Cabrera's bat carries Jays to win over Rangers  —  TORONTO — Melky Cabrera answered a Texas comeback with a solo homer in the seventh inning and singled home two more runs in the eighth to give the Toronto Blue Jays a wild 9-6 win over the Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

On Jon Lester, no easy solution for Red Sox  —  Jon Lester will win the popularity contest in his contract dance with the Red Sox, but will the Sox succumb to fan pressure or will they continue with their current business philosophy?  —  Polls show that Red Sox fans want Lester re-signed.

Tigers, Pirates, Indians eye Padres reliever Benoit; deal ‘up in the air’  —  The Tigers, Pirates and Indians are showing interest in Padres reliever Joaquin Benoit, though a trade of Benoit isn't quite a certainty.  —  The Padres received a very nice package for closer Huston Street …

Batting practice accident could send Belt to concussion DL  —  MIAMI - Brandon Belt's tough luck season continued Saturday night, when he was struck in the face by a thrown ball during batting practice.  —  Belt started in the Giants' 5-3 victory at Marlins Park but was removed in the bottom …

Gonzalez Gets Key Hit, Dodgers Beat Cardinals 4-3  —  ST. LOUIS — Adrian Gonzalez hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning off St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal and the Los Angeles Dodgers salvaged the finale of a three-game series with a 4-3 victory on Sunday night.

AL West Notes: Astros, Athletics, Johnson  —  The Astros have a perception problem, Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle writes.  The Astros missed out on top overall pick Brady Aiken and another top pick, Jacob Nix, because of a disagreement about Aiken's health.

AL Notes: Indians, Royals, Blue Jays, Denorfia  —  The Indians need steadier performances from their starting pitchers, Paul Hoynes of the Plain Dealer writes.  Corey Kluber and Trevor Bauer have pitched well, but beyond that, the Indians' rotation is in question.

Sore hand keeps Puig out of lineup Sunday  —  ST. LOUIS — Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig will miss Sunday night's series finale against the Cardinals with a sore left hand.  Puig was removed in the eighth inning of Saturday's 4-2 loss to St. Louis after he was hit by a pitch in the third …

Unusual scoring play leads D-Backs over Cubs for 3-game sweep  —  PHOENIX — Josh Collmenter threw seven sharp innings, Arizona scored on an unusual play in the sixth inning and the Diamondbacks completed a three-game sweep of the Cubs with a 3-1 victory on Sunday.

KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ROCKIES DESERVE ANSWERS  —  Here are six pressing questions about the Rockies (there are a lot more, but there's only so much room in the Sunday paper):  —  1. Will team owner Dick Monfort make major changes in the front office and appease disgruntled fans?  Nope, I don't think so.

Loney, Archer Lead Rays Past Twins, 5-3  —  MINNEAPOLIS — James Loney had two hits and two RBIs and Chris Archer won consecutive decisions for the first time this season as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight with a 5-3 victory against the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Green, Pujols lead Angels rally in ninth to beat Mariners  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. — Grant Green hit a bases-loaded single off Fernando Rodney with two out in the ninth inning after Albert Pujols tied the score with an RBI double, and the Angels pulled out a 6-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

O's double up A's behind A. Jones' 5 RBIs  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Adam Jones ties career high with 5 RBIs as O's top A's  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Adam Jones matched his career high of five RBIs to back Wei-Yin Chen …