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.

MLB Fires Longtime Arbitrator, Shyam Das  —  Major League Baseball has fired longtime independent arbitrator Shaym Das who had been selected to resolve certain labor issues as part of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.  Das had been the impartial arbitrator for labor matters between the league and union since 1999.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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. …

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 …