After dominating AAA, Mark Melancon back up with Red Sox  —  Shelled in the majors yet utterly dominant in AAA, Mark Melancon has made his return to the Red Sox clubhouse.  —  Demoted in April following a dismal Boston debut in which, in four outings, he gave up 11 runs on 10 hits in 2.0 innings …

Kipnis' Homer Lifts Indians Past Cardinals 4-1  —  ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jason Kipnis hit a tiebreaking three-run home run off closer Jason Motte in the ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 on Sunday to take two of three in the interleague series.

Rangers Throw 3-Hitter in 5-0 Win Over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alexi Ogando pitched three perfect innings before leaving with a strained groin after a bunt single, combining with three relievers combined on a three-hitter and leading the Texas Rangers past the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Sunday.

Shields Helps Rays Complete Sweep of Marlins, 4-2  —  MIAMI (AP) — James Shields allowed one run in 6 1-3 innings Sunday to win for the first time in his past five starts, and the Tampa Bay Rays completed a three-game sweep by beating the Miami Marlins 4-2 Sunday.

Pirates win 4th straight, 3-2 over Royals  —  PITTSBURGH—Andrew McCutchen homered and drove in three runs, A.J. Burnett won his fifth consecutive start and the Pittsburgh Pirates finished their first sweep of an AL team in more than a decade by beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday.

Yankees' Hiroki Kuroda's X-rays on left ankle and foot negative  —  NEW YORK — Hiroki Kuroda had just finished a session on the exercise bike and a round of treatment.  Sweat beads covered his brow.  His left ankle and foot were naked.  His gait had only a slight hitch.

Trumbo Has 6 RBIs, Angels Win 9th Straight on Road  —  DENVER (AP) — Mark Trumbo hit a pair of three-run homers to set a career high with six RBIs and the Los Angeles Angels beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 10-8 Sunday for their ninth straight victory on the road.

Braun, Gallardo help Brewers over Padres 6-5  —  MILWAUKEE—Ryan Braun homered and Yovani Gallardo pitched seven innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers beat the San Diego Padres 6-5 Sunday.  —  Martin Maldonado homered to cap a four-run sixth inning for Milwaukee and Braun drove in three runs …

Ryan Dempster tosses 8-inning gem to spark Cubs … MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Dempster further raised his trade value with eight shutout innings, pitching the Chicago Cubs past the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Sunday.  —  After an 18-start winless streak dating to last August 11, Dempster (2-3) …

Martin Leads Yanks to Subway Sweep of Mets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Russell Martin led off the ninth with his second homer of the game and the New York Yankees took advantage of some shoddy infield defense to beat the Mets 5-4 Sunday for a three-game sweep.  —  The Mets could not hold an early 3-0 lead …

Twins close to signing Buxton, agent confirms  —  The Twins are close to signing Byron Buxton, the No. 2 overall pick in last week's draft, with the outfielder scheduled to arrive in Minnesota on Monday, his agent Al Goetz confirmed today.  —  Goetz said Buxton probably won't take his physical until Tuesday …

Girardi not expecting LF to return before the Star break  —  As for finding another outfielder, Chris Dickerson has recently returned from a neck injury for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and is knocking the rust off, having played in just eight games all year.  Eduardo Nunez, who has limited left field experience …

Francis Has Tough Debut for Rockies in 11-6 Loss  —  DENVER (AP) — Jeff Francis returned to Colorado on Saturday, his homecoming short, painful and without a hint of nostalgia.  —  The Los Angeles Angels knocked Francis out in the fourth and scored in five of the first six innings while beating the Rockies 11-5.