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Jose Contreras' two-out error on a slow roller led to six runs in the third inning and the Boston Red Sox extended their offensive surge with a 12-8 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. Boston scored at least 11 runs for the third time in four games as Mike Lowell and J.D. [...]

Scott Baker allowed a run and four hits over seven innings Monday night, leading the Minnesota Twins to their fourth straight win, 2-1 over the Baltimore Orioles. Jason Kubel drove in the go-ahead run and Alexi Casilla tripled and scored on a wild pitch from Baltimore rookie Chris Tillman in the sixth inning.

Carlos Pena and Ben Zobrist each homered and the Tampa Bay Rays handed Toronto's Roy Halladay his worst loss in more than two years, beating the slumping Blue Jays 12-7 on Monday night. Rod Barajas hit a grand slam to help Toronto build and early 6-3 lead, but Halladay allowed eight runs — seven earned [...]

White Sox pitcher Jake Peavy was hit on his right elbow Monday near the end of a minor league rehab start, but was able to stay in the game. The right-hander will travel to join the White Sox on Tuesday in Boston, but no decision has been made yet as to when he will next [...]

San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval left Monday's game against Colorado in the third inning because of a tight right calf. Sandoval hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning and flew out to center to end the top of the third. He was replaced by Juan Uribe to start the bottom of the [...]

Adrian Beltre doesn't have a firm answer for the question everyone wants answered: Will he wear a cup in the future? "I might be lying if I said (I would)," the Seattle Mariners third baseman said on Monday. "I tried it before, it's uncomfortable, I hate it and if it happens every 11 years of [...]

A judge presiding over Tribune Co.'s bankruptcy case has agreed to expedited procedures regarding the company's sale of the Chicago Cubs baseball team. Judge Kevin Carey on Monday scheduled an Aug. 31 hearing and shortened notification procedures for motions related to the deal. In court papers Monday, Tribune attorneys outlined a two-step process that will [...]

Ryan Braun hit a two-run home run to jumpstart a six-run sixth inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Washington Nationals 7-1 Monday. The Brewers sent 11 batters to the plate in an inning that helped them take three of four from the Nationals after being swept by Pittsburgh to start the road trip.

All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is out of the Seattle Mariners' lineup because of tightness in his left calf. Suzuki was not in his normal leadoff spot in the lineup for Monday night's game against the Oakland Athletics. Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez was batting leadoff, while Bill Hall was starting in right field for Seattle.

All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is out of the Seattle Mariners' lineup because of tightness in his left calf. Suzuki was not in his normal leadoff spot in the lineup for Monday night's game against the Oakland Athletics. Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez was batting leadoff, while Bill Hall was starting in right field for Seattle.