Rangers beat Mariners 4-3 after walk-off walk  —  The Texas Rangers were able to defeat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a funky fashion as they won on a walk-off walk.  —  After back-to-back bunt singles from Ryan Strausborger and Delino DeShields and a hit-by-pitch for Shin-Soo Choo …

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.

METS' GRANDERSON TURNS BACK CLOCK  —  OW  —  Last weekend's four-game series in San Francisco between the Giants and Washington Nationals might be remembered as an important point in the playoff race for the teams fighting for the NL East crown.  After getting swept for their sixth straight loss …

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.

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.

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 …

As GM discounts trade, Mets' best bullpen option is wild in minors  —  Vic Black during spring training.  —  In a “limited” trade market for relievers, the Mets keep circling back to one name within the organization who potentially can bolster the bullpen.

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.

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.

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.