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Michael Cuddyer's tying three-run homer rescued the Minnesota Twins in the eighth inning, ruining a fine start for Cleveland by Jeremy Sowers in a 6-3 victory over the Indians on Monday night. Sowers stymied the Twins with his jerky left-handed delivery and left with a 3-0 lead after seven innings.

Having finally rid themselves of an embarrassing losing streak that ended their playoff hopes, the Tampa Bay Rays can turn their attention toward concluding the season on a positive note. Using a 15-hit attack and an effective pitching performance by David Price, the Rays snapped their 11-game skid Monday night with an 8-4 win over [...]

Brett Tomko pitched a five-hitter for his 100th major league win and the Oakland Athletics dealt a blow to Texas' playoff hopes, routing the Rangers 9-0 on Monday night. Released by the New York Yankees on July 29, Tomko (5-3) struck out three and didn't walk a batter in his second career shutout and 13th [...]

Marco Scutaro's second error of the game allowed Brandon Inge to score from second base in the bottom of the 10th inning, and the Detroit Tigers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 on Monday night. Pinch-hitter Aubrey Huff belted a tying three-run homer in the ninth and Ryan Raburn also went deep for [...]

Ryan Dempster pitched eight shutout innings and Derrek Lee homered for the seventh time in 10 games Monday night, carrying the Chicago Cubs to a 2-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Center fielder Sam Fuld and third baseman Aramis Ramirez made outstanding plays to keep Milwaukee off the board and help the Cubs win for [...]

Mark Teixeira hit a two-run triple on a play that caused Angels center fielder Torii Hunter to lose a shoe, then doubled to start the go-ahead rally in the eighth inning that led the New York Yankees over Los Angeles 5-3 Monday night in a possible playoff preview. New York broke a 3-all tie when [...]

Randy Johnson has pitched a simulated game, taking the mound at San Francisco's AT&T Park for the first time since July 5. Johnson threw 53 pitches, including warmups, before the Giants played the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. He was facing batters for the first time since going on the disabled list with a torn [...]

The St. Louis Cardinals skipped John Smoltz's turn in the rotation Monday night after he complained of shoulder tendinitis two days earlier. The 42-year-old right-hander said he felt good enough to pitch but realized it was wise to take precautions. "I'm not saying it's the most probable situation, but I could have pitched," Smoltz said.

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Magglio Ordonez will reach the plate appearance incentive in his contract that will give the outfielder an $18 million option for next season. Ordonez entered Monday night's game against Toronto eight plate appearances shy of the 1,080 over two years that would activate the option.

The Minnesota Twins are holding Justin Morneau and Jason Kubel out again because of injuries. Neither was in the lineup Monday against the Cleveland Indians after sitting Sunday against Oakland. Kubel was scratched then because of a sore neck, and Morneau has a strained lower back stemming from a head-first slide into first base Friday.