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.

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.

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.

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) …

Joe Girardi sticking with six Yankees starters for now; A.J. Burnett, Phil Hughes get another start  —  Ah, the joy of six.  The Yankees just can't get enough of it.  —  The Bombers once again have canceled plans to move one of their six starting pitchers to the bullpen; they will continue to go with a six-man rotation indefinitely.

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 …

Shake-up needed to save Twins from complacent ways  —  Bill Smith needs to hire someone to make tough decisions for him; might I suggest Wayne Krivsky?  —  ANAHEIM, CALIF. - Joe Mauer's illness this weekend prompted one of his teammates to play a prank, so when he walked to his locker Sunday, he found a handful of surgical masks.

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.

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.

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.