It's official, Sox are a done deal  —  It's liberating.  —  We can all stop now.  We can stop scoreboard watching, and doing math tricks, and harboring silly hope that there's a big surge ahead that will thrust the Red Sox into the 2010 playoffs.  —  Better to cease with the torment now and accept the obvious.

Happ throws 2-hitter as Astros shut out Cards 3-0  —  HOUSTON—J.A. Happ threw a two-hitter and rookie Brett Wallace had a career-high three hits and drove in a run to help the Houston Astros beat the struggling St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 on Monday night.  —  It was another tough loss for the Cardinals …

Four-run 11th gets White Sox past Indians  —  The Sports Network  —  Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Brent Lillibridge hit the tie-breaking home run in a four-run top of the 11th as Chicago coughed up a late lead only to come back to beat Cleveland, 10-6, to begin a three-game series.

Bruce's RBI single beats Brewers in 10th, open 6-game lead  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Jay Bruce (FSY) singled off Trevor Hoffman (FSY) with two outs in the 10th inning Monday night, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers that extended their NL Central lead to a season-high six games.

Pena homers, Davis wins 6th straight for Rays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Monday night.  —  Pena made it 5-1 with a three-run homer off Brett Cecil (11-7) in the third.

Dodgers beat Phillies 3-0 behind Kuroda's 1-hitter  —  LOS ANGELES—Hiroki Kuroda took a no-hitter into the eighth inning and Rod Barajas homered in his home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 Monday night.  —  Kuroda walked Jayson Werth in the eighth …

New York Mets rookie Ike Davis won't strike out complaints to umpires  —  ATLANTA - After an umpire calls him out on strikes, Ike Davis sometimes lurches backward, grimaces and voices his contrary opinion of the call.  The rookie first baseman does not plan to stop that practice.

Cano, Yankees tag Cahill in 11-5 rout of Oakland  —  NEW YORK—Trevor Cahill hardly looked like a Cy Young Award contender against the New York Yankees.  —  Robinson Cano, Mark Teixeira and the Yankees tagged Cahill for the second time this season, emphatically ending the All-Star's run …

D'Backs down struggling Padres  —  The Sports Network  —  Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Mark Reynolds drove in five runs to aid Arizona starter Joe Saunders, as the Diamondbacks extended San Diego's woes with a 7-2 win in the opener of a three-game series at Chase Field.

Padres recall of Aaron Cunningham from Triple-A Portland; Option RHP Luis Perdomo to Portland  —  The San Diego Padres announced today that they have recalled outfielder Aaron Cunningham from Triple-A Portland and optioned right-handed pitcher Luis Perdomo to the same Portland club following Sunday's game in San Diego.

Angels get 3 HRs to beat Mariners 5-3  —  SEATTLE—Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, and Peter Bourjos all homered in the sixth inning and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Seattle Mariners 5-3 Monday night.  —  Ervin Santana (14-9) allowed two runs and eight hits in 7 2-3 innings to win for the sixth time in eight decisions.