Pedroia scores on Lough's throwing error; Sox beat O's  —  BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia scored from third on left fielder David Lough's throwing error with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 comback win over Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night.

Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches two games in a row for first time since 2004  —  Mets righthander Daisuke Matsuzaka had not pitched in consecutive games since the 2004 Japan Series.  —  But in Sunday's 4-3, 14-inning win over the Braves, he proved he was up to the task, tossing three scoreless innings …

MLB must evolve to let players express themselves without rebuke  —  Sorry, everyone.  I must have been busy waiting for Stephen Drew and Kendrys Morales to sign when this transaction came across the wire:  —  NATIONAL LEAGUE — Named Gerrit Cole as Special Baseball Ethics Instructor to Carlos Gomez, succeeding Brian McCann.

Tyler Flowers hopes hot bat keeps him in White Sox' lineup  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — If Tyler Flowers keeps this up, manager Robin Ventura won't even want to take him out of the lineup.  That would be a good thing for Flowers, because the White Sox catcher wants the work.

Tigers release Gonzalez, call up Worth  —  Veteran shortstop replaced on roster with versatile 28-year-old infielder  —  DETROIT — Alex Gonzalez's tenure as Tigers shortstop is over after three weeks.  The Tigers released the 37-year-old on Sunday morning and called up infielder Danny Worth from Triple-A Toledo.

Struggling Valverde re-assigned to setup role  —  NEW YORK — The first loss of Jose Valverde's season was the loss of his role.  Valverde struggled in the first two weeks of the year as the Mets' closer, and manager Terry Collins announced Sunday that he was switching to veteran Kyle Farnsworth …

Tigers win, benefit from L.A.'s fielding fiasco  —  DETROIT — Ian Kinsler took off toward second base and kept on going.  —  By the time the Los Angeles Angels finished throwing the ball all over Comerica Park, Kinsler had scored one of the wackiest runs he's ever been a part of.

Rollins Gets Key Hits, Phillies Beat Rockies 10-9  —  DENVER — Jimmy Rollins homered early, then hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning that sent the Philadelphia Phillies past the Colorado Rockies 10-9 Sunday.  —  Rollins finished with three hits as the Phillies averted a series sweep.

Bailey and Reds Win Again at Wrigley, 8-2  —  CHICAGO — Homer Bailey pitched six scoreless innings at friendly Wrigley Field for his first win of the season and Jay Bruce homered and doubled as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday.  —  Zack Cozart hit a two-run homer for Cincinnati …