Starter's Injury Tempers Yankees' Extra-Inning Win Over Twins  —  In a frightening scene at Yankee Stadium on Monday night, Yankees starter Bryan Mitchell was hit in the face with a line drive off the bat of Eduardo Nunez, a right-handed hitter for the Minnesota Twins, in the second inning of an 8-7, 10-inning Yankees victory.

Little League scandal sends Iowa team to playoff  —  A team of Iowa youth softball players won a Little League World Series game Monday, only to become part of a scandal involving another team.  —  The Central Iowa squad beat a Canadian team 7- to finish with a 3-1 record in pool play …

Rookie Rea Wins 2nd Straight Start for Padres, 5-3 vs Braves  —  SAN DIEGO — Rookie Colin Rea won his second straight start and Will Venable hit a two-run single to help the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Monday night.  —  Rea became the seventh starter in Padres history to begin his big league career 2-0.

Rodney Walks in Winning Run as Rangers Top Mariners 4-3  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Fernando Rodney walked Adrian Beltre with one out in the ninth inning to force in winning run and give Texas a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night for the Rangers' fifth straight win.

Beckham's 3-Run Homer Helps Rays Over Astros, 9-2  —  HOUSTON — Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer in the first inning and the Tampa Bay Rays cruised to a 9-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.  —  The Rays were up 1-0 when Beckham connected on his first home run since May 22 to give them a big early lead.

Clevenger Hits 3-Run Homer to Lead Orioles Past A's 4-2  —  BALTIMORE — Steve Clevenger hit a three-run homer, Chris Tillman won his seventh straight decision and the Baltimore Orioles completed a four-game sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 4-2 victory Monday night.

Blue Jays send Hutchison to tripleâ€'A in roster shakeup  —  TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays are shifting to a four-man rotation for their upcoming stretch of eight games over the next 10 days, and on Monday optioned right-hander Drew Hutchison to triple-A Buffalo to bolster …

Salazar Cools Down Boston's Bats; Cleveland Wins 8-2  —  BOSTON — Danny Salazar pitched seven strong innings to cool off Boston's hot bats, and Lonnie Chisenhall had a solo homer and three RBIs to carry the Cleveland Indians past the Red Sox 8-2 on Monday night.

Cardinals Beat Giants Late, but Wacha Misses 15th Win  —  The rookie Stephen Piscotty tripled and scored the go-ahead run on a groundout by Mark Reynolds in the eighth inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the visiting San Francisco Giants, 2-1, on Monday night.

Hellickson Pitches Diamondbacks to 4-1 Win at Pittsburgh  —  PITTSBURGH — Jeremy Hellickson won on the road for the first time in 2 ½ months and Jake Lamb homered to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.

Nicolino, Dietrich Lead Marlins Past Brewers 6-2  —  MILWAUKEE — Rookie left-hander Justin Nicolino pitched 6 2-3 solid innings and Derek Dietrich homered as the Miami Marlins beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-2 on Monday night.  —  Nicolino (2-1) scattered six hits and allowed just two runs in his fourth major league start.