Yanks' Girardi: A-Rod has ‘small’ shoulder issue  —  CHICAGO — New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez has been battling a left shoulder injury of unknown severity for the past couple of weeks, an injury that may be the reason for his lower-than-average power production.

McKeon takes Marlins job  —  Jack McKeon has accepted the job to become interim manager of the Florida Marlins.  —  McKeon, 80, replaces Edwin Rodriguez, who resigned on Sunday.  Florida has won just one game this month and has fallen into last place in the NL East.

Monday Morning Ten Pack  —  Parker Bridwell, RHP, Orioles (Short-season Aberdeen)  —  The start of short-season play means plenty of new names showing up in box scores, and not just this year's draftees.  After signing for a well over-slot bonus of $625,000 last year as a ninth-round pick …

Orioles End Nationals' 8-Game Streak With 7-4 Win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Mark Reynolds had three hits, including a home run, and the Baltimore Orioles ended the Washington Nationals' eight-game winning streak with a 7-4 victory Sunday.  —  J.J. Hardy also homered and Craig Tatum drove …

Sources: Chris Coghlan put on DL  —  An injury might be to blame for Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan's struggles this season.  —  The team announced Friday they had demoted Coghlan to Triple-A New Orleans.  But in the aftermath of that decision, Coghlan told the Marlins …

Harper: Yanks miss their Captain, sort of  —  Brett Gardner belts a leadoff home run Sunday (above) on his way to a 3-for-5 evening with two runs scored and an RBI.  He produces at a higher level than Derek Jeter has this season.  —  CHICAGO - It has been a week since Derek Jeter strained …

Suspect in beating could go free  —  LOS ANGELES — The main suspect in the brutal beating of a San Francisco Giants fan outside Dodger Stadium in March faces a court hearing to determine whether he should remain in jail for violating terms of his parole.  —  Giovanni Ramirez, 31 …

Duffy's excellent outing ends early with cramp  —  ST. LOUIS — Royals left-hander Danny Duffy was a strikeout machine on Sunday until he suddenly broke down.  —  Duffy was taken out of the game because of cramping in his left calf after the Cardinals' Pete Kozma singled with two outs in the fourth inning of the Royals' 5-4 loss.

Phil Hughes hits 95 in first rehab start  —  NEW YORK — The winning lotto number for the New York Yankees on Sunday was 95.  —  As in miles per hour.  —  That's how fast starter Phil Hughes threw his highly-scrutinized fastball in his first rehab start.

MLB Weekend Update: American League Romping (Again)  —  First, a few of the weekend's scores: 3-2, 8-5 and — in a key game — 13-6.  —  Next, some of the baseball stories you might have missed if you spent your entire weekend in northeastern Oregon chasing birds ...  It happens every spring and summer ...

White Sox enjoy atmosphere of Cubs series  —  PHOENIX — The Cubs and White Sox were pointed in different directions as far as the outlook for the 2011 regular season was concerned before the first pitch of Spring Training was even thrown.  —  Ozzie Guillen's crew was considered a favorite …

Gamecocks Win 5-4 on Wingo's 9th-Inning Hit  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — South Carolina won its first game at TD Ameritrade Park the same dramatic way it clinched the 2010 national championship in the last College World Series game played at Rosenblatt Stadium.  —  Scott Wingo drilled …

Pujols will undergo testing after spraining wrist  —  Club expresses cautious optimism pending Monday X-ray, MRI  —  ST. LOUIS — No one around the Cardinals will sleep all that easily on Sunday night, but an injury that at first terrified the club may turn out to be not as bad as was feared.

Jays sign Yunel Escobar to $10-million contract extension  —  The Toronto Blue Jays signed shortstop Yunel Escobar to a two-year contract extension Sunday worth $10-million (U.S.).  —  Escobar will receive $5-million in both 2012 and 2013.  The deal includes two club options of $5-million for 2014 and 2015.

Red Sox place Clay Buchholz on the disabled list  —  The Red Sox announced this afternoon that they placed righthander Clay Buchholz on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to June 17, with a lower back strain.  —  Andrew Miller, who has been called up from Pawtucket, will start tomorrow against the Padres and fill the roster spot.

Indians Name Bruce Fields Major League Hitting Coach  —  CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Indians and Manager Manny Acta today named Bruce Fields Major League Hitting Coach.  Fields replaces Jon Nunnally, effective immediately.  —  Fields is in his sixth season in the Indians organization …