Homer-happy Blue Jays beat Red Sox 9-6  —  BOSTON—Jose Bautista, Colby Rasmus and J.P. Arencibia hit two-run homers Monday night to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-6 victory over Boston despite two home runs by David Ortiz that tied him for the most multihomer games in Red Sox history.

Kevin Youkilis a unique player who will be missed  —  I swear this is true.  —  Woke up Monday, and what was in my head?  “You - or is that Youk - got what I need.”  Yes, the walk-to-the-plate melody for Kevin Youkilis.  —  I think this means I'm going to miss him.  —  In fact, I'm sure I will.

Rockies defeat Washington Nationals as Jeff Francis pitches well  —  Who's afraid of big, bad Coors Field?  —  Clearly not Washington Nationals whiz kid Stephen Strasburg.  The 23-year-old right-hander wasn't as dominant as usual, but he clearly wasn't intimidated by Coors Field's nasty reputation.

Milone gets eighth win in A's shutout of Mariners  —  SEATTLE — Tommy Milone became the first Oakland Athletics rookie to earn eight wins before the All-Star break by beating the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Monday night.  —  Milone (8-5) allowed seven hits, struck out five and didn't walk anyone in his second straight superb outing.

Marlins Blow Late Lead, Lose to Cardinals in 10  —  MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins have had a number of losses in June, 17 to be exact.  The latest one might be the toughest.  —  The Marlins led 6-1 in the eighth inning before Heath Bell coughed up four runs in the ninth to the St. Louis Cardinals …

Wood sharp for 7 innings, Cubs beat sloppy Mets  —  CHICAGO (AP) Joe Mather changed uniform numbers and did a pretty good impression of the player that inspired him to wear No. 21.  —  With reinforcements on the way in Chicago, more positive changes might be coming for the Cubs.

Hochevar Stars for Royals in 8-0 Rout of Rays  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Luke Hochevar tossed his second career shutout, Eric Hosmer homered and Yuniesky Betancourt drove in three runs to lead the Kansas City Royals to an 8-0 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.

Quentin leads Padres to 8-7 win over Astros  —  HOUSTON—Carlos Quentin hit an RBI double in the 10th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Monday night.  —  Chase Headley walked with one out and stole second before Quentin drove him in with a drive to right-center against Brandon Lyon (0-2).

Cabrera Has 3 RBIs for Tigers in 8-2 Win at Texas  —  ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs with a pair of doubles, Rick Porcello struck out seven in six solid innings and the Detroit Tigers beat the Texas Rangers 8-2 Monday night.  —  After their first 12 batters …

Carpenter calls missed workout a ‘setback’  —  MIAMI  • Cardinals starter Chris Carpenter explained that he woke up Sunday morning and felt a renewed sense of weakness in his right shoulder and that it persisted as he attempted to play catch later that day.

Cash could be key to Mets finding bullpen help  —  Mets on Twitter  —  CHICAGO — Of course the Mets are looking outside their organization in an effort to improve their ineffective, injured bullpen.  —  “Our numbers are what they are,” John Ricco, the Mets' vice president and assistant general manager …

Mets turn to Bobby Parnell to close until Francisco returns  —  CHICAGO — The job is his again, the ninth inning once more falling under his jurisdiction.  Bobby Parnell has been named the Mets' closer pro tempore, the man sitting on the back end of the seesaw until their $12 million man …

Yankees Announce Lineup For 66th Old Timers' Day  —  NEW YORK (WFAN) - The New York Yankees have announced that nearly 50 former Yankees will attend the 66th annual Old Timers' Day at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, July 1st.  The YES Network will air the ceremonies, which are scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. …

Josh Willingham drills 2-run HR to rally Twins past Reds  —  CINCINNATI — Pick a moment.  Any moment.  Sunday's Twins game was about as good as baseball gets, unless you have a strange distaste for dramatic home runs, plays at the plate, 100-mile-per-hour fastballs and situations where good players do what they do best.