Game 93: Red Sox at Athletics  —  The Sox start their West Coast swing tonight.  Here are the lineups:  —  RED SOX (52-40)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (6-3, 4.56)  —  ATHLETICS (46-46)  —  TBA  —  Pitching: RHP Ben Sheets (4-8, 4.63)  —  Game time: 10:05 p.m.

Nippert day-to-day after liner to head  —  DETROIT — Rangers pitcher Dustin Nippert is day-to-day after being hit on the right side of his head by a line drive that forced him to come out of Monday's game against the Tigers.  He was taken to Henry Ford Hospital for a CAT scan that came back negative.

Rockies lose as Marlins walk off with two-run home run  —  MIAMI — Pinch-hitter Donnie Murphy hit a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night, and the Florida Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 9-8.  —  It was the fifth lead change in the game.

Rios homers to power White Sox over Mariners  —  The Sports Network  —  Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Alex Rios clubbed a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly, as the Chicago White Sox defeated Seattle, 6-1, in the opener of a three-game series at Safeco Field.

Venters suspended for throwing at Prince Fielder  —  NEW YORK (AP)  —  Atlanta Braves pitcher Jonny Venters was suspended for four games and fined by Major League Baseball on Monday for throwing consecutive pitches at Milwaukee's Prince Fielder last weekend.

Yankees Blog  —  With 12 days to go before the trade deadline, Brian Cashman is sticking to his plan even with Andy Pettitte on the shelf for 4-5 weeks.  —  That plan involves trying to bolster the Yankees' bench and possibly their bullpen, but it does not include the pursuit of a starting pitcher.

A-Rod's suddenly an afterthought  —  Ken Rosenthal has been the senior baseball writer for FOXSports.com since Aug. 2005.  He appears weekly on MLB on FOX.  Follow him on Twitter.  —  Alex Rodriguez is two home runs shy of 600.  —  Does anyone care?  —  The Yankees do — A-Rod …

Cardinals blast Kendrick with homers, pound Phillies 8-4  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — No worries about offense on Matt Holliday's (FSY) day off.  The St. Louis Cardinals had plenty of it without their cleanup hitter.  —  Albert Pujols' (FSY) two-run home run in the fifth inning began a barrage …

Sox have made pitch for Dunn - ball is in Rizzo's court  —  SEATTLE - When discussing the trade market on Monday, Ken Williams chose his words carefully, using phrases like, “We'll see how that develops,” and “... right now, I don't see anything materializing.”  —  It hasn't been from a lack of trying.

Curt Schilling and 38 Studios' throws its first pitch at Comic-Con  —  Even before Curt Schilling ended his major league career — one that included three World Series titles while with the Arizona Diamondbacks (2001) and the Boston Red Sox (2004 and 2007) — he began his next career, that of a video game developer.

Crowe's career-high 4 hits lead Indians past Twins  —  MINNEAPOLIS—Trevor Crowe drove in two runs and had a career-high four hits, and the Cleveland Indians collected a season-high 20 hits in their fifth straight win, 10-4 over the Minnesota Twins on Monday night.

Baldelli set to return to minors tonight  —  Rocco Baldelli is set to make his return to the field as a player tonight for Class A Charlotte, the first step in what could lead him back to the Rays later this season.  —  Baldelli, 28, has spent this season working as a special assistant coach …

Mariners announce six international signings  —  Mariners sign players from Colombia, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela to first pro contracts  —  SEATTLE, Wash. — Seattle Mariners Vice President of International Operations Bob Engle today announced the signings of six international free agents.

Inge out 4-6 weeks with fracture in left hand  —  DETROIT — The Tigers' losing streak is up to a season-high six games after Monday's loss to the Rangers, but Brandon Inge's broken bone in his left hand was the bigger loss Monday night.  —  They've had their struggles off and on this season …

MLB likely to speak to Phil Cuzzi, discipline possible  —  Phil Cuzzi missed a game-altering call Sunday, and that was just one of several strange ninth-inning moments for the home plate umpire in the 4-3 Mets win over San Francisco.  —  Afterward, Mets catcher Henry Blanco called for baseball …