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 …

Rays apologize to fans for Avril Lavigne's obscene concert  —  Chill out, what ya yelling for?  —  That's the question that the embarrassed Tampa Bay Rays should have thrown back at Avril Lavigne after the punk rawker let loose some profanities during the team's summer concert series at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.

Gary Carter's family hopes tumors are curable  —  NEW YORK — The family of Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter received an update from Duke University doctors on Carter's cancer diagnosis Saturday night.  Doctors informed Carter's family that they were “99 percent sure” that he has a Grade 4 glioblastoma …

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.

Aramis Ramirez sends Cubs past Pirates, 3-2  —  CHICAGO — Aramis Ramirez ended a long home run drought, Ryan Dempster threw six solid innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 in a rain-delayed game Sunday.  —  Ramirez's line drive solo shot in the second broke a streak …

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 …