Homer Happy: Dodgers Hit 3 in 8th to Beat Braves 6-3  —  LOS ANGELES — Andre Ethier, Alex Guerrero and Jimmy Rollins each homered in the eighth inning, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Monday night.  —  Ethier got things started, homering to snap a 2-all tie against Nick Masset (0-1).

Hamilton Hitless in Return, Texas Wins 6th in a Row  —  CLEVELAND — Josh Hamilton was hitless in his return to the majors, but reached on a key error that sent the Texas Rangers over Cleveland 10-8 Monday for their sixth straight win.  —  Hamilton, slowed this season by shoulder surgery …

Pirates Designate Radhames Liz For Assignment  —  The Pirates have announced that they've designated reliever Radhames Liz for assignment.  The move clears space on the team's roster for Charlie Morton, who will start tonight.  Morton's return bumps the out-of-options Vance Worley to the Pirates' bullpen …

Wilmer Flores hits a three-run home run to lead the Mets past the Phillies 6-3. … NEW YORK — Bartolo Colon kept his helmet on this time.  —  A day after his 42nd birthday, the rotund pitcher moved into a tie for the major league lead with his seventh win and singled for his second hit in a decade.

Roark, Ramos Lead Nationals Past Cubs 2-1  —  CHICAGO — Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth, Tanner Roark pitched five effective innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 on Monday.  —  Denard Span also homered for Washington, which has won eight of nine.

Orioles Beat Astros 4-3, Hand Keuchel 1st Loss  —  BALTIMORE — Caleb Joseph and Steve Pearce hit two-run homers off Dallas Keuchel, and the Baltimore Orioles dealt the left-hander his first loss in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday.  —  Keuchel (6-1) came in with a 1.67 ERA and had won three straight starts.

Hahn Tosses Four-Hitter, Shuts Down Detroit in Oakland Win  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Jesse Hahn pitched a four-hitter for his first career complete game, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 on Monday for their first three-game winning streak this season.

Reds Lost 9th Straight, Arenado Leads Rockies to 5-4 Win  —  CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds lost their ninth straight game Monday as Nolan Arenado homered, had three hits and drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman that gave the Colorado Rockies a 5-4 victory.

Braves Working On Alberto Callaspo Trade  —  The Braves are attempting to deal infielder Alberto Callaspo, manager Fredi Gonzalez told reporters including MLB.com's Mark Bowman (Twitter link).  That explains why the veteran was held out of tonight's just-concluded ballgame.

Cardinals Outlast Diamondbacks 3-2 in 10 Innings  —  ST. LOUIS — Jhonny Peralta hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday.  —  Peralta's leadoff drive to left on a 1-2 pitch from J.C. Ramirez (1-1) was his fourth career game-winning homer.

Gardner, Yankees Rough Up Guthrie, Royals 14-1  —  NEW YORK — Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an eight-run first inning and the New York Yankees quickly erased the memory of a lost weekend, romping past the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 14-1 Monday to end a six-game skid.