Ryan Howard gets help to beat Nationals again, 5-4  —  WASHINGTON - Roy Halladay beat the Washington Nationals for the 10th straight time, thanks to some help from Ryan Howard and Raul Ibanez.  —  Halladay (7-3) allowed 10 hits and four runs over 7 innings, striking out five without a walk.

Cole goes No. 1 in second mock  —  The UCLA right-hander hit 101 mph on Friday, and goes first overall  —  One change at the top can wreak havoc with the rest of the projection, which is what happened here; six or seven picks in the top 10 would change if the Pirates don't do what I'm projecting here at No. 1 overall.

Bartolo Colon pitches Yankees past Athletics 5-0  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Bartolo Colon pitched a four-hitter for his first shutout in nearly five years and Mark Teixeira homered in the first inning to help the New York Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics for the eighth straight time, 5-0 on Monday.

Kyle Phillips' first homer lifts Padres past Braves  —  ATLANTA - Pinch-hitter Kyle Phillips broke a 2-all tie in the 10th inning with his first career home run and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 Monday for their third straight win.  —  Phillips, a rookie with a .167 average …

Keppinger, Towles Lift Astros Over Cubs 12-7  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Keppinger and J.R. Towles homered and the Houston Astros rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 12-7 on Monday afternoon.  —  Clint Barmes and Hunter Pence also added back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning to help the Astros ended a three-game losing streak.

There was another fire at Dodger Stadium this morning  —  On Saturday night there was a small fire in a storage room at Dodger Stadium that caused smoke to be visible from the stands and required that a bunch of fans be moved from the upper decks along the first base line to other seats.

Pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox  —  Red Sox manager Terry Francona met with the media before tonight's game against the visiting Chicago White Sox (24-31) and discussed a number of topics, including the fact he was giving short stop Jed Lowrie the night off to rest his sore left shoulder …

Jose Reyes goes on bereavement list  —  NEW YORK — New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been placed on the bereavement list by the team after learning of the death of his grandmother Monday afternoon, the team announced.  Reyes left the team immediately to fly home to Santiago, Dominican Republic.

Phillies option Worley to Lehigh Valley  —  WASHINGTON — The Phillies optioned right-hander Vance Worley to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday.  —  They are expected to make a successive move Tuesday to replace him on the roster.  —  Worley was -1 with a 9.00 ERA in two starts since joining …

Florida Marlins Hanley Ramirez, in worst pain of his life, trying to avoid a first stint on disabled list  —  Hanley Ramirez, the Marlins' three-time All Star shortstop. has never been on the disabled list and he doesn't want to go on the disabled list.  —  But he said the discomfort …