Mike Trout impresses Terry Collins a little too much  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. - Before his Mets arrived in town for a three-game interleague series against the Angels, Terry Collins called himself a fan of the game.  He looked forward to getting an up-close glimpse at Angels phenom Mike Trout.

Giants walk off against Rockies on Brandon Crawford's homer in 10th  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford led off the 10th inning with a splash homer to give the San Francisco Giants a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.  —  Pablo Sandoval homered and Angel Pagan drove in two runs …

‘Very good news’ regarding Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara  —  Koji Uehara could return to the Boston Red Sox next week (AP photo).  —  jason.mastrodonato@masslive.com By Jason Mastrodonato  —  NEW YORK — Crisis averted?  —  As of Sunday, it looks like Koji Uehara may be able to avoid a trip to the disabled list.

Harvey squeezes in Knicks game with model on rehab day off  —  Oh, the drudgery of injury rehab!  Mets pitcher Matt Harvey sits courtside with British model Asha Leo at the Knicks game Sunday night.  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Matt Harvey evidently prefers The Garden to the Olive Garden.

Oblique strain forces Rays' Cobb to DL  —  Bedard will fill opening in rotation; Beliveau recalled from Triple-A  —  CINCINNATI — Right-hander Alex Cobb was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday with a left oblique strain.  —  The Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A to take Cobb's roster spot.

Tyson Ross outduels Max Scherzer as Padres defeat Tigers  —  SAN DIEGO — Tyson Ross outdueled AL Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer, and Jedd Gyorko and Xavier Nady homered as the San Diego Padres beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1 on Sunday to take two of three.  —  After two shaky opening starts …

Kershaw continues to make steady progress  —  Dodgers ace shows improvement as he throws off bullpen mound in Arizona  —  PHOENIX — Proof of improvement in Clayton Kershaw was visible Saturday, when the disabled Dodgers ace threw off the bullpen mound for the first time since being injured.

Blue Jays' 3 homers, 17 hits back Mark Buehrle in rout of Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — Mark Buehrle allowed one run over seven innings to win his third straight start, and the Toronto Blue Jays hit three home runs and had a season-high 17 hits in an 11-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

Martin Perez throws 8 scoreless innings in Rangers' win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Martin Perez threw eight scoreless innings, Donnie Murphy had a sacrifice fly and the Texas Rangers got a series-clinching 1-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.  —  Perez (2-0) scattered five hits and walked three …

Trevor Cahill knows he must get better soon  —  Trevor Cahill isn't stupid.  He knows what people are saying about him, even if he swears he rarely reads the sports pages or listens to much sports-talk radio.  —  “When things are going bad,” the Diamondbacks right-hander said, “I'm definitely not looking at any of the media stuff.

To compete with Cards, Cubs have to strike gold deep in the draft  —  ST. LOUIS — The Cubs are not shy about pointing out how popular their farm system has become with the baseball trade publications.  —  Their system is ranked anywhere from second to fourth heading toward the 2014 draft, depending on the outlet.

Boras: Drew, Kendrys ‘damaged;’ MLB disagrees but will investigate  —  Scott Boras, the agent for top remaining free agents Kendrys Morales and Stephen Drew, came out swinging against the half dozen or so anonymous team executives and officials who negatively speculated in a recent article on the value of those two players.

Resiliency a virtue not lost on Johnson  —  ATLANTA — Chris Johnson understands he is bound to experience frustration similar to what he felt when he struck out in each of his four plate appearances against the Mets on Thursday night.  But the Braves third baseman also understands the value …

Hardy hopes to be back in O's lineup tonight  —  BALTIMORE — Shortstop J.J. Hardy received an injection in his lower back during Thursday's off-day, and he was prescribed rest with the intent being that he'll be back in the Orioles' starting lineup tonight.