Montgomery Solid Into 6th, Mariners Beat Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Seattle rookie Mike Montgomery put together another fine start, pitching the Mariners past the Oakland Athletics 2-1 Sunday.  —  Coming off two straight shutouts, Montgomery (4-2) gave up one run and six hits in 5 2-3 innings.

Rangers notes: Hamilton may go back on disabled list  —  Texas Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton , left, jokes with Angels outfielder Kole Calhoun on Friday.  Hamilton may be headed back to the disabled list because of groin problems.  Brad Loper AP  —  sstevenson@star-telegram.com  —  ARLINGTON

Verlander Drops to 0-4 as Blue Jays Beat Tigers 10-5  —  DETROIT — Justin Verlander remained winless in four starts since his return from the disabled list, allowing seven runs as his ERA ballooned to 6.75 ERA during the Detroit Tigers' 10-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Schoop HR in Return From Disabled List, O's Beat White Sox  —  CHICAGO — Jonathan Schoop homered in his first at-bat since coming off the disabled list and Miguel Gonzalez threw six solid innings as the Baltimore Orioles routed the Chicago White Sox 9-1 on Sunday.

Pirates Claim Travis Ishikawa  —  The Pirates have claimed Travis Ishikawa from the Giants, MLBTR's Tim Dierkes tweets.  The Bucs, in announcing the move, say that they will make a corresponding move to add Ishikawa to their 25-man roster once he joins the team.  —  The Giants designated Ishikawa for assignment on Friday.

Parity?  Mediocrity?  Buy?  Sell?  White Sox epitomize MLB season of flux  —  CHICAGO - They epitomize this zany baseball season and why it's impossible to predict the trade market, where one day you plan on selling, and the next, you may be buying.  —  Go ahead, you try figuring out the Chicago White Sox.

D-backs starter, in return from Tommy John, earns 1st win since '13  —  7/4/15: Making his first start after Tommy John surgery, Patrick Corbin pitches five innings of two-run ball to earn the win  —  PHOENIX — When the Chase Field public address announcer read the starting lineups …

Matz, Flores deliver as Mets rout Dodgers  —  Steven Matz pitched six shutout innings in his second major league start as the Mets beat the Dodgers 8-0 Sunday to win the rubber game of the series against the NL West leaders.  —  Matz (2-0, 1.32) struck out eight while holding the Dodgers to two hits.

Strained oblique sends Nats' Stephen Strasburg back to DL  —  36m - MLB STEPHEN STRASBURG TAYLOR JORDAN WASHINGTON NATIONALS + more  —  Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg talks about leaving Saturday's game in the fourth inning with tightness in his side.

Kyle Hendricks, Cubs beat Marlins to win series  —  A day after the Cubs' seven-run outburst, manager Joe Maddon seemed to lament that nights like those have been relatively rare.  —  “It was nice,” Maddon said.  “We have not been able to do that in a while.”  —  Nor were they able to repeat that Sunday.

Cole Posts Majors-Leading 12th Win, Pirates Beat Indians  —  PITTSBURGH — Gerrit Cole overcame a rocky start for his major league-best 12th win and Andrew McCutchen's two-run double capped a five-run fifth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Cleveland Indians 5-3 Sunday.

Next move for Lonnie Chisenhall, Cleveland Indians?  Paul Hoynes rant of the week  —  Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group By Paul Hoynes, Northeast Ohio Media Group  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio - Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall has played 20 games for Class AAA Columbus since the Indians demoted him and shortstop Jose Ramirez on June 7.

Brewing a Streak  —  The Brewers won their eighth game in a row, sweeping three games from the Reds with a 6-1 victory.  They played well on both sides of the ball, but the offense really came to life as the scored 53 runs in the eight games while the defense allowed 27.