Reyes leads offence as Mets beat Braves  —  NEW YORK — R.A. Dickey pitched eight baffling innings, Jose Reyes hit an RBI double and scored twice and the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves for the second straight night, 6-4 on Sunday.  —  Carlos Beltran had a run-scoring double off Tim Hudson …

MLB draft: Opportunity knocking for Tampa Bay Rays  —  SEATTLE — The numbers are staggering and unprecedented, and that's just the miles flown, reports filed, videos watched and words spoken over the past year in preparation for the largest top-round haul in the 37-year history of baseball's draft.

Derek Jeter eyes reaching 3,000-hit milestone during 10-game homestand beginning with Red Sox  —  ANAHEIM - Derek Jeter is in the home stretch in his quest for 3,000 hits.  Now comes the hard part: trying to reach the milestone at home.  —  Jeter stands 14 hits away from the magic number following …

Crawford, Gonzalez homer to lead Red Sox over A's  —  BOSTON—Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to reach 50 RBIs for the season and Carl Crawford had a three-run shot, powering John Lackey and the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Miguel Olivo powers Mariners past Rays  —  SEATTLE - Miguel Olivo hit a tiebreaking three-run homer off Joel Peralta in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 9-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.  —  Ichiro Suzuki and Greg Halman each drove in two runs for Seattle …

Indians' Choo says DUI arrest affecting his play  —  CLEVELAND — Shin-Soo Choo believes he is thinking too much and trying too hard to make a good impression since he was charged with drunken driving.  —  Choo  —  Choo was back in the Cleveland Indians' lineup Sunday against Texas after getting a game off.

Pujols cranks another walk-off HR  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Albert Pujols held the followthrough on his swing for a couple extra seconds, the bat extended like a lightning rod, then high-stepped it to home plate.  —  The St. Louis Cardinals may be accustomed to his winning hits, but the All-Star slugger still gets pretty excited.

Mills to keep close eye on 2011 Draft  —  SAN DIEGO — It's unknown whether Brad Mills will be around long enough to reap any benefits that may come from this year's First-Year Player Draft, but the second-year skipper plans to pay attention to what the Astros do on Monday, when they pick No. 11 overall in the first round.

Vogelsong, Torres Lead Giants Over Rockies 2-1  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ryan Vogelsong pitched eight fantastic innings and Andres Torres singled home the tiebreaking run, leading the San Francisco Giants over the Colorado Rockies 2-1 Sunday in a series highlighted by dominant pitching.

Billingsley lasts five innings, homers as Dodgers beat Reds  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley drove in a career-high three runs with a homer, a double and a bases-loaded walk, and Los Angeles beat the Cincinnati Reds 9-6 on Sunday to extend its domination of the series.

Mark Teixeira has message for Angels fans: 2 HRs  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Mark Teixeira homered twice against his former team, Nick Swisher also went deep and the New York Yankees beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday to win the three-game series.  —  Bartolo Colon (3-3) …

Everything you need to know about what we don't know about the Phillies debt  —  I'm sure most of you had the same reaction after reading about the Phillies' current noncompliance with Major League Baseball's debt service rule on Friday.  I know this because I had the same reaction:

Florida Marlins' Hanley Ramirez likely heading to the DL on Monday  —  Barring a miraculous recovery, it's looking like Hanley Ramirez will be put on disabled list Monday.  —  The Marlins All-Star shortstop, who was pulled from the game last Sunday in Los Angeles with lower back pain …

Yankees' Phil Hughes off to Tampa, still trying to return from disabled list, has sights set on July  —  ANAHEIM - Phil Hughes is headed to Tampa Monday, where he'll take the next steps toward his return from the disabled list.  —  Hughes threw a live batting practice session Saturday …