Angels send Saunders to Arizona for Haren  —  Update: The Angels have acquired RHP Dan Haren from the Arizona Diamondbacks for Joe Saunders, minor league pitchers Rafael Rodriguez and Patrick Corbin and a player to be named later.  —  Haren is 7-8 this season with a 4.60 ERA.

With stars hurt, Tigers get younger quickly  —  Larish, Rhymes add to Mud Hens total; Ordonez has CT scan  —  DETROIT — Well, at least Tigers manager Jim Leyland doesn't have to worry about players not hustling.  —  Detroit purchased the contracts of infielders Jeff Larish and Will Rhymes …

A-Rod takes another crack at 600  —  The finale of the series between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals could be a historic one, as Alex Rodriguez comes into the matchup one home run shy of becoming the seventh member of the 600 home run club.  —  Rodriguez has hit memorable homers …

Martin, Kershaw help Dodgers edge Mets  —  Sports Network  —  Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Russell Martin's two-out double in the eighth inning drove in the only run of the game as Los Angeles subdued New York, 1-0, to finish off a four-game set.  —  Clayton Kershaw (10-5) …

Helms' hit helps Marlins beat Braves 5-4  —  MIAMI—Wes Helms hit a bases-loaded RBI single with none out in the 11th inning Sunday, and the Florida Marlins earned their fourth walkoff win of the week, beating the Atlanta Braves 5-4.  —  The Marlins went 7-3 on their homestand, with six wins by one run.

Rays' Davis beats Indians 4-2, unbeaten in July  —  CLEVELAND—Reid Brignac hit a three-run homer that helped Wade Davis remain unbeaten in July, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday.  —  Brignac connected off Justin Masterson (3-9) in the second inning to put Tampa Bay ahead 3-1.

Rollins, Phillies rally to down Rockies  —  The Sports Network  —  Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jimmy Rollins drove in the tying run and scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the seventh inning as Philadelphia clipped Colorado, 4-3, in the third edition of a four-game set from Citizens Bank Park.

Astros avoid sweep with 4-0 win over Reds  —  HOUSTON - The Houston Astros were concerned when Wandy Rodriguez lost six of seven starts earlier this season.  —  After Sunday's performance, in which he allowed one hit over seven innings for his fifth win in six outings, the team isn't worried about the left-hander anymore.

Kubel's slam one of four Twins homers in win over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Jason Kubel hit his seventh career grand slam, Kevin Slowey took a five-hitter into the seventh inning and the Minnesota Twins beat the Baltimore Orioles 10-4 Sunday to end a run of four consecutive road series losses.

Timing of Minor League hGH Testing More Than a PR Move by MLB  —  On Thursday, MLB announced that it would immediately begin subjecting minor league players to random blood testing for the detection of human growth hormone (hGH) under Major League Baseball's Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.

Umpire Doug Harvey to Enter Hall of Fame  —  COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — No statistical equivalents of 600 home runs, 300 wins or 3,000 strikeouts exist to measure umpires by, which might explain why only nine are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, including Doug Harvey, who will be inducted on Sunday.