Brewers near deal for Giants' Durham  —  GM Melvin unavailable for comment; trade may set up platoon  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The Brewers and Giants were poised Sunday morning to complete a trade that would send second baseman Ray Durham to Milwaukee.  —  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported …

Jose Contreras to DL; Carrasco recalled  —  The White Sox placed Jose Contreras on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with what is described as right “elbow tendonitis,” but they insist they don't believe the injury is cause for concern.  —  “It's not serious,” Contreras said.  “I feel better now [after treatment].

Torrealba tired of backup role, talks of trade  —  A month after losing his job, catcher Yorvit Torrealba is losing his patience.  The veteran wondered aloud Saturday if he would be better off elsewhere.  —  “I am really happy for Chris (Iannetta).  He's done great, but I want to play,” Torrealba said.

Giambi, Pettitte propel Yankees to sweep of A's  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Andy Pettitte outpitched Oakland All-Star Justin Duchscherer, getting just enough run support from Jason Giambi's homer and a sacrifice fly by Alex Rodriguez to help the New York Yankees hold off the Athletics 2-1 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.

Dodgers sign utilityman Ozuna  —  Torre says veteran's versatility is ‘safety net’ at three positions  —  PHOENIX — Having expanded their deadline search to include a third baseman and with manager Joe Torre saying he expects the club to be “active” in the coming 10 days …

Verlander Blows Away Orioles and Follows With Kiss to Fans  —  Justin Verlander walked off the mound, waved his cap and blew a kiss to a few special fans.  —  Verlander gave up three hits in eight and two-thirds innings in front of many family members and friends, and the Detroit Tigers handed …

Harris drives in 5, Nats rip Braves 15-6  —  ATLANTA (AP)—The Washington Nationals, again led by former Braves outfielder Willie Harris, made Atlanta look like a former contender.  —  Harris drove in five runs and reached base five times, Jesus Flores had four hits and Austin Kearns hit …

Rays' Maddon miffed over plunking of Navarro  —  Dropping down: Outfielder B.J. Upton hit seventh, instead of his customary third, in the order and went 1-for-3 with a single, walk and strikeout.  —  Times]  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Rays manager Joe Maddon took issue with the Blue Jays plunking …

Pascarelli: Sunday Night Baseball … ANAHEIM, Calif. — The whole idea of chronicling streaks is nothing more than underlining an arbitrarily chosen slice of a season to prove a point — negative or positive — about a player, a team, a trend or whatever suits a statistician's obsession.

Cleveland Indians can choose one of four Brewers minor leaguers to complete CC Sabathia trade  —  Seattle- The player who will complete the CC Sabathia trade is on a list of four Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguers who the Indians are scouting.  It was previously reported the list contained only two players.

Mariners activate closer Putz from disabled list  —  SEATTLE (AP) — The Mariners activated closer J.J. Putz from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday.  —  Putz had been on the DL since June 12 with a hyperextended pitching elbow.  The 31-year-old right-hander, a first-time All-Star last year …

Miles' grand slam brings 4-game sweep  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Aaron Miles' grand slam in the ninth inning, the first game-ending hit of his career, helped the St. Louis Cardinals recover from another blown save by Jason Isringhausen in a 9-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday that wrapped up a four-game sweep.