Josh Beckett returning to Boston tomorrow for exam on ankle  —  TORONTO — Josh Beckett will return to Boston tomorrow to have his right ankle checked out by Dr. George Theodore, a foot specialist.  —  Beckett left today's game in the fourth inning.  He landed awkwardly on a pitch to Brett Lawrie …

Dodgers lose to Nationals, await Stephen Strasburg  —  Pitching phenom, who electrified Washington fans last year before suffering an elbow injury, is scheduled to start Tuesday.  —  Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg delivers a pitch while playing for Class-A Potomac last month.

Lee Tosses Another Gem, Shuts Out Braves  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Cliff Lee tossed a five-hitter for his sixth shutout of the season, helping the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the second-place Atlanta Braves 9-0 on Monday night.  —  Lee (16-7) struck out six …

Ozzie: Embarrassment should spark Dunn, Rios  —  MINNEAPOLIS — There's only one guarantee for both Adam Dunn and Alex Rios as far as 2012 is concerned, and that's their contracts.  —  Dunn will have $14 million coming his way, while Rios collects a cool $12.5 million.

Sandoval homers twice, Bumgarner rolls over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Coming off a deflating loss to the NL West-leading Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy wanted to see signs that the defending World Series champions hadn't packed it in.  —  They haven't.

Arizona clubs Esmil Rogers for 10-7 win over Rockies at Coors Field  —  Tulowitzki gets his 29th HR and surpasses 100 RBIs for the first time  —  Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta tags out Arizona's Geoff Blum at home plate during the fourth inning.  (Jack Dempsey, The Associated Press)

In Praise Of Wins (Sort Of)  —  Every now and again here, you might have noticed, I will throw a few body blows at the bloated concept of “pitcher wins.”  But — and I don't know if I've ever made this clear — I would not want pitcher wins to go away.  For one thing, they are fun to argue about.

Blue Jays reinstate McGowan from DL  —  TORONTO — Right-hander Dustin McGowan has finally returned to the Major Leagues.  —  The Blue Jays reinstated him from the 60-day disabled list before Monday's game against the Red Sox at Rogers Centre, the opener of a four-game series.

Trumbo, Wells Homer for Angels in Win Over M's  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mark Trumbo continued his torrid rookie season with a two-run homer and an RBI double, Vernon Wells hit his 20th home run, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 7-3 on Monday night to put themselves within 2½ games …

Benson, Parmelee to join Twins on Tuesday  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The Twins announced on Monday that they will recall outfielder Joe Benson and first baseman Chris Parmelee from Double-A New Britain and infielder Matt Tolbert from Triple-A Rochester prior to Tuesday night's game against the White Sox at Target Field.

Humber throws 7 shutout innings, White Sox win 2-1  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Philip Humber pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 2-1 Monday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Juan Pierre had three hits and scored a run for the White Sox, who ended a four-game skid.