Sale Wins 8th Straight, White Sox Top Royals 2-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Sale won his eighth straight decision, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 Sunday.  —  Sale (11-2) is 8-0 with two no-decisions since a May 12 loss to the Royals.

Sheets ends 2-year absence with win over Mets  —  ATLANTA—Ben Sheets pitched six scoreless innings in his first game in two years and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 6-1 on Sunday for their season-high seventh straight victory.  —  Freddie Freeman hit a three-run homer …

Angels hang on to beat Yankees and avoid sweep  —  NEW YORK — Kevin Jepsen got Alex Rodriguez to pop out with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of New York's baserunning follies to beat the Yankees 10-8 Sunday.  —  With seemingly no lead safe recently …

Phillies coast past Pomeranz, Rockies at Coors Field for series win  —  In order to beat Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels on Sunday afternoon, the Rockies required a mistake-free start from rookie lefty Drew Pomeranz and some big hits.  —  They got neither.

Villanueva Solid as Blue Jays Beat Indians 3-0  —  TORONTO (AP) — Carlos Villanueva struck out a career-best eight in six scoreless innings, Jose Bautista had two hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 Sunday afternoon.  —  Making his third start of the season …

Mariners aren't planning big moves  —  Seattle Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told FOXSports.com that he plans to retain stars Felix Hernandez and Ichiro Suzuki beyond the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline.  —  Zduriencik added that he expects Ichiro, who turns 39 in October, to return next year.

Gallardo has 14 strikeouts; Brewers get 4-1 win  —  MILWAUKEE (AP) Yovani Gallardo gave the Milwaukee Brewers what they needed heading into a big week of games against division rivals.  —  Gallardo struck out a career-high 14 in seven innings and the Brewers used a four-run sixth to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Sunday.

Rolen's bases-loaded single sends Reds to win over Cardinals  —  CINCINNATI, Ohio — Scott Rolen hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning Sunday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-2 victory and three-game sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Marlins can't touch Strasburg in 4-0 loss to Nats  —  MIAMI—It's hard to win when you are 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.  —  The Miami Marlins proved that on Sunday, losing 4-0 to Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals.  —  “That's the reason why we lost,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said.

Barney, Garza Lead Cubs Over Diamondbacks 3-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Darwin Barney homered and Matt Garza threw seven shutout innings to lift the Chicago Cubs to a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks with a 3-1 win Sunday.  —  Barney clubbed a Trevor Cahill pitch into the left-field bleachers …

Boras: Pirates could have offered Appel more  —  Could the Pirates have done more to sign Mark Appel?  —  And would it have been worth it?  —  We won't fully know the answer to the second question for a long time based on a lot of variables.  But a phone call from Scott Boras …

Posey, Cain help Giants complete sweep of Astros  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Buster Posey had three hits and two RBIs to back Matt Cain, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Cain wasn't as dominant as he was when he pitched …