Cabrera, Dickey Lead Blue Jays Over Red Sox 14-1  —  BOSTON — Melky Cabrera homered from both sides of the plate and drove in five runs, R.A. Dickey pithed three-hit ball for seven innings and the Toronto Blue Jays romped past the Boston Red Sox 14-1 on Monday night.

Red Sox could end up trading Lester  —  It makes sense for Boston to deal its ace left-hander, but it would be a risky move  —  So who would have guessed last October that the central figure of Trade Deadline Week 2014 would be . . . Jon Lester?  —  But that's where Lester and the Red Sox find themselves all of a sudden.

Nationals trade rumors as deadline nears  —  Thursday's non-waiver trade deadline now stands only three days away, and the Nationals are, as ever, somewhat hard to read.  They “seem to be very busy on multiple fronts,” as one executive from a selling team put it.

Trader Jack?  As Seattle's GM struggles to complete deals, some rival executives wonder  —  The Mariners already have completed one trade, acquiring designated hitter Kendrys Morales from the Twins last week.  General manager Jack Zduriencik could make one or two more deals …

Melvin, aides prep for Trade Deadline  —  ST. PETERSBURG — Doug Melvin needed some extra chairs in the visiting general manager's suite at Tropicana Field on Monday.  —  With the non-waiver Trade Deadline looming at 3 p.m. CT on Thursday, Melvin led a larger-than-usual group of Brewers officials …

Continued surge could put Miami Marlins in buy mode for a starting pitcher  —  HOUSTON — Giancarlo Stanton hasn't played in many meaningful games with the Marlins, who have finished last in every one of his four seasons except for his first.  —  That's why he's looking forward …

Odorizzi Goes 7 Strong, Rays Beat Brewers 2-1  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jake Odorizzi won his third consecutive start, James Loney had two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on Monday night.  —  Odorizzi (7-8) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings to beat …

Beat Rays, and Brewers raise their chances to get David Price … The Brewers, by defeating the Rays the next three days, could improve their chances in two different races.  —  Their realistic bid for the NL Central title. … And their unlikely bid to land Rays left-hander David Price.

Dodgers Acquire Darwin Barney  —  5:43pm: MLB.com's Carrie Muskat reports that the Dodgers will pay $500K of what is owed to Barney this season (Twitter link).  —  2:32pm: The Dodgers have bolstered their infield depth and their defense with the acquisition of Darwin Barney from the Cubs, both teams announced.

Potential Suitors For Cuban Free Agent Rusney Castillo  —  After a showcase on Saturday at the University of Miami, the market for 27-year-old Cuban free agent Rusney Castillo is beginning to shape itself, with a contract likely coming in the next two weeks.

Santana, Gattis Lead Braves to 2-0 Win Over Padres  —  ATLANTA — Ervin Santana threw eight scoreless innings, Evan Gattis homered for the first time in more than a month and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 2-0 on Monday.  —  Santana (10-6) allowed just five hits and matched his career high with 11 strikeouts.

Jacob deGrom named co-NL Player of the Week  —  Jacob deGrom was named co-National League Player of the Week, along with Marlins reliever Steve Cishek.  —  DeGrom went 2-0 with a 0.68 ERA over the past week.  In 13 1/3 innings — two starts — deGrom struck out 11, walked three and allowed just nine hits and one earned run.