Angels Extend Jered Weaver  —  The Angels have signed ace Jered Weaver to a five-year, $85MM contract extension, according to Jon Heyman of SI.com (via Twitter).  The deal includes a full no-trade clause, according to Tim Brown of Yahoo! Sports (via Twitter), and various “significant” …

Granderson lifts Yanks past Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Even with Alex Rodriguez back in the lineup for the first time in more than six weeks, the New York Yankees still found themselves needing an offensive spark in the later innings against Minnesota.  —  Manager Joe Girardi wasn't surprised …

McKeon rips Marlins after they're swept by Padres  —  SAN DIEGO (AP)—Manager Jack McKeon had some harsh words for his staggering Florida Marlins.  —  “You have to start using your brain and figuring out how to get hitters out,” McKeon said after the Marlins lost 4-3 on Sunday as the San Diego Padres completed a four-game sweep.

Brewers sweep Mets  —  NEW YORK — Prince Fielder drove in the go-ahead run on a botched potential double-play grounder in the eighth and Yovani Gallardo shut down the Mets for seven innings, leading the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-2 victory Sunday for their first series sweep in New York.

Pujols homers, Molina goes deep twice as Cardinals top Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Albert Pujols hit his 31st home run and Yadier Molina homered twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-2 on Sunday night.  —  Pujols had four hits and took the National League lead in homers.

Ubaldo Jimenez's trade was spurred by downturn in success, right offer from Cleveland Indians  —  The fallout from a late May meeting at Coors Field between general manager Dan O'Dowd and pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez shook the Rockies' world.  —  O'Dowd called Jimenez into his office.

Smith's go-ahead homer lifts Rockies past Dodgers  —  DENVER—Kevin Millwood pitched seven strong innings for his first big league win in nearly a year and Seth Smith hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, leading the Colorado Rockies past the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 to snap a string of 17 straight Sunday losses.

Reds rally past Pirates, 5-4  —  PITTSBURGH — The Cincinnati Reds sent Pittsburgh All-Star closer Joel Hanrahan to his second loss in three days, scoring twice in the ninth to beat the Pirates 5-4 on Sunday.  —  Ramon Hernandez hit an RBI-single to tie the game with one out in the top …

Giants closer Wilson on DL due to ailing elbow  —  The San Francisco Giants placed closer Brian Wilson, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 15, on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with an inflamed right elbow.  —  Wilson  —  “We put him on the DL so we did not have the urge to push him,” …

Hudson, Braves blank Diamondbacks, 1-0  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Two rookies came through in key situations to help Atlanta's Tim Hudson beat Arizona's Josh Collmenter .  —  Backed by a key defensive play by first baseman Freddie Freeman and two ninth-inning strikeouts by closer Craig Kimbrel …

Minor league outfielder uses head to make strange triple play  —  I'm guessing that Nashville Sounds manager Don Money didn't have his team work on this during the spring.  —  But if the skipper does have a page in his notebook devoted to the ol' off-the-glove, off-the-head, make-the-catch …

ABOUT MATT GELB AND BOB BROOKOVER  —  Bob Brookover and Matt Gelb team up for their second straight season covering the Phillies for the Inquirer and philly.com.  —  This is Brookover's second stint writing about the Phillies, having joined the coverage team before last season after seven years as an Eagles beat writer.

Sandoval's two-run homer in 11th lifts Giants over Astros  —  HOUSTON — Pablo Sandoval hit a tie-breaking two-run homer with two out in the 11th inning to lead the San Francisco Giants to a 6-4 victory over the Houston Astros Sunday.  —  The score had been tied at 4-4 since the fourth inning …