A season that is slipping away for the St. Louis Cardinals has turned personal, with star slugger Albert Pujols criticizing young outfielder Colby Rasmus. Rasmus has admitted he wasn't always happy while playing for the Cardinals as a rookie last year and this season. The 24-year-old center fielder is denying reports, however, that he asked in July to be traded.

Jonathan Sanchez fanned nine over seven innings and Juan Uribe went deep as the Giants moved within one game of the NL West lead with a win over the Dodgers on Sunday.

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The Giants admit they're watching the scoreboard, even though they're in control of their own fate. They already knew the NL West-leading San Diego Padres had lost 4-2 to Colorado earlier Sunday for their 10th consecutive defeat. The Giants then went out and kept up the pressure, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-0 to move within a game of first place.

The ballpark fell silent as fans rose in alarm after a foul ball felled Florida Marlins rookie Logan Morrison in the on-deck circle. Morrison wasn't seriously hurt but left the game. His spot in the lineup was filled by recent minor league call-up Scott Cousins, who had fans standing again moments later, this time to cheer a wild victory.

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Nick Blackburn delivered another strong outing on Sunday afternoon, and an umpire's ruling helped the Twins preserve a 6-5 victory over the Rangers at Target Field, and they completed the three-game series sweep.

No matter what they try, the San Diego Padres just keep losing. The NL West-leading Padres lost their 10th straight game Sunday as Melvin Mora hit a go-ahead single that sent the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 win. "We have a sense of urgency right now," Padres pitcher Clayton Richard said. "We have a special opportunity and we are going to do every thing in our control to take advantage...

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.