As MLB trade deadline nears, buyers and sellers will be sorted out  —  After the chaos of the early part of the season, the Red Sox appear to be in an interesting spot, and one of strength in that they're a potential contender and could be both sellers and buyers by the trading deadline.

Astros End Skid With 5-3 Win Over Reds  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Jordan Lyles pitched seven strong innings and pinch-hitter Justin Maxwell had a two-run homer to lead the Houston Astros to a 5-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday, snapping a season-worst eight-game skid.

Sale Pitches 1st Complete Game, Chisox Top Seattle  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Chris Sale pitched a five-hitter for his first major league complete game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 Sunday for their 10th win in 11 tries.  —  Sale (7-2) struck out eight and walked two.

B.J. Upton, Moore help Rays beat Baltimore  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—B.J. Upton hit a tiebreaking two-run double, Matt Moore won for the first time after losing four straight decisions and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-4 on Sunday.  —  Upton gave the Rays a 4-2 lead …

Lawrie at Toronto mall during shooting spree  —  Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was among the large group of patrons who frantically exited Toronto's Eaton Centre following a fatal shooting at the mall on Saturday.  —  Lawrie, who was in the mall after the Blue Jays' 7-4 defeat …

Braves lose to Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals  —  WASHINGTON — A crowd of more than 41,000 came out in D.C. to watch their National treasure pitch Saturday afternoon, and Stephen Strasburg answered with his best work in four career starts against the Braves.

Diamond, Twins Top Indians 5-3 to Win Series  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Scott Diamond allowed three unearned runs over seven innings as the surging Minnesota Twins beat the Cleveland Indians 5-3 Sunday.  —  Joe Mauer hit an RBI single in the first off Justin Masterson (2-5).

Santana needs new equipment after Hall call  —  One day after the St. Louis Cardinals searched in vain for answers as Johan Santana fired the first no-hitter in Mets history, the ace was left to do some searching of his own.  —  With so much being set aside for the National Baseball Hall …

Zambrano does it all in Marlins' win  —  PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Carlos Zambrano homered and pitched into the eighth inning, and Hanley Ramirez went deep, too, to lead the Miami Marlins to a 5-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.  —  Zambrano (4-3) allowed four hits …

Injury likely to cost Doc lucrative vesting option  —  PHILADELPHIA — Roy Halladay's stint on the disabled list is going to cost him more than six to eight weeks.  —  It seems likely to cost him his $20 million vesting option in 2014.  —  Halladay agreed to a club-friendly, three-year …

Harang helps Dodgers snap 5-game skid  —  DENVER (AP) - Aaron Harang pitched six strong innings, Bobby Abreu homered for the first time this year and the Los Angeles Dodgers ended a season-worst five-game losing streak with a 6-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

Miguel Cabrera hits two homers to power Tigers past Yanks … DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera hit two prodigious homers and Omir Santos' sacrifice fly in the ninth inning gave the Detroit Tigers a wild 4-3 victory over the New York Yankees on Saturday night.  —  Detroit overcame a blown save by Jose Valverde …