The Minnesota Twins' Justin Morneau was accorded American League Player of the Week honors Monday for hitting .480 with four homers in six games. The 28-year-old All-Star first baseman drove in eight runs in the week ended Sunday, homering in three straight games, to win the award for the second time in his career. The 2006 AL MVP is hitting .323 this season with 21 homers and 69 RBI through 82 games. Others considered for this week's award included Texas outfielders David Murphy, who led the league with a .500 average, and Marlon Byrd, who was tops with nine RBI and a .556 on-base percentage; and Boston's Jon Lester, who went 1-0 in two starts with 17 strikeouts and a 0.66 earned-run average.

Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia, last year's AL rookie of the year, was voted the American League's most valuable player, baseball officials said Tuesday. Pedroia was listed first on 16 of the 28 ballots from members of the Baseball Writers Association of America and had a total 317 points.

By Jimmy Golen Associated Press BOSTON -- Francisco Rodriguez's biggest save of a record- breaking season came in a tie game.

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - The Chicago White Sox have added a future Hall of Famer for their stretch run on Thursday, as Ken Griffey Jr. has reportedly agreed to leave his hometown Cincinnati for a chance at a championship.

Miguel Tejada is under FBI scrutiny, officials said Thursday after opening a preliminary investigation into whether the former AL MVP lied when he told federal authorities he never took steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.