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.

Giants beat Angels 5-0 behind Lincecum for 3-game sweep (Yahoo Sports)  —  Tim Lincecum's fastball averages about 89 mph this season, down from 93-95 mph when he won consecutive NL Cy Young Awards in 2008 and '09.  Lincecum pitched three-hit ball over eight innings, and the San Francisco Giants beat …

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.

Cardinals Win in Extras Again, Beat Pirates 3-2 in 14  —  ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong homered in the 14th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings for the third straight time, 3-2 on Sunday.  —  The Cardinals posted three extra-inning wins in a row …

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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.