Weaver signs five-year extension with Angels  —  The Angels secured a big part of their present and future on Sunday, signing All-Star starter Jered Weaver to a five-year, $85 million contract, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com.  —  The extension will be announced in a news conference Tuesday …

Mets broach Mike Pelfrey to bullpen, R.A. Dickey gets little support as Mets fall to Brewers, 6-2  —  Mets starting pitcher R.A. Dickey gives up two runs on six hits Sunday.  The Mets ask Mike Pelfrey (below) is he would be open to closing next year - an indictment of the current bullpen.

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.

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.

Larry Jaster: Dominating the Dodgers like no other  —  The iconic Los Angeles Dodgers come to town on Monday, defaced by a messy divorce and ownership dispute.  It wasn't always this way.  —  Back in 1966, it was perfectly clear who owned the Boys in Blue.

Cardinals belt 4 HRs in victory over Cubs  —  Ricketts says hiring new GM will be most important decision he has had to make as club chairman  —  Starlin Castro strikes out against Cardinals' Jake Westbrook in the first inning.  (Scott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune / August 21, 2011)

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 …

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.

Rockies' Pomeranz undergoes appendectomy  —  Drew Pomeranz throws for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011.  —  Just three days after his stunning debut with the Rockies, Drew Pomeranz, the key to sealing the Ubaldo Jimenez trade, underwent an emergency appendectomy Saturday night in Tulsa.

Much Ado About Nothing  —  Here's the recap: The Twins beat the Yankees on Saturday night, blitzing through A.J. Burnett and cruising to a comfortable 9-4 win.  —  Now here's the interesting part.  Burnett was bad.  Unspeakably bad.  He couldn't locate either his fastball or his curveball …