Herzog speaks out on Riggleman's exit, McKeon's return  —  Whitey Herzog succeeded Jack McKeon as manager of the Kansas City Royals in 1975 and gave Jim Riggleman his first big-league coaching job with the Cardinals in 1989.  McKeon and Riggleman have sort of passed in the night …

Jays turn to Romero in series finale against Cardinals  —  The Sports Network  —  (Sports Network) - Toronto's Ricky Romero has been a victim of some tough-luck losses this season, but the young hurler will look to make his own luck this afternoon when he takes the hill for the Blue Jays …

Dodgers Rally for 2 in 9th to Beat Angels 3-2  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Clayton Kershaw outlasted Jered Weaver in a matchup of Los Angeles aces and the Dodgers rallied for two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the Angels 3-2 on Sunday, preventing a Freeway Series sweep.

Cabrera, Tigers use big eighth inning to beat Diamondbacks  —  DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit a go-ahead single and the Detroit Tigers scored seven runs with two outs in the eighth inning to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-3 on Sunday.  —  The Tigers trailed 2-1 when pinch-hitter Don Kelly singled …

Dunn fans 4 times, raising season total to 100  —  Guillen says he'll keep plugging struggling slugger into Sox lineup  —  Adam Dunn strikes out looking with two men on base in the first inning.  (José M. Osorio, Chicago Tribune / June 26, 2011)

Reyes has four hits as Mets beat Rangers  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Reyes had four hits and scored three runs, rookie Dillon Gee pitched six effective innings and the New York Mets beat the Texas Rangers 8-5 on Sunday.  —  Gee (8-1) recovered from a shaky start in the follow-up to his only loss of the season.

Giants focused on catchers; Rangers' Torrealba on list  —  The Giants have scored the fewest runs in the majors this season.  They needed a balk to beat the Cleveland Indians, 1-0, on Saturday afternoon.  They could upgrade their lineup in any number of ways.

Chapman hurls perfect ninth in return from DL  —  BALTIMORE — Whatever was broken with Aroldis Chapman's pitching, it seemed to be fixed on Saturday night.  —  In his first game back since being activated from the disabled list, Chapman struck out the side in the ninth inning to close out a 10-5 Reds win over the Orioles.

Popper: Time for Mets to start dealing  —  Francisco Rodriguez admittedly was irritated Friday by the notion that he was ready to be dealt away before the trade deadline.  He quickly clarified his comments, insisting he wanted to stick around the Mets.  —  But Rodriguez needn't worry about any misperceptions.

Giants just keep finding ways to win  —  As Giants manager Bruce Bochy left the dugout to congratulate his players, he turned to me and joked, “That was such a butt-kicking they won't come back tomorrow.”  —  Another day with the Giants.  Another one-run victory.

Wood's return date from blister remains uncertain  —  KANSAS CITY — When Kerry Wood returned from a blister injury in 2008 and struggled during a stretch, manager Lou Piniella was asked if he was worried about his closer.  —  “You know, the amazing thing about managing a baseball team …

Ex-Met and current broadcaster Ron Darling happy to see gay marriage passed in New York  —  ARLINGTON - When Gov. Cuomo signed gay marriage into law late Friday night, he made New York the largest state yet, and sixth in the nation, to approve of same-sex unions - and achieved …