Rodriguez Homers Again as Yankees Sweep  —  Alex Rodriguez keeps homering, the Yankees keep winning, and days keep coming off the calendar.  It is a combination that may carry the Yankees into postseason.  —  Rodriguez homered for the fifth consecutive game (No. 52 on the year) …

Gibbons received banned drugs  —  O's outfielder latest athlete tied to pipeline pharmacy  —  In the ever-widening Signature Pharmacy scandal, Baltimore Orioles outfielder Jay Gibbons is the latest pro athlete tied to an alleged illegal internet drug distribution network.

Pirates knock Cubs out of 1st in Central  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Chicago Cubs fell out of first place in the NL Central because they again couldn't beat a team that's spent most of the past month in last place.  —  Freddy Sanchez's bases-loaded triple highlighted Pittsburgh's six-run second inning …

Pedro Martinez tosses 5 shutout innings in first home start  —  Pitches Mets past Astros, 4-1  —  Pedro Martinez's return to Shea Stadium was a huge success.  —  Martinez tossed five shutout innings in his first start at home this season, outpitching Roy Oswalt and leading the New York Mets past …

Nats Again All Over the Place Against Braves  —  Zimmerman Makes Another Miscue As Errors Pile Up: Braves 9, Nationals 2  —  There already had been two errors, and they already had led to runs, and the Washington Nationals were well on their way to playing their second sloppy game in as many nights.

Bonderman: 'I'm done for awhile', MRI scheduled for tomorrow  —  Editor's note: Story updated 8:30 P.M.  —  The Tigers woke up on Sunday with the chance to seize their longest winning streak of the second half.  —  They instead lost their chance to sweep the Seattle Mariners …

Youkilis tries to target cause of Yankees' ire  —  BALTIMORE - Kevin Youkilis was one of the first Red Sox players out of the dugout Friday night after Orioles righthander Daniel Cabrera, on his first pitch after balking home a run, threw a ball behind the head of Dustin Pedroia …

Ankiel too good to be true  —  The feel-good story doesn't feel so good anymore.  —  Rick Ankiel, who has been compared to everyone from Roy Hobbs to Babe Ruth, has been linked to performance-enhancing drugs.  According to a story in the New York Daily News, Ankiel received a year's supply …

Brewers start game with 3 straight HRs  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers became on the third team in major league history to open a game with three straight home runs when Rickie Weeks, J.J. Hardy and Ryan Braun connected Sunday off Cincinnati's Phil Dumatrait.

Drew HR in 4th lifts Diamondbacks  —  It's come down to this: Smoke, mirrors and scratching your head and saying again, "How did they do that?"  —  The Diamondbacks seemed all but finished in Saturday night's game after the Cardinals used gaffes and gifts to score seven runs in the third inning to grab a four-run lead.

Orioles enjoy a walk  —  Matsuzaka struggles once again in loss  —  BALTIMORE - Daisuke Matsuzaka's horrid struggles of late aren't due to a physical problem or fatigue or anything that could be defined easily, according to Terry Francona, John Farrell, and Matsuzaka himself.