A's claim Rays' Escobar on waivers; deal unlikely  —  A's claim Escobar, but trade not expected  —  TORONTO — Rays shortstop Yunel Escobar was claimed on waivers by the A's, but a deal by the Tuesday deadline seems unlikely.  —  All teams routinely put players on revocable waivers this time of year …

Longoria knocks in game winner in 10th as Rays beat Blue Jays  —  TORONTO — Evan Longoria drove in two runs, including the winner in the top of the 10th to lift the Tampa Bay Rays over the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 at Rogers Centre on Saturday.  —  Longoria sent a 1-2 pitch …

Hanley Ramirez reinstated from DL  —  The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Sunday morning that shortstop Hanley Ramirez was being reinstated from the 15-day disabled list with a right oblique strain.  —  Ramirez incurred the injury on Aug. 5 in Milwaukee while drawing a walk early in the game …

Martinez has four RBIs as Tigers rout Twins for series split  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Victor Martinez homered and had four RBIs, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 13-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.  —  Rajai Davis also connected for the Tigers, who have won two straight to earn a split of this four-game series.

Aaron Hill OK with likely move to 3rd base  —  The Diamondbacks' Aaron Hill resumed his post at second base Sunday in the series finale against the Padres after two days off, but it's possible Hill shifts to a different part of the infield in the near future.

Brewers mum on plan for Wang, September callups  —  MILWAUKEE — A night after Brewers reliever Wei-Chung Wang was transferred from Class A Wisconsin to Class A Advanced Brevard County on his Minor League rehab assignment, Milwaukee manager Ron Roenicke wasn't ready to publicly commit to a plan for the rest of the left-hander's season.

MVP candidates abound, but the race is far too early to call  —  Few things drive me crazier than anointing MVP candidates in August.  Paul Goldschmidt, Troy Tulowitzki and Andrew McCutchen get hurt, and suddenly Giancarlo Stanton is the leading contender.  No, wait, it has to be Clayton Kershaw, whose value to the Dodgers . . .

Wada takes no-hitter in seventh as Cubs sweep away Orioles  —  CHICAGO — Tsuyoshi Wada allowed Steve Pearce's leadoff homer in the seventh inning for Baltimore's only hit, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Orioles 2-1 on Sunday for a three-game sweep.  —  Wada (4-1) got a popout after the homer …

Red Sox's future full of possibilities  —  BOSTON — It's not all wishful thinking.  The Boston Red Sox have talked about it in-house, too, which probably is no different than 28 other major league teams.  —  But after three major moves in the past 23 days — the trade for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes …

Last Slide  —  There was an order to the middle-infield universe.  —  Thanks to a slew of injuries — Owings and Pennington both have missed significant time this year — that equation has changed.  The Diamondbacks have five middle infielders they like a lot and not enough spots on the field to play them.

Struggling Lincecum may not make next start  —  WASHINGTON — Tim Lincecum's status for his next scheduled start remained uncertain Sunday, as Giants manager Bruce Bochy had yet to meet with the right-hander to discuss his slump.  —  Bochy said he had talked with pitching coach Dave Righetti …

Nationals wishing good health for Fister  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals right-hander Doug Fister announced after Friday's 10 -3 loss to the Giants that he had skin cancer removed from his neck earlier in the week.  —  Fister also said the procedure had nothing to do with Friday's outing in which he allowed four runs in six innings.