Top 20 International Prospects Tracker  —  There has been a wave of signings today, which you can find here on the Baseball America Prospects Blog.  To help stay organized, we will track the signing teams for the Top 20 international prospects on this page.

Jones, Walker homer, Pirates beat Astros 11-2  —  PITTSBURGH—Garrett Jones and Neil Walker hit back-to-back homers off the right-field foul pole to ignite Pittsburgh's offense and the Pirates beat the Houston Astros 11-2 on Monday night.  —  James McDonald pitched seven effective innings for Pittsburgh …

Middlebrooks out of lineup, could head to DL  —  OAKLAND — Though the Red Sox are hopeful Will Middlebrooks has just a nagging left hamstring injury, there seems to be a good chance the third baseman won't play in this three-game series against the Oakland Athletics.

Teixeira's first error helps Rays beat Yankees  —  B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena homered and the Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of Mark Teixeira's first error of the season to beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Monday night.  —  Pinch hitter Brooks Conrad's RBI double with two outs …

Moustakas has five RBIs, grand slam as Royals beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Mike Moustakas had five RBIs and his first career grand slam and Everett Teaford pitched seven strong innings as the Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3 on Monday.

Weaver, Angels Blank Indians 3-0  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Jered Weaver carried a shutout into the eighth inning, squirming out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians on Monday night.  —  Weaver (9-1) allowed five singles …

Mariners Ink Zunino For $4 Million  —  The Mariners have signed Mike Zunino, the No. 3 overall pick in the draft, for $4 million.  —  Baseball America's College Player of the Year, Zunino led Florida to its third straight College World Series appearance by batting .322/.394/.669 with 19 homers.

Twins top Tigers, match season-high four-game win streak  —  DETROIT — Trevor Plouffe hit a two-run single during Minnesota's four-run fourth inning, helping the Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 6-4 Monday night.  —  Minnesota had six singles in all during its big rally as it earned …

Lance Berkman eyes return  —  ST. LOUIS — Lance Berkman expects to be back in the St. Louis Cardinals' lineup soon after the All-Star break.  Maybe even the first day back.  —  “Yeah, it's possible,” Berkman said Monday after joining the team to continue rehab from a right knee injury.

Samardzija strikes out 11, Cubs beat Braves, 4-1  —  ATLANTA—Jeff Samardzija had a career-high 11 strikeouts, Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking three-run double in the seventh and the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night.  —  Anthony Rizzo connected for Chicago, which has won four straight and six of seven.

Texas Rangers broadcaster Dave Barnett to take leave of absence expected to last for remainder of season  —  Dave Barnett is taking a leave of absence that is expected to last the remainder of the season.  —  Texas Rangers television broadcaster Dave Barnett is taking a leave of absence …

Dodgers promote infielder Cruz to rest Gordon  —  Tolleson optioned to Triple-A; Lilly moved to 60-day DL  —  LOS ANGELES — Dodgers shortstop Dee Gordon has been experiencing cramping in his left leg over the last couple of days and the shortstop was given the day off on Monday.