Mozeliak says Cards will try to fill Wainwright loss from within  —  MILWAUKEE  • Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak, while not wanting to speculate too much, acknowledged that injured righthander Adam Wainwright has an Achilles injury.  —  The severity of the injury will be determined …

Max Scherzer: No one wants to see pitchers bat  —  3h - MLB MAX SCHERZER ADAM WAINWRIGHT WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more  —  ESPN baseball analyst and former St. Louis Cardinal Mark Mulder reacts to the news that pitcher Adam Wainwright will miss the remainder of the season with an Achilles injury.

Mets in unfamiliar territory  —  NEW YORK — In these heady days with the Mets atop the standings, it is worth remembering that the last time the franchise found itself finishing with a record above .500 was 2008, when Willie Randolph was fired in midseason and Carlos Beltran was playing in 161 games in the outfield.

Source: Matt Harvey to get at least 30 starts but no more than 32 … DATABASE  —  Matt Harvey's career starts

Marlins owner Loria endorses Mike Redmond: 'He's the manager.  Period'  —  MIAMI — With the Marlins on a five-game winning streak a week after stories surfaced indicating manager Mike Redmond may be on the hot seat, team owner Jeffrey Loria gave Redmond his first public endorsement Sunday.

Alex Rodriguez delivers zinger as Yankees' slugger inches closer to Willie Mays  —  The question hung in front of Alex Rodriguez, much like the 74-mph curveball from Jon Niese that he had hit over the right field wall in the first inning.  —  Now that he was one home run from tying Willie Mays …

Pirates Complete 1st Desert Sweep With 8-0 Win Over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX — Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their first sweep in Arizona with an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Gattis, Astros Rally in 9th, Sweep 3-Game Set From Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Houston Astros completed their first sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 7-6 win Sunday.  —  Gattis matched a career high with four RBIs.

Rays, Archer Complete Sweep of Blue Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball in seven scoreless innings and Brandon Guyer drove in four runs Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight, 5-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Archer (3-2) became …

Orioles Get 20 Hits in 18-7 Rout of Red Sox  —  BALTIMORE — Delmon Young drove in five runs, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles received a bounce-back pitching performance from Bud Norris in an 18-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.  —  Baltimore took control with a six-run third inning and led 12-0 in the sixth.

Giants notes: Bruce Bochy doesn't plan to sit Justin Maxwell when Hunter Pence returns, etc.  —  DENVER - Bruce Bochy had time to think Sunday, and he made use of it.  —  The Giants' series finale against the Colorado Rockies was postponed nearly three hours before the scheduled first pitch, and the forecast had to be pretty dire.