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Marco Scutaro, Kevin Millar and Vernon Wells homered off Baltimore starter Brian Matusz as the Toronto Blue Jays offence banged out 14 hits in a 7-3 victory over the visiting Orioles on Sunday afternoon.

By JEFF WILSON ANAHEIM, Calif. — Josh Hamilton’s admission to a lapse in sobriety in January that was captured on camera and shown on the Internet played out similarly to a news conference a spring training in 2008.Hamilton told his story of drug addiction 18 months ago as a group of teammates sat among the media and listened. It was a show of support that was duplicated Saturday as he spoke to the media.Michael Young, Ian Kinsler, Hank Blalock, David Murphy, Kevin Millwood and Jarrod Saltalamacchia were among the players who listened as Hamilton explained what caused him to consume alcohol seven months ago in an Arizona bar.After the media had left, they embraced their teammate to let him know they support him as he deals with his ongoing battle against alcohol and drug addiction.'That wasn’t easy for him,' second baseman Ian Kinsler said. 'We hugged him and told him that we love him. We’re his teammates and will always be there. At the time, he was shaken up,

Red Sox slugger Jason Bay was back in the lineup Sunday night against the New York Yankees, ending the Kevin Youkilis adventure in left field and returning some pop to what's been a punchless offense.

Earlier this week, the WWE released volumes 3 and 4 of the SummerSlam Anthology DVD set. This week, I am reviewing volume 3, which features the events from 1998...

Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis and Detroit Tigers pitcher Rick Porcello have been suspended for five games for their role in a bench-clearing brawl between the teams on Tuesday.

Francisco Liriano (above) continues to disappoint the Twins. He's a key with Kevin Slowey sidelined but can't get himself turned around, going 0-3 with a 6.23 ERA in his last four starts. It will be a surprise if they get much strong work out of Carl Pavano. … Only two second basemen have hit 20-plus home runs in each of their first four big-league seasons: new Hall of Famer Joe Gordon and the Marlins' Dan Uggla. … That Guillermo Mota plunking of Prince Fielder almost led to a Dodger Stadium riot but pleased Joe Torre's hitters, who were steamed when Los Angeles pitchers failed to retaliate after Brett Myers threw behind Manny Ramirez in the 2008 NLCS. … Mets GM Omar Minaya could be a fall guy for an injury-plagued year, which just keeps getting worse. If anyone loses a job in Cleveland, it probably will be manager Eric Wedge, not GM Mark Shapiro. … The Nationals have not wrapped up the 30th spot in the standings, otherwise known as vict