Kevin Youkilis traded to White Sox  —  The Red Sox have traded infielder Kevin Youkilis to the Chicago White Sox, major league sources told the Globe.  —  The Red Sox received 25-year-old righthander Zach Stewart and utility player Brent Lillibridge.  —  The Red Sox also will be picking …

Capps likely headed to DL after setback  —  CINCINNATI — Twins reliever Matt Capps suffered a setback after Saturday's one-inning appearance against Cincinnati and is expected to be placed on the disabled list Monday.  —  Twins assistant general manager Rob Antony confirmed Sunday that the team …

Yankees to hold 66th Old-Timers' Day on Sunday, July 1  —  Nearly 50 former Yankees scheduled to attend  —  The New York Yankees today announced that nearly 50 former Yankees will be on hand at the 66th annual Old-Timers' Day on Sunday, July 1, at Yankee Stadium.

Crasnick: Rays have revolving door at closer  —  In line to become eighth reliever to lead Tampa in saves over past eight seasons  —  Like most big league teams, the Tampa Bay Rays value velocity and command in their closer.  A slow heart rate is preferable, and a short memory imperative.

Price gouging in 2012  —  It's no fun being frustrated.  By definition, people don't like being frustrating.  —  Few things are more frustrating that the feeling like you're getting scammed and can't get around it.  You can experience this many ways in life, and one of those ways comes when buying tickets.

Cubs' business brass seems to think selling Wrigley is more important than winning  —  Concerts and other non-baseball events at Wrigley have taken a toll on the turf — and the Cubs' reputation.  Scott Stewart~Sun-Times  —  PHOENIX — Left fielder Alfonso Soriano sat slumped at his locker …

Angels beat Dodgers to claim season Freeway Series  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Josh Lindblom had two outs with the bases empty and two strikes on Albert Pujols when everything fell apart.  The slugger drew a walk after a 10-pitch at-bat, and the reliever soon gave up the tiebreaking run in another loss for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Harrison gets 10th win in short start, Rangers down Rockies  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Matt Harrison worked five scoreless innings for his 10th victory, Leonys Martin had a pair of extra-base hits for his first three RBIs in the majors and the Texas Rangers beat Colorado 4-2 Sunday night in their final interleague game.

Pirates promote Bryan Morris to Majors; Drew Sutton claimed off waivers  —  The Pittsburgh Pirates today recalled right-handed relief pitcher Bryan Morris from Triple-A Indianapolis and claimed infielder Drew Sutton off waivers from Tampa Bay.  The announcement was made by Pirates Senior Vice President, General Manager Neal Huntington.

Griffin gets call as McCarthy goes on DL  —  A.J. Griffin had given up five runs in 29 innings over his last four Triple-A starts.  (MiLB.com)  —  OAKLAND — The A's officially announced before Sunday's game that they had called up right-hander A.J. Griffin from Triple-A Sacramento to start …

Arizona Beats S Carolina 5-1 in CWS Finals Opener  —  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Konner Wade threw his third straight complete game, Robert Refsnyder homered for the second game in a row and Arizona beat two-time defending national champion South Carolina 5-1 in the opener of the College World Series finals Sunday night.