Youkilis Traded To White Sox  —  The White Sox have acquired Kevin Youkilis and cash from the Red Sox in exchange for pitcher Zach Stewart and utility player Brent Lillibridge.  Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com tweets the cash being exchanged is slightly more than $5.5MM.

Verlander has complete game, Tigers beat Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH—Justin Verlander pitched a five-hitter Sunday, Quintin Berry hit a two-run shot for his first major league home run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.  —  Berry also scored the go-ahead run on Delmon Young's single …

Pena, Price lead Rays over Phils in 1st game of DH  —  PHILADELPHIA—Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, leading David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 Sunday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.  —  Phillies starter Cole Hamels pitched three-hit ball for seven shutout innings.

Wieters homers in eighth, Orioles rally to beat Nationals  —  BALTIMORE — Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to interrupt Baltimore's agonizing offensive struggle, and the Orioles rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday in a duel between neighbouring rivals.

Dodgers' James Loney deals with trade rumors — again  —  First baseman has been down the same road the last two years, so talk of the Dodgers being in the mix to acquire Kevin Youkilis from Boston don't faze him anymore.  —  James Loney is greeted by manager Don Mattingly as he returns …

Dobbs and Buck homer as Marlins rout Blue Jays to end skid  —  MIAMI — Mark Buehrle pitched effectively for seven innings to become the winningest pitcher in interleague play, John Buck hit a three-run homer and the Miami Marlins snapped a six-game losing streak with a 9-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Rosenberg added as 26th man for doubleheader  —  New rule stipulates teams can carry extra player for day-night matchups  —  B.J. Rosenberg made his Major League debut on June 9.  (Getty)  —  PHILADELPHIA —  The Phillies have called up reliever B.J. Rosenberg to serve as the 26th man …

Yankees in a position to build healthy lead  —  The rest of the world is waiting for the Yankees to get old.  —  “They've been saying that ever since I've been around,” said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman.  “They said it after 2001.  They said it after we were reshuffling in 2003 …

With every passing day Rizzo anticipation builds  —  Cubs' much-heralded prospect could be in lineup Tuesday against Mets  —  PHOENIX — The hype surrounding Anthony Rizzo soon will be tested, and how the Cubs' top prospect handles all the attention will be interesting to watch.

Mets find home for chicken … The New York Mets' new team mascot, “Little Jerry Seinfeld,” has found a permanent home.  —  One day after New York Mets left-hander Tim Byrdak said the chicken would not wind up in a deep fryer, team chef Theresa Corderi tweeted that Little Jerry Seinfeld …

Jonathan Papelbon writes check for HR … Closer Jonathan Papelbon offered to pay teammate Jim Thome $5,000 for saving the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.  —  Thome hit a pinch-hit home run leading off the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Phillies over the Tampa Bay Rays 7-6 …

R.A. Dickey, even in his wildest dreams, couldn't have imagined he'd find this kind of success with NY Mets  —  The Mets haven't had a pitcher on a run like this - where you can't miss a single start - since Dwight Gooden in 1985  —  R.A. Dickey's story is about the force of someone' dreams in sports …