Sox hold all the power: Buehrle move in their court  —  SAN DIEGO - The Red Sox [team stats] have the best record in the major leagues and one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, and the 2007 season is now nearly halfway complete.  And if you are Theo Epstein, less than six weeks …

Rod Beck dies at 38  —  Rod Beck, who saved 286 games in a 13-year major league career, has died at the age of 38.  —  The cause of death is unknown at this time.  —  Beck, who played for the Giants, Cubs, Red Sox and Padres, was a three-time All-Star and saved a career-best 51 games with the Cubs in 1998.

Pro baseball league kicks off in Israel with broadcast culture shock  —  PETAH TIKVA, Israel (AP) — Puzzled broadcasters calling the first professional baseball game in Israeli history struggled with rendering baseball lingo into the holy tongue of Hebrew.  —  After a valiant effort …

Griffey Says: "I want to retire a Mariner"  —  Written by The Staff  —  Prior to Sunday afternoon's Mariners-Reds game, Fox Sports Northwest's Angie Mentink scored an exclusive one-on-one with former Seattle Mariner and current Cincinnati Red Ken Griffey, Jr.

Miller, Tigers cruise to shutout of Braves  —  Lefty tosses six-plus strong frames as Detroit finishes sweep  —  ATLANTA — A Tigers left-hander battles out for out with his Braves counterpart through five scoreless innings.  The Tigers put him up for good with a sixth-inning outburst.

Injuries put Guzman, Colome on DL  —  Shortstop hurts thumb; old injury resurfaces for reliever  —  WASHINGTON — The Nationals received potentially devastating news after their 3-1 victory over the Indians on Sunday afternoon when they were forced to place shortstop Cristian Guzman …

ROCKET GIVES RARE DOSE OF RELIEF  —  Roger Clemens knows the urgency surrounding the Yankees these days.  He understands the bullpen has been used often.  So, to him working an inning of relief in yesterday's loss to the Giants wasn't a big deal.  —  "I did it a couple of years ago …

Taveras feels robbed by premature calls  —  Ump calls him out on grounder; replay says "safe"  —  Toronto - A simple groundball to shortstop Sunday quickly cast Willy Taveras as the star of "The Fast and the Furious."  —  In Sunday's first at-bat, Taveras bounced a ball toward John McDonald.

Beavers repeat as College World Series champs  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The first title was hard for Oregon State.  The repeat seemed easy.  —  Oregon State ended one of the most dominant runs in the 61-year history of the College World Series with a 9-3 victory over North Carolina on Sunday night.

Pirates Notebook: Littlefield says team's basics are 'better'  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Pirates have improved at the basics since last season, general manager Dave Littlefield said, but there remains work to do.  —  "I think it's better," he said yesterday of the team's fundamental play …

Nationals acquire right-hander Levale Speigner from Minnesota  —  The Washington Nationals today acquired right-handed pitcher Levale Speigner from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for outfielder Darnell McDonald.  Following the transaction, the Nationals outrighted Speigner to Columbus of the Triple-A International League.

Resilient Nationals Top Indians  —  Cordero Recovers From Bad Outing to Post Save: Nationals 3, Indians 1  —  By the time Chad Cordero headed out of RFK Stadium on Saturday night, carrying the weight of a game-blowing three-run home run with him, Manny Acta had already spoken with him.

Morneau is expected to leave hospital today; return uncertain  —  MIAMI - Twins first baseman Justin Morneau remained hospitalized for a second night Saturday after leaving Friday's game because of a bruised right lung.  —  After seeing a specialist Saturday, Morneau is expected …

Notes: Padilla placed on DL  —  Right-handed starter shelved by irritation in right elbow  —  ARLINGTON — After a heart-to-heart talk with pitching coach Mark Connor, right-hander Vicente Padilla is going on the disabled list with triceps inflammation behind the right elbow.

Maine pitches Mets to sweep of A's  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A blooper to right, an inexperienced outfielder and Jose Reyes' speed became a messy combination for the Oakland Athletics.  —  Reyes led off the bottom of the first inning with a popup down the line that Jack Cust, normally a designated hitter, couldn't run down.

Gonzalez homers, but Dodgers sink  —  Left fielder hits milestone blast as Interleague Play ends  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Luis Gonzalez has a lot of fond memories here.  —  A Tampa native, he always seems to play well at Tropicana Field.  Entering Sunday, he was a career .295 hitter and had poked nine of his 18 hits for extra bases.

A's Notebooks  —  Team mum about K.C. declining Bradley deal  —  (06-24) 04:00 PDT New York — The A's provided no information whatsoever Saturday after a trade that would have sent Milton Bradley to Kansas City fell through the previous evening.  —  "I have no comment on the situation …