LIMA, Peru--Southern Copper Corp. (SCCO, SCCO.VL) said second-quarter net earnings decreased to $565.3 million, compared with $660.1 million in the year-earlier quarter, on lower sales.

John Jaso homered in the first inning and knocked in four runs, and Mike Carp also went deep in Seattle's 6-1 victory over Kansas City.Blake Beavan (6-6) allowed four hits and a run and fanned six to win his third consecutive start

Moments after another defeat for Colorado, second baseman Marco Scutaro learned he was the latest player headed out of town.

The Colorado Rockies have traded infielder Marco Scutaro to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for infielder Charlie Culberson.The deal took place just minutes after the Rockies lost the Reds, 3-0

Third-seeded Leonardo Mayer and fourth- seeded Nicolas Mahut were each upset in the third round of the Farmers Classic on Friday.The Argentinean Mayer was ousted by American Rajeev Ram in straight sets, as Ram smashed three aces and avoided making any double faults en route to a 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

A southeastern Pennsylvania church and a youth pastor are facing criminal charges for a mock kidnapping of a youth group that was meant to be a lesson in religious persecution.

It's not just that the Houston Astros have been losing. It's the way they are losing. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored two runs in the ninth inning to beat the Astros 6-5 on Friday night. The Astros have tied a franchise record with the 11 straight losses and they have lost 24 of 26. "It's another

Jonathon Niese knew immediately he had made a mistake. "In hindsight, I wish I would have done a lot of things different," Niese said after the New York Mets' 11-5 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. "I think everyone in the ballpark including myself, know that I shouldn't have thrown

The Angels got a boost Friday afternoon when they won the Zack Greinke sweepstakes, and hours later put one in the win column with a 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.The Angels parted ways with three prospects for Greinke, a former AL Cy Young Award winner who went 9-3 with a 3.44 ERA for the

Willie Bloomquist smacked a run-scoring single as part of a six-run second inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks coasted to an 11-5 rout of the New York Mets in the second test of a four-game set at Chase Field.