Mike Rizzo calls Cole Hamels ‘fake tough,’ calls for suspension after ‘classless, gutless’ act  —  View Photo Gallery: Bryce Harper provided an early spark by stealing home, but the Nationals fell to the Phillies on Sunday night, missing out on a chance for a series sweep.

Live updates: Red Sox at Royals  —  Top of 3d, 1 out, Red Sox 5, Royals 2: David Ortiz continued to savage left-handed pitching, taking Sanchez deep to the Pepsi Party Porch in right field at Kauffman Stadium for his seventh homer of the year, giving the Sox a 5-2 lead.

Rockies rescind option on Jhoulys Chacin, place him on 15-day disabled list  —  DENVER - The Colorado Rockies announced today that the club has rescinded the option to right-handed pitcher Jhoulys Chacin to Triple-A Colorado Springs and placed Chacin on the 15-day disabled list with right shoulder inflammation.

Gonzalez the perfect face for these free-falling Sox  —  He is the face of a franchise with no soul.  —  It's the perfect role for Adrian Gonzalez.  —  You can take the man out of San Diego, but you apparently can't take the laissez-faire SoCal nonchalance out of the player who is quickly becoming …

Indians Hammer Humber in 8-6 Win Over White Sox  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach McAllister pitched six innings for his first major league win as the Cleveland Indians roughed up a far-from-perfect Philip Humber in an 8-6 win Monday over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

Ethier will put Dodgers on spot  —  Dodgers right fielder Andre Ethier has warts.  Injuries limited him to fewer than 140 games in each of the past two seasons.  His career OPS is .909 against right-handers, but only .667 against lefties.  —  Yet Ethier, 30, is a fascinating case …

Angels relievers Scott Downs and LaTroy Hawkins are injured  —  Hawkins suffers a broken finger while fielding a line drive by Toronto's Omar Vizquel.  Downs appears to tweak a knee moments before while trying to avoid a line drive.  —  The bullpen, the Angels' weakest link …

Dodgers remove Javy Guerra from closer role, name Kenley Jansen as replacement  —  Javy Guerra was given the opportunity to open the season as the Dodgers' closer after posting a 2.31 ERA and 21 saves in 23 chances last year, but most felt it was only a matter of time before Kenley Jansen would stake his claim on the role.

Bell temporarily removed from closer role  —  Cishek front-runner to finish games, but unavailable until Tuesday  —  SAN DIEGO — Closing time will have a different ring to it for the Marlins the next few days.  —  Until Heath Bell gets back on track, the closer role will be going to other options.

Ubaldo Jimenez: A quick mechanics review  —  In my earlier analysis of Ubaldo Jimenez's mechanics, I noted that his initial separation from the glove was extremely early, terminating momentum and reducing athleticism out of the glove with his pitching arm.  However, people said that his velocity …