Pesky, beloved Red Sox legend, dies at 92  —  Associated with Boston since 1940s; number retired, right-field pole named for him  —  When the Red Sox had their long-awaited ring ceremony in April 2005, celebrating the team's first World Series championship since 1918, it was Johnny Pesky …

NL roundup: Minor, Braves fall to Stults, Padres, 4-1  —  ATLANTA — Eric Stults combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, Chase Headley homered and drove in two runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Monday night.  —  Stults (3-2) gave up five hits and one run in 7 2-3 innings …

Desmond's rehab keeps chugging along  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Ian Desmond is ramping up his rehab once again.  —  Desmond, on the disabled list since July 22 with a torn left oblique, went through his first full pregame workout with the Nationals on Monday at AT&T Park.

Shot at World Series more important than money as Wright mulls Mets future  —  Mets on Twitter  —  David Wright is willing to make at least one prediction about his baseball future: The dollars probably won't matter as much as the opportunity to win championships.

Worley to keep pitching with bone chip in elbow  —  MIAMI — Phillies right-hander Vance Worley is pitching with a bone chip in his right elbow and is 2-3 with a 5.73 ERA in eight starts since the end of June.  —  So, naturally, a lot of fans have been asking if the Phillies could shut …

Rehabbing Bautista begins taking swings  —  TORONTO — Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista swung a bat on Monday afternoon for the first time since being temporarily shut down on Aug. 1 because of lingering soreness in his left wrist.  —  Bautista hasn't played since spraining his wrist during a swing in New York on July 16.

Mo throws, but highly unlikely he returns this year  —  NEW YORK — Mariano Rivera threw in the Yankee Stadium outfield Monday with pitching coach Larry Rothschild looking on, but that does not mean the Yankees are preparing for a postseason return from their closer.  —  “I don't see it happening,” said manager Joe Girardi.

LeMahieu has four hits as Rockies beat Brewers  —  DENVER — DJ LeMahieu had a career-best four hits, Jeff Francis pitched effectively into the sixth inning and the Colorado Rockies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-6 on Monday night.  —  Dexter Fowler, Eric Young Jr., Tyler Colvin and Chris Nelson each had two hits of Colorado's 15 hits.

Cashman hoping patience pays off  —  GM: Reloaded Rangers ‘team to beat,’ but patchwork pinstripers look like champs  —  NEW YORK — High above the Yankee Stadium playing field, Brian Cashman was watching the big-screen TV mounted in his office, watching a kid he did not trade (David Phelps) …

Bucs shuffle rotation, bump Burnett up to Thursday  —  Ace remains on normal rest; McDonald gets nod Friday in St. Louis  —  PITTSBURGH — In the Pirates' current lineup of starting pitchers, everyone is getting an extra fifth day of rest — and James McDonald will get two extra days — except for one.

Samardzija Strikes Out 11, Cubs Beat Astros 7-1  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija struck out a career high-tying 11 in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 7-1 on Monday night.  —  Darwin Barney and Alfonso Soriano hit two-run homers and Anthony Rizzo had four hits for the Cubs.

Angels' bats silenced in 6-2 loss to Indians  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—C.J. Wilson came out of the game after his pitching hand got in the way of a seventh-inning line drive by Cleveland's Lou Marson.  —  Indians right-hander Justin Masterson got in the way of the Angels' attempt to get back on track …

Deduno Pitches Twins Past Struggling Tigers 9-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Darin Mastroianni and Ryan Doumit each homered and drove in three runs, Samuel Deduno baffled the struggling Detroit Tigers for seven innings and the Minnesota Twins snapped a four-game losing streak with a 9-3 victory Monday night.