Aaron Hill hits first slam as Blue Jays rout White Sox  —  TORONTO — Aaron Hill hit his first career grand slam, Corey Patterson added a two-run shot and the Toronto Blue Jays routed the Chicago White Sox 13-4 on Sunday.  —  Patterson went 4 for 5 with three RBIs and has nine hits in his past two games.

Nationals' Hairston suspended for one game  —  Major League Baseball issued a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine to Nationals third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. for his aggressive actions, which included making contact with umpire Ed Hickox, during the bottom of the seventh inning …

David Ortiz has pinch-hit homer in ninth, Red Sox beat Tigers 4-3  —  DETROIT - David Ortiz [stats] had a pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning off Jose Valverde to give the Boston Red Sox [team stats] a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the opener of Sunday's day-night doubleheader.

Andrus' Ninth-Inning Single Lifts Rangers to Win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mike Napoli slid under the catcher's tag on Elvis Andrus' two-out single in the ninth inning, giving the Texas Rangers a 7-6 come-from-behind victory over the Kansas City Royals on Sunday.

Gallardo tosses eight innings as Brewers beat Giants  —  MILWAUKEE — Yovani Gallardo allowed four hits over eight innings to win his fifth straight start, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0 on Sunday to wrap up an 8-1 homestand.  —  Gallardo (7-2) retired 14 in a row …

Bard asks for help in finding missing friend  —  DETROIT—The first indication that Red Sox reliever Daniel Bard received that his childhood friend Matt Hill was missing came when another buddy called and asked if Hill might have come to Boston for a visit this week.

New Hall exhibit marries history with technology  —  ‘One For the Books’ tracks stories behind game's great records  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Even baseball immortals are still enthralled by the records of the game.  That was the takeaway lesson from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on Saturday …

Mets' investor David Einhorn could up stake; protected in case of loss in Madoff lawsuit: source  —  The Mets' new investor has a future option to up his one-third stake to a majority share of the team in a deal that is also being structured to protect him in the event Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz …

Let's keep rule change off our plate, please  —  Catchers are catchers because they are willing to be leaders and sacrifice their bodies.  You never want to see the elite ones such as Joe Mauer and Buster Posey miss a lot of time because of injuries, but that's the nature of the position.

Dodgers' Kershaw Beats Marlins With Two-Hitter  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw pitched a two-hitter for his second shutout and complete game in the majors, Rafael Furcal hit his first home run of the season and drove in three runs, and the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Florida Marlins 8-0 on Sunday.