on Yankees starter Bartolo Colon says that 10 other pitchers have expressed interest in undergoing the treatment that is being scrutinized by Major League Baseball.

Rangers Have Inquired On Joel Hanrahan  —  The Rangers' search for pitching help has led them to make “low-level inquiries” on Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan, reports Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  According to Rosenthal, if the Pirates decided to part with the right-hander, it would be for “a significant price.”

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Reid Brignac goes on bereavement leave  —  MIAMI — The Rays will be without SS Reid Brignac until Friday as he went home to Louisiana following the death of his grandfather on Saturday.  —  The Rays placed Brignac on the bereavement list, which provides for a three …

Cubs' Byrd put on 15-day DL after ball to head … BOSTON — Chicago Cubs center fielder Marlon Byrd, who was hit in the head by a pitch on Saturday, was placed on the 15-day disabled list with facial fractures on Sunday.  —  Right-handed pitcher Justin Berg has been recalled from Triple …

Shields tosses three-hit shutout in Rays' win over Marlins  —  MIAMI — James Shields pitched a three-hitter with a career-high 13 strikeouts and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 4-0 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.  —  Shields (5-2) walked just one in his second shutout and third complete game of the season.

Cubs-Red Sox set filled with hit-by-pitches  —  BOSTON — A night after Marlon Byrd suffered multiple fractures to his face from a pitch thrown by Red Sox pitcher Alfredo Aceves, Jed Lowrie might have taken a little payback.  —  Both the Cubs and Red Sox were warned after Lowrie was hit …

Totals  —  2B: Cin 5, D. Stubbs (7), C. Heisey (3), J. Votto (13), S. Rolen (10), F. Lewis (1).  Cle 3, M. Brantley (8), S. Choo (7), J. Hannahan (5).  —  3B: Cle 1, A. Kearns (1).  —  HR: Cin 2, J. Votto (6), J. Bruce (11).  Cle 2, A. Cabrera 2 (9).  —  HR Detail: Cin, J. Votto …

Porcello sparkles on mound as Tigers end slide, beat Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Rick Porcello allowed one hit over eight innings and the Detroit Tigers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.  —  Porcello (4-2) took a no-hitter into the sixth …

PHOTOS: SUBWAY SERIES LEADERS  —  In addition to his third steal of the season, Jeter had two hits to hike the career total to 2,973, a dozen back of Sam Rice for 28th on the all-time list.  —  “That's still a long way away,” Jeter said of reaching 3,000.  “I am really not thinking about it.