Marlins rally by Mets 5-4  —  MIAMI—John Buck doubled for his first career pinch-hit RBI to drive in the go-ahead run with two out in the eighth inning, and the Florida Marlins rallied past the New York Mets 5-4 on Sunday.  —  The Marlins trailed 4-3 going into the eighth against Bobby Parnell (3-2).

Unearned runs help White Sox beat Indians 4-2  —  CLEVELAND - Edwin Jackson beat Cleveland for the ninth straight time after Indians rookie Ezequiel Carrera dropped an easy fly ball in center field to give the Chicago White Sox two runs in a 4-2 victory Sunday.

Alomar, Blyleven Lend International Touch to Hall Of  — COOPERSTOWN, New York (Reuters) - Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven provided an international touch to the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony Sunday as they were enshrined along with longtime executive Pat Gillick.

Wakefield now 2nd Red Sox pitcher with 2,000 Ks  —  BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield has joined Roger Clemens as the only pitchers with 2,000 strikeouts for the Boston Red Sox.  —  The 44-year-old knuckleballer reached the milestone on Sunday when he struck out Mike Carp on a foul tip to end …

Colon, Rivera help Yankees hold off Athletics  —  NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera was in rare trouble.  Four straight singles trimmed Oakland's deficit to two and left the bases loaded for David DeJesus.  —  He hit a line drive toward first — and suddenly the game was over.  Rivera and the Yankees had caught a break.

Stubbs' home run gives Reds back-to-back wins over Braves  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Drew Stubbs led off the ninth with a first-pitch homer, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night and their first set of back-to-back victories in more than five weeks.

Cecil helps Jays thwart Rangers sweep  —  Brett Cecil pitched a four-hitter for his second complete game in his last four starts as Toronto beat the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Sunday night.  —  It was the first career shutout for Cecil (3-4), whose only other complete game in his 55 career games was in a loss July 5 at Boston.

Cobb stymies Royals as Rays win  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Cobb curbed the Royals on six singles in seven scoreless innings and Ben Zobrist had three hits and drove in two runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat Kansas City 5-0 on Sunday.  —  Cobb (3-) struck out two and walked none to pick …

Halladay bounces back vs. Padres, wins No. 12  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Roy Halladay bounced back from his shortest stint of the season to strike out eight in eight innings and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Sunday.  —  Raul Ibanez and Carlos Ruiz each …

GM: A-Rod could return second week of August  —  NEW YORK — The New York Yankees could have third baseman Alex Rodriguez back as soon the second week in August, according to general manager Brian Cashman.  —  In an interview on that aired Sunday on ESPN's “Baseball Tonight,” …

Sources: Teams eye Kosuke Fukudome  —  With the trade deadline fast approaching, at least four teams are zeroing in on Chicago Cubs outfielder Kosuke Fukudome, according to major league sources.  —  Fukudome wasn't shocked to hear his name has been prominent in trade talks.

Pirates snap 3-game skid with 4-3 win over Cards  —  PITTSBURGH—Xavier Paul scored on Chase d'Arnaud's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 10th and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Sunday.  —  Paul legged out an infield hit with one out against St. Louis reliever Jason Motte …