Barmes' Slam, Walker's 5 Hits Lead Pirates Over SD  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) — Clint Barmes' first career grand slam keyed a nine-run fourth inning and Neil Walker went 5 for 5 as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the San Diego Padres 11-5 on Sunday.  —  Walker homered and doubled …

NY Mets are going nowhere this season, should think about shutting down Johan Santana  —  So it's come to this: the Mets and their fans just need to hope none of their key hitters gets hurt while keeping an eye on next season.  —  Johan Santana is not helping the Mets this season …

Reds-Cubs Preview  —  While Jay Bruce will return to the Cincinnati Reds lineup, Scott Rolen might not be ready to do the same and Joey Votto certainly isn't.  —  A day after learning Votto will be out longer than expected, Cincinnati hopes Bruce begins getting back on track in the finale …

Capuano takes no-hit bid into seventh, Dodgers beat Marlins  —  MIAMI — Chris Capuano held Miami hitless until the seventh inning and Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Marlins 5-0 Sunday.  —  Capuano (11-8) shut …

For Dan Duquette, a comeback victory  —  He had been out of the game for almost 10 years, and Dan Duquette didn't know whether he'd ever get back in.  He took over a team that hasn't finished over .500 since 1997 in a city that was once baseball-mad and had become mad at baseball.

Remembering late Yankees player and announcer Phil Rizzuto for the kind-hearted man he was  —  Former shortstop and lovable broadcaster gave authors rides to Yankee Stadium from New Jersey - just because they were in the neighborhood.  —  Sunday marks the 5th anniversary of the passing …

Yankees finalizing deal for 2-time All Star Lowe  —  TORONTO — The Yankees are in the process of finalizing a deal to acquire Derek Lowe to serve as a stopgap for their pitching staff while CC Sabathia is on the disabled list with left elbow inflammation.  —  The deal was confirmed via text message by Scott Boras, Lowe's agent.

Price Pitches Rays to 4-2 Victory at Minnesota  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — B.J. Upton hit two home runs, Matt Joyce also homered, and David Price earned his 15th victory as the Tampa Bay Rays stretched their winning streak to five by beating the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Saturday night.

Gordon hits 2 HRs as Royals beat Orioles 7-3  —  BALTIMORE—Alex Gordon hit two of Kansas City's four home runs, Luis Mendoza took a shutout into the seventh inning and the Royals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 Saturday night after the start of the game was delayed by rain for more than three hours.