Ryan Doumit homered from both sides of the plate and drove in four runs to help Samuel Deduno pick up his first Major League victory in a 7-5 win over the Royals on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.

Toronto Sun writer Bob Elliott, the winner of this year's J.G. Taylor Spink Award “for meritorious contributions to baseball writing,” leaned on Hall of Famer Johnny Bench to get through a speech in Cooperstown, N.Y., on Sunday. Bench didn't disappoint.

he Cubs aren't offering discounts, at least not yet. Unless a club is willing to part with some of its best young talent, Cubs executives Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer seem comfortable holding onto Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza. It still seems likely that Dempster will get traded, but the Dodgers, Red Sox and others are far from comfortable with the asking price.

Brett Myers' tenure with the White Sox began with a flight delay on his Saturday night trip from Arizona to Detroit.

Jimmy Rollins hit a 12th-inning, walk-off single Sunday to propel the Phillies to a much-needed 4-3 win over the Giants, and the Phillies salvaged the final game of their three-game series.

Baltimore sends Tommy Hunter to the mound as it tries to finish its eight-game road trip at 6-2. Cleveland will counter with Justin Masterson in an effort to turn around a 2-7 stretch.

The Blue Jays ensured their six-game road trip ended on a positive note by hitting four home runs en route to a 15-7 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon, completing a three-game sweep at Fenway Park.

Lance Lynn went six shutout innings and got plenty of support as the hot-hitting Cardinals finished a sweep of the Cubs with Sunday's 7-0 win at Busch Stadium.

The Mets and Nationals square off at Citi Field on Monday in the series opener. Chris Young gets the call for the home team, while the visitors counter with Jordan Zimmermann.

Though Cubs legend Ron Santo didn't live to see his induction Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, alongside Reds great Barry Larkin, his widow, Vicki Santo, reminded everyone in attendance at Cooperstown that this was certainly a happy day.

The Rangers have scratched pitcher Roy Oswalt from Monday's start against the Red Sox with tightness in his lower back. Scott Feldman is scheduled to pitch in Oswalt's place.

Miguel Cabrera hit career homers No. 299 and 300 and the Tigers went deep four times to sweep the White Sox on Sunday, 6-4, at Comerica Park to remain in first place in the American League Central. Top pitching prospect Jacob Turner earned his first Major League win.

Right-hander Jeff Karstens threw seven shutout innings against the Marlins on Sunday, leading the Bucs to a three-game sweep with a 3-0 victory at PNC Park. Andrew McCutchen delivered an RBI single and Pedro Alvarez hit a two-run homer.

Blake Beavan was impressive against the Rays on Sunday as Seattle closed out a successful road trip with a 2-1 victory at Tropicana Field.

Roy Halladay heads to the mound for the second time since returning from the DL as the Phillies take on Randy Wolf and the Brewers on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.

The Braves and Marlins meet Monday in the opener of a three-game series. Josh Johnson gets the call for Miami, while Mike Minor takes his turn for visiting Atlanta.

During his remarkable 19-season career as the Reds' shortstop, and even throughout Hall of Fame weekend leading up to his induction, Barry Larkin was often the epitome of cool, calm and collected.