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 …

Benches clear in Brewers-Pirates finale  —  Brewers' Gomez and Narron, Pirates' Snider ejected in top of the third  —  PITTSBURGH — When he went toe to toe with the Atlanta Braves last September, Carlos Gomez was contrite and accepted both responsibility and a suspension.

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.

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.

CarGo feels ‘all right’ after exiting with knee tendinitis  —  Rockies left fielder leaves after running out inning-ending groundout in sixth  —  DENVER — Colorado left fielder Carlos Gonzalez left Sunday's series finale between the Rockies and Phillies with left knee tendinitis after running …

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 …

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.