Colby Rasmus faced two separate crowds of reporters on Sunday, one before the Cardinals' 4-2 win vs. Cincinnati and one after. In between, he was called out by a superstar teammate and more privately approached by at least one member of the organization regarding a reported trade request and his comments about it.

Felix Hernandez allowed just four hits and struck out nine over eight dominant innings of shutout ball as the Mariners defeated the Indians, 3-0, on Sunday.

Behind an early three-run homer by Hunter Pence and J.A. Happ's seven innings of six-hit pitching, the Astros defeated the D-backs, 3-2, on Sunday at Chase Field.

Carlos Gonzalez knocked three hits while extending his hit steak to 13 games Sunday and Melvin Mora broke a tie with a two-run single in the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory over the Padres.

AL batting leader Josh Hamilton isn't sure when his rib injury will heal enough for him to rejoin the lineup of the AL West-leading Texas Rangers. "I have no clue when I'll be back," he said Sunday. "I really don't. Your guess is as good as mine." Hamilton ran into the left-field wall at Minnesota on Saturday and bruised his ribs.

The stop sign that Texas third base coach Dave Anderson put up was apparently a little too good. In a bizarre and disputed play, Anderson was called for interfering with runner Michael Young for the final out Sunday, giving the Minnesota Twins a 6-5 win over the Rangers. "Bad call by a good umpire," Young contended.

The Rangers are now 0-6 at Target Field after their 6-5 loss to the Twins on Sunday afternoon. Texas has now been swept in a three-game series at the Twins' new ballpark for the second time this season.

Mark Reynolds aggravated a bone bruise near his right thumb during his eighth-inning at-bat in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Astros, causing it to swell up.

Dodgers manager Joe Torre said on Sunday he will no longer use Jonathan Broxton in save situations in hopes of giving the former closer a stress-free chance to finish the season on a high note.

Matt Holliday cranked a three-run homer off of Homer Bailey, sending the Chris Carpenter-led Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium on Sunday.

Rookie shortstop Ruben Tejada drove in five runs and hit his first career homer, while fellow first-year player Jon Niese bounced back from a couple of rough outings, while driving in a pair of runs as the Mets beat the Cubs, 18-5, on Sunday.

Down to their last out in the ninth inning and trailing by two, the White Sox rallied for four runs to claim a 7-5 victory Sunday before 37,570 at Fenway Park.

Kyle Davies gave the Royals a quality start, allowing one run on three hits and three walks, while striking out four in six innings in a 2-1 victory over the Tigers on Sunday.

The Rays tied a season high with four homers in Sunday's game against the Orioles. But it wasn't good enough for a victory, as Baltimore's four-run sixth inning proved to be enough to let the O's hang on for an 8-7 win.

If the Chicago White Sox end up winning the AL Central, Sunday's victory may be a game that's talked about as the key to their late-season run. Gordon Beckham's bases-loaded walk with two outs pushed Chicago ahead in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the White Sox to their sixth straight win and an improbable 7-5 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Washington right-hander Jason Marquis remained on the comeback trail with another solid start as the Nats beat the Pirates, 8-1, for the rare road series win on Sunday.

Kyle Kendrick took the loss after he allowed five runs in just four innings of work, and former Phillies starter Randy Wolf baffled his former team over 6 2/3 innings, as the Milwaukee beat Philadelphia, 6-2.

The St. Louis Cardinals handled the Cincinnati Reds again. Small consolation for a team that's seven games back in the NL Central because they can't beat anybody else in the division. Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead, three-run homer to back Chris Carpenter's latest dominant effort against Cincinnati in a 4-2 victory Sunday as the Cardinals took two of three from the division-leading Reds.

Kyle Kendrick went after Brewers slugger Prince Fielder with runners on base. Fielder made him pay with a milestone home run. Kendrick has bigger problems -- like holding his tenuous spot in Philadelphia's rotation after another shaky outing. Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday to snap...

When a last-place team like the Baltimore Orioles takes a series from the contending Tampa Bay Rays, the players will inevitably be asked about playing the spoiler role. The Orioles have no need for such talk. Their motivation for winning is purely selfish. Corey Patterson homered and had three RBIs, and Baltimore withstood four home runs by the Rays in an 8-7 victory Sunday.