Blue Jays activate right-hander McGowan off 60-day DL  —  TORONTO — Dustin McGowan's long road back to the major leagues is complete.  —  The Toronto Blue Jays activated the right-hander off the 60-day disabled list prior to Monday's home game against the Boston Red Sox.

Despite Jered Weaver's struggles, his arm seems fine  —  Ace right-hander has had some tough outings recently.  'Sometimes you're going to be out of sorts,' Manager Mike Scioscia says.  —  Angels starting pitcher Jered Weaver delivers during the fourth inning of Sundays game against the Texas Rangers.

Angels rotation could be key to success  —  BOSTON  —  Know what I'm starting to think?  That if the Angels win the AL West, they actually might sneak their way into the World Series.  —  The Angels feature three ace-caliber starting pitchers — Jered Weaver, Dan Haren and Ervin Santana.

Tigers rout White Sox 18-2 to finish sweep  —  DETROIT (AP)—Miguel Cabrera(notes) homered and drove in four runs, and the Detroit Tigers finished a three-game sweep of Chicago in emphatic fashion, routing the White Sox 18-2 on Sunday night.  —  Max Scherzer(notes) (14-8) …

Cardinals hope to keep Furcal  —  General manager John Mozeliak confirmed strong organizational interest in retaining pending free agent shortstop Rafael Furcal and indicated Sunday he plans to “explore” a pre-emptive move within the next month.  —  “When you look at our club since he came to our team …

Zack Greinke loves life on a winning team in Milwaukee  —  Sometimes, Zack Greinke goes to a park not far from his new home and stares out at Lake Michigan.  This is his favorite part of this new place.  Maybe he'll get a boat.  He'd like that.  —  Everything here is new.  Everything feels fresh.

Forget division, Chipper says Braves can take Philly in playoffs  —  It would have been easy for the Braves to slip on their rose-colored Annie sunglasses Sunday and proclaim that they're going to shake the baseball world at its foundation, storm Philadelphia and miraculously come back to win the National League East title.

Rockies lose at San Diego to end road trip 3-6  —  SAN DIEGO — When September arrives leaving a telescope necessary to see the division leaders, the focus shifts.  —  For the Rockies, this month is more about development than results.  Improvement requires critical adjustments from key players.

Marlins beat Phillies in 14, 5-4  —  MIAMI - Mike Cameron drove in the winning run with a two-out, bases-loaded walk in the 14th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins benefited from an overturned ruling after a video review to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kirk Gibson 's club trailed by one run when slugger Justin Upton got tossed for arguing.  —  Gibson sensed some frustration in the dugout.  So, the no-nonsense Arizona manager provided a quick, mid-game message: “Keep our composure and we're going to win the game.”

DeJesus, Sweeney lead A's past Mariners 8-3  —  OAKLAND, Calif.—David DeJesus and Ryan Sweeney each drove in two runs, Hideki Matsui doubled three times and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with an 8-3 victory Sunday.

Prado, Costanza help Braves edge Dodgers  —  ATLANTA—Martin Prado needed eight pitches to get a read on Blake Hawksworth.  —  When Prado saw a changeup to his liking, he hit it hard.  —  “I was just going to put the ball in play,” he said.  “I was thinking any pitch I can drive, hit it solid.