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 …

Victorino drives in three as Dodgers slip by Pirates  —  PITTSBURGH — Shane Victorino hit his 10th homer of the season and drove in three runs to lift the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.  —  Matt Kemp added two hits for the Dodgers …

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.

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 …

Yankees Sign Nicaraguan Lefties Corby McCoy, Luis Garcia  —  The Yankees have signed two Nicaraguan lefthanders, including Corby McCoy, one of the top pitchers from the country for this year's July 2 class.  —  McCoy, a 16-year-old who signed for $150,000, is 6-foot-3, 170 pounds with an athletic, projectable body.

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.

The 2012 Royals And The Illusion of Chemistry.  —  This may sound incredibly funny in retrospect, but when I was in Arizona to watch the Royals during spring training, the article I wanted to write was about whether the Royals would outperform expectations because of their fantastic chemistry.

Cooper's Single Gives Jays 3-2 Win Over White Sox  —  TORONTO (AP) — David Cooper singled home the winning run in the 11th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Monday night.  —  Rajai Davis popped out to open the 11th before left-hander Leyson Septimo came on to replace Jesse Crain.

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.

Eovaldi Ineffective in 4-0 Loss to Phillies  —  MIAMI (AP) — The way Philadelphia's Cole Hamels was pitching, it was going to take a near perfect outing from Miami's Nathan Eovaldi to earn a victory.  —  Eovaldi (3-8) was far from perfect as he allowed three runs — two earned …

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.