Sox eye Nats shortstop Guzman  —  NEW YORK - The Red Sox have been searching to find a major league shortstop for quite some time and that search intensified this weekend after Jed Lowrie reinjured his left forearm and went on the disabled list.  —  Major League sources indicate that the Red Sox …

Another tough one to take, but Kershaw and Scully stood out  —  Clayton Kershaw was magnificent Saturday.  Attacking the plate from the outset — he had nearly as many strikeouts (six) as balls (nine) in his first three innings — Kershaw struck out 10 while allowing only two hits and no runs over seven innings.

Polanco's clutch hit helps Tigers beat Twins  —  DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers know there's a lot of baseball left this season and they're far from wrapping up the AL Central.  —  Their latest win, however, on a sweltering Sunday was especially sweet.

New world of hope awaits Chapman  —  Confident Cuban pitching phenom dreams of fortune and fame as major leaguer … BARCELONA, Spain — As he sits under a starry night on the patio of a restaurant, Aroldis Chapman plays with a small, hand-held video camera used to record his workout from earlier that day.

Eckstein prefers to aid rebuilding Padres  —  Infielder rejects chance to be traded to contender  —  SAN DIEGO — It was on or about the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline when San Diego general manager Kevin Towers was queried by the Minnesota Twins if veteran infielder David Eckstein was available.

REGGIE BUYS PIECES OF OLD STADIUM  —  Reggie Jackson has acquired two very big pieces of the old Yankee Stadium.  —  SHUTOUT PUTS YANKS UP 5 1/2  —  Jackson has purchased the letters that spelled “YANKEE STADIUM” on the upper ring of the old ballpark and the concrete from the blacked …

Pirates Sign Sixth-Rounder For $1.2MM  —  The Pirates continue to pony up quite a bit of cash into the draft in their efforts to rebuild: According to John Perrotto at Pirates Report, they signed their sixth-round pick, Zach Von Rosenberg, for a bonus of $1.2MM.

Marlins sweep Phillies to narrow gap in NL East  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josh Johnson (FSY) pitched six impressive innings, helping the Florida Marlins complete a three-game sweep over the Philadelphia Phillies with a 12-3 victory on Sunday.  —  The Marlins moved within four games …

Halladay, HRs help Blue Jays top Orioles 7-3  —  TORONTO (AP) — Another start against the Baltimore Orioles, another victory for Toronto's Roy Halladay (FSY).  —  Halladay won his 10th straight decision over Baltimore, Vernon Wells and Marco Scutaro (FSY) hit two-run homers in a four-run third …

Schumaker's pinch-hit HR ignites Cards in 8th inning  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Skip Schumaker's (FSY) first career pinch-hit home run started a five-run eighth-inning rally for St. Louis that included Pirates pitcher Matt Capps' (FSY) ejection for hitting Albert Pujols, (FSY) …

Cook will miss start with toe injury  —  Aaron Cook's jammed right big toe has put the Rockies in a bind.  —  The injury will force the ace right-hander to miss Tuesday's start against the Pirates.  He's penciled in to start Friday in Florida against the Marlins.

Wrapping it up from the Bronx  —  Just a few quick notes.  —  I spoke to Josh Towers after the game and he said he was told his trip to the big leagues will last one day.  —  Towers, who is put of options, will be DFA'd tomorrow to make room for Chad Gaudin.

Hamilton admits to relapse with alcohol  —  Buzz up!  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP)—Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton  —  once again addressed his troubled history with alcohol abuse, after a Web site published photos of him cavorting with several scantily clad women in a bar last January.