Twins slide continues with 5-2 loss in Seattle  —  SEATTLE—Only Ryan Doumit was able to keep the Minnesota Twins from adding to a historic week of offensive futility.  —  Doumit hit a pair of solo homers to account for all of Minnesota's offense, but the Twins couldn't overcome Nick …

Cardinals Beat Astros 8-1  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Tyler Greene hit a career-high two homers and drove in four runs, Adam Wainwright continued his dominance of the Astros and the St. Louis Cardinals got an 8-1 win over Houston on Sunday.  —  The victory breaks a season-long five-game winning streak …

Marlins Beat Padres 6-3 to Win 6th Straight  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) — Ricky Nolasco remained unbeaten, Giancarlo Stanton drew a bases-loaded walk to force in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning and the Miami Marlins beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 Sunday for their season-best sixth straight victory.

Andy Pettitte can't have it both ways when it comes to the truth in Roger Clemens trial  —  Longtime Yankee has changed his story about Roger Clemens  —  Andy Pettitte can't return to Yankees soon enough following testimony in Roger Clemens perjury trial.  —  The guy asking the questions …

DH Davis gets win, O's outlast Bosox in 17 innings  —  BOSTON—Chris Davis had a much better day as a designated pitcher than as a designated hitter.  —  In the first major league game since 1925 in which both teams put a position player on the mound, Davis overcame an awful day at the plate …

Pence Homers Twice, Hamels Has Strong Start in Win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Cole Hamels gave up five hits over eight innings and Hunter Pence hit a pair of two-run home runs to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-3 win against the Washington Nationals on Sunday night.

Inge hits first HR for A's in win over Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Brandon Inge hit his first homer for Oakland and drove in four runs as the Athletics roughed up rookie Matt Moore in a 9-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.  —  Jonny Gomes and Daric Barton knocked …

Indians beat Rangers 4-2, hand Darvish first loss  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — A glaring problem cost Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers .  —  Ubaldo Jimenez pitched seven scoreless innings and Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run double after the Rangers lost an infield popup in the sun …

Mets should consider Wright trade  —  Unless ...  Bonus notes and thoughts from our MLB on Fox broadcast of the Diamondbacks-Mets game on Saturday.  —  I'm guessing the Mets will sign third baseman David Wright to a contract extension, in part because ownership will fear losing credibility …

Mariano Rivera's injury throws curve at AL East teams  —  A pennant race changer: Mariano Rivera is down for the count.  —  He is out for the season with an ACL and meniscus tear.  The Yankees can now feel Boston's pain.  —  The Red Sox lost their closer, Andrew Bailey …

Dodgers' Chris Capuano rolls on in 5-1 win over Cubs  —  CHICAGO — Clayton Kershaw is the acknowledged ace of the Los Angeles Dodgers' pitching staff but another left-hander in the rotation, Chris Capuano, is holding his own, thank you.  —  A free agent signed over the off-season …

Tampa Bay Rays may decide to stand pat during Evan Longoria's absence  —  The Rays have won 63.2 percent of the games missed by star third baseman Evan Longoria.  —  Times]  —  Rays execs eventually may decide they need to make another move to replace injured third baseman Evan Longoria.