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A resurgent Barry Zito surrendered three hits in seven innings and Pablo Sandoval doubled twice and drove in three runs Monday night to lead the Giants past the Los Angeles Dodgers, 8-0.

Tommy Milone pushed aside his well-documented road woes and compiled his second straight gem in a 1-0 A's win Monday night in Seattle.

If there is anybody who could stop the bleeding for Los Angeles, that would be Clayton Kershaw, who gets the start Tuesday vs. the Giants' Ryan Vogelsong in hopes of turning things around for the slumping Dodgers.

Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen has high expectations for his rotation. On Tuesday, Carlos Zambrano will look to give Miami a strong outing as the Marlins host St. Louis one day after using six relievers in a 10-inning game won by the Cardinals, 8-7.

Kevin Youkilis said he heard the chatter — the critics who said he couldn't play baseball anymore. “I think I can,” the 33-year-old said Monday, his first day as a member of the White Sox.

The Blue Jays' offense helped pick up the slack with three home runs en route to a 9-6 victory over the Red Sox on Monday at Fenway Park.

Henderson Alvarez was forced to depart during the sixth inning of Monday night's 9-6 win in Boston because of soreness in his right elbow.

There was a lot of confusion over a double-switch late in Monday's 8-7 Cardinals victory over the Marlins.

Jason Vargas will try to limit the home runs and stay down in the strike zone Tuesday against the A's, who counter with Travis Blackley.

Arizona defeated two-time defending champion South Carolina, 4-1, on Monday night at TD Ameritrade Park to clinch the NCAA championship.

Jesus Guzman's two-run homer with two outs in the eighth inning gave the Padres a late lead, and after the Astros tied it in the bottom half, Carlos Quentin put the Friars on top to stay with an RBI double in the 10th inning in an 8-7 victory.

Argue all you want about whether there's such a thing as a big pitch with an eight-run lead. If Porcello believes in it, it is a huge pitch, even though the Rangers eventually broke up his scoreless outing in an 8-2 Tigers win Monday night.

The Blue Jays signed veteran left-hander Jamie Moyer to a Minor League contract on Monday.

In any case, the Tigers, for one night at least, made themselves at home in the heat. They played in three figures worth of temperature and beat both the Texas Rangers and the home-heat advantage.

On Tuesday against the Red Sox, the Blue Jays turn to Aaron Laffey after the injury bug bit their starting rotation. Laffey is opposed by Daisuke Matsuzaka, who gave up four runs in his last start.

Happy to have the butterflies out of his system after his first Major League start, Rays right-hander Chris Archer said he'll be much calmer in Tuesday's start against veteran lefty Bruce Chen and the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.