Oakland's Ross Delivers Angels' 8th Shutout Loss  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels began the season confident Albert Pujols would anchor a powerful lineup.  —  Pujols has been an anchor, all right.  But the slumping slugger is just one reason the Angels are sinking to depths of historic proportions.

Batista Pitches Surprising Mets Past Brewers 3-1  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Miguel Batista pitched seven shutout innings of four-hit ball and Daniel Murphy supplied the offense, sending the surprising New York Mets to a 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night.

Giants rally late to beat Rockies 3-2  —  SAN FRANCISCO—Buster Posey hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth inning, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Monday night to match their best winning streak of the season at three games.  —  Gregor Blanco hit …

Chen Wins 2nd in Row, Royals Win 3-1 at Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Bruce Chen pitched into the seventh inning for his second straight win and the Kansas City Royals took advantage of Adrian Beltre's throwing error for a 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Reds Score 2 Runs in 8th, Beat Braves 3-1  —  ATLANTA (AP) — Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the centerfield wall and the Cincinnati Reds scored two runs off Jonny Venters in the eighth inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night.

Teixeira HR Lifts Yankees Over Orioles 8-5  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Mark Teixeira hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning, Curtis Granderson also connected, and the New York Yankees got three hits from Alex Rodriguez in an 8-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Monday night.

Anthony Rizzo's time with Cubs is coming  —  Dave Bialas, Rizzo's manager at Iowa, says he's a great defensive first baseman, and the Cubs have discussed moving Bryan LaHair to the outfield to make room for Rizzo at first.  Tom Cruze~Sun-Times  —  SACRAMENTO, Calif. …

Lincoln Earns Win as Pirates Beat Marlins 3-2  —  MIAMI (AP) — Brad Lincoln pitched six innings to earn a victory in his first start of the season Monday, and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a streak of eight consecutive losses against the Marlins by winning 3-2.

Lester and Nava Carry Red Sox Past Mariners 6-1  —  BOSTON (AP) — Jon Lester pitched his second complete game of the season and Daniel Nava and Kelly Shoppach each homered, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday.  —  David Ortiz and Adrian Gonzalez …

Kershaw, Kennedy exchange brush-back pitches  —  LOS ANGELES—Aces Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Ian Kennedy of the Arizona Diamondbacks exchanged brush-back pitches Monday night during their first head-to-head matchup of the season.  —  Kershaw faced the Diamondbacks …

Dodgers send Uribe to DL with wrist soreness  —  Switch-hitting utility man Herrera recalled from Triple-A  —  LOS ANGELES — The sudden wave of Dodgers injuries continued Monday when they had to put third baseman Juan Uribe on the 15-day disabled list with recurring left wrist soreness.

Manuel to give Lee longer leash on Tuesday  —  PHILADELPHIA — Cliff Lee (0-1, 2.17 ERA) is set to take the mound Tuesday against the Astros, and manager Charlie Manuel said Monday that Lee will probably be able to throw between 85 and 100 pitches.  —  In last Wednesday's 10-6 loss to the Mets …

Dempster Still Winless but Cubs Beat Cardinals 6-4  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alfonso Soriano singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs sent the St. Louis Cardinals to their fourth straight loss at home with a 6-4 victory on Monday night.

Ramos Gets 1st Career Win as Rays Beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO (AP) — Cesar Ramos got his first career win after replacing the injured Jeff Niemann, and Ben Zobrist homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-1 on Monday night.  —  Luke Scott and Sean Rodriguez each had two RBIs for the Rays …