Ailing White Sox Adam Eaton misses third straight game  —  MINNEAPOLIS — The White Sox will be without ailing center fielder and leadoff man Adam Eaton for a third consecutive day when they close out a four-game series Sunday afternoon against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field.

Nats shut out Mets again, 1-0  —  The Nationals continued their dominance at Citi Field Sunday, defeating the slumping Mets 1-0 for the second day in a row.  —  The Mets' team-wide offensive funk continued.  The Nationals held the Mets to five hits to take three of four in the series.

Ramirez Homers, Drives in 3 to Lead Brewers Over Cubs 5-3  —  CHICAGO — Aramis Ramirez homered and broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single, helping the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 Sunday for their first consecutive wins this season.

Jones Has 4 Hits, Orioles Beat Rays 4-2  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Adam Jones got four hits, including a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 to win a series shifted from Camden Yards.  —  Playing as the home team, the Orioles took two of three at Tropicana Field.

Blue Jays blow five-run lead in loss to Indians  —  Pinch-hitter Ryan Raburn's tiebreaking, two-run double capped a six-run fifth inning, Jason Kipnis had four hits and the Cleveland Indians overcame a five-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 10-7 Sunday.

Phillies Notes: Howard earns 10-and-5 no-trade rights  —  MIAMI - Ryan Howard's major league service time reached 10 years Saturday, ensuring the longtime Phillies first baseman the same 10-and-5 no-trade rights afforded to second baseman Chase Utley.  —  While an achievement in itself …

Josh Hamilton signing is a gift that keeps on giving the Angels grief  —  That Josh Hamilton was a terrible signing for the Angels is self-evident.  Baseball is flush with cash, but paying $3.4 million for each home run nonetheless is a horrendous rate of return.

Rangers rally past A's in 10 innings to snap skid  —  The Rangers celebrate after Rougned Odor, second from left, hit the game-winning RBI single in the 10th inning Saturday night.  Brad Loper Special to the S-T  —  The Texas Rangers needed this in the worst way.

Cards notes: Walden's shoulder is ‘barking’  —  The first real blip in the Cardinals' red-hot bullpen, which has a 1.39 earned-run average, came Saturday when solid setup man Jordan Walden started to get hot in the eighth inning and then had to cool his jets.

Astros Win 9th in Row, McHugh Gets HR Help to Beat Mariners  —  HOUSTON — The surprising Houston Astros matched their longest winning streak in nine years by posting their ninth straight victory Saturday night, 11-4 over the Seattle Mariners behind Collin McHugh and a lot of home-run support.