Rays can go either way with pitchers  —  Jon Paul Morosi on players the Tigers may have their eyes on at trade deadline  —  The industry-wide assumption is that if the Tampa Bay Rays fall out of contention, the pitcher they will trade is right-hander James Shields.  —  Not necessarily.

Woman accused of stalking Cubs' Theo Epstein  —  A Massachusetts woman was arrested in Wrigleyville Monday night and charged with stalking Chicago Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein.  —  Kathleen Kearney, 44, from Canton, Mass., was charged with two felony counts of stalking …

Yankees are looking at the outfield market now, not pitching; Victorino an option later  —  Philly's Victorino could wind up in pinstripes.  (US Preswire)  —  The Yankees are looking harder at the outfield market than the pitching market, as they still have concerns about Brett Gardner's elbow situation.

Choo doubles twice to help Indians beat Rays 3-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—Zach McAllister shrugged off being struck in his pitching arm by a line drive to finish six solid innings and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night.

Jays' Bautista suffers wrist injury in loss to Yankees  —  NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez hit a tiebreaking grand slam with two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees beat Toronto 6-3 on Monday after Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista left the game with a wrist injury.

Span, Revere lift Twins to huge win over Orioles  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Denard Span had three hits and five RBIs, plus two highlight-reel catches in centre field to help the Minnesota Twins stop their five-game losing streak and beat the Baltimore Orioles 19-7 on Monday night.

Gavin Floyd to miss start … Chicago White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd will miss his scheduled start on Monday and is day to day due to tendinitis in his right forearm and elbow, according to White Sox manager Robin Ventura.  —  Floyd returned to Chicago to have an MRI on Sunday …

Before Stephen Strasburg's innings limit, the Nationals shut down Jordan Zimmermann  —  The Nationals' decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg just as they hit the stretch run already has started gaining steam as one of baseball's major second-half story lines.

Votto needs surgery, out 3-4 weeks  —  CINCINNATI (AP)  —  Reds first baseman Joey Votto will have surgery to repair torn cartilage in his left knee, leaving the NL Central leaders without their best hitter for the next three to four weeks.  —  The 2010 National League MVP hurt the knee …

Marlins' Ramirez Homers in 5-3 Win Over Nationals  —  MIAMI (AP) — Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer, Carlos Lee drove in two runs, and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 5-3 on Monday night to split the teams' four-game series.  —  Carlos Zambrano (5-7) …

Boesch hits two-run homer, Tigers knock off Angels  —  DETROIT — Brennan Boesch hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Detroit Tigers rallied for an 8-6 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.  —  The Angels led 5-2 after a four-run fifth …

Sources: Tigers interested in DBacks infielders  —  The Detroit Tigers have shown interest in Arizona Diamondbacks infielders Stephen Drew and Ryan Roberts, major-league sources told FOXSports.com.  —  Drew, a left-handed-hitting shortstop, missed nearly three months this season because of a broken ankle he sustained last year.

Howard's First HR Helps Phillies Beat Dodgers 3-2  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ryan Howard homered for his first RBI of the season and Joe Blanton pitched eight effective innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies over the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Monday night.  —  Jimmy Rollins also went deep …

Happ, Astros blank Padres 2-0 to end road skid  —  SAN DIEGO—J.A. Happ and three relievers combined on a five-hitter, Scott Moore drove in two runs and the Houston Astros beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 Monday night to snap a 13-game road losing streak.  —  Jose Altuve doubled and scored twice …