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.

DH Davis gets win, O's outlast Red Sox in 17  —  BOSTON—Once the starting pitchers left, the game between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox became a battle of the bullpens.  And when both teams ran out of relievers, well, it was time to throw in someone else.  —  Anyone else on the roster, in fact.

It's too early to tell, but NY Mets remain competitive thanks to pitchers like R.A. Dickey  —  Mets remain in play despite low expectations for 2012 season  —  Guys like Daniel Murphy have proven to be solid hitters for the Mets, but, like most teams, they'll go as far as their pitching takes them in 2012.

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.

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 …

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 …

Totals  —  2B: Bal 4, J. Hardy (5), A. Jones (7), M. Wieters (5), M. Reynolds (7).  Bos 4, M. Aviles 2 (8), D. Ortiz (12), J. Saltalamacchia (5).  —  HR: Bal 4, J. Hardy 2 (6), A. Jones (8), R. Andino (2).  Bos 1, W. Middlebrooks (1).  —  HR Detail: Bal, J. Hardy (Inning: 1 , 1 Out …

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 …