Josh Beckett rescued himself from the rough Tuesday in the Red Sox's 5-0 win over the Mariners that was meaningful not only for a pitcher who has taken his share of flack, but a team whose starters could not get on track until five games ago.More» Beckett fans nine over seven shutout frames
O's rookie Wei-Yin Chen, pitching as his parents looked on from the crowd, held the Yankees to just two runs on four hits and two walks in seven innings as Baltimore defeated New York, 5-2, to maintain a tie atop the American League East with the Tampa Bay Rays.More» Chen tosses seven innings of two-run ball
Mike Trout and Albert Pujols combined for six hits and three RBIs, and Ervin Santana hurled 7 2/3 scoreless innings, leading the Angels to a 4-0 win over the Athletics at Angel Stadium on Tuesday.More» Santana fans nine over 7 2/3 scoreless
In the midst of some head-scratching offensive struggles, the Angels announced Tuesday that they have dismissed hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, replacing him with Triple-A Salt Lake hitting coach Jim Eppard.More»
Brian McCann snapped a 32-at-bat homerless streak and Tim Hudson threw six shutout innings before relenting as the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, on Tuesday night at Turner Field.More» Braves put up four-run third against Cueto
David Price's dominance at Rogers Centre continued and Tampa Bay's bats chipped in just enough to help complete the two-game sweep of Toronto, beating the Blue Jays, 4-3, on Tuesday.More» Price strikes out six in seven solid frames
Brett Lawrie was ejected in the bottom of the ninth inning for arguing a strike-three call with home-plate umpire Bill Miller. Lawrie slammed his helmet into the ground and it bounced off Miller's leg.More» Lawrie ejected for arguing a strike call
The Marlins finally got the big inning on offense they've been looking for, and Josh Johnson got his first win since last April, as Miami capped a five-game homestand with a 6-2 win against the Pirates on Tuesday.More» Johnson throws seven strong innings in win
With his team in the midst of an early-season funk, veteran infielder Marco Scutaro hit a game-winning solo shot in the top of the ninth to give the Rockies a 5-4 win against the Giants on Tuesday night.More» Scutaro smashes huge go-ahead homer in ninth
Commissioner Bud Selig will join Mets owner Fred Wilpon and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at New York's City Hall to make a major announcement Wednesday, expected to be that the Mets and Citi Field will host the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.More»
Hunter Youngblood was one of four first-place winners in Major League Baseball's Breaking Barriers essay contest, which recognizes students who use the personal values of Jackie Robinson to overcome adversity.More»Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in 1947
A back-and-forth affair between the Cubs and Cardinals on Tuesday ended with Yadier Molina's walk-off single against Cubs reliever Rafael Dolis for a 7-6 win.More» Molina's single wins it for the Cardinals
Hunter Pence's error helped the Astros rally in the ninth, but his home run in the 10th -- his second of the game -- gave the Phillies their third straight win, 4-3, on Tuesday.More» Phils walk off on Pence's shot in the 10th
How's four straight wins and a two-game sweep over the high-ridin' Texas Rangers sound? Mighty good to the Royals, who beat the Rangers, 7-4, on Tuesday. The Royals have won six of the last seven games, and the four-game win streak is their longest of the season.More»Dyson goes 2-for-4 with three runs scored
The rain held off and the Brewers went off on Tuesday, getting two home runs and a career-best five RBIs from Travis Ishikawa and a slump-busting home run from Rickie Weeks for an 8-0 win over the Mets at Citi Field.More» Ishikawa's two homers lead Brewers to win
Wade Miley tossed 6 2/3 quality innings to lead the D-backs past the Dodgers, 5-1, on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, snapping Arizona's three-game losing streak.More» Miley gets fourth win as D-backs down LA
Will Venable had four hits and Anthony Bass was superb as the Padres roughed up Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg on Tuesday, scoring three runs in the first inning on their way to a 6-1 victory before a crowd of 23,902 at Nationals Park.More» Bass fans seven over eight strong frames
Backed by a veteran starter Derek Lowe's first shutout in seven years, the Indians methodically dismantled the Twins, 5-0, on Tuesday afternoon to cap off a two-game series sweep.More» Lowe tosses a six-hit shutout vs. Twins
The A's announced on Tuesday that Manny Ramirez will begin a 10-day stint with Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday, putting him on track to join Oakland in Minnesota on May 30, when his 50-game drug suspension concludes.More»
Brian McNamee, the chief accuser in the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens, continued to tell his account Tuesday of injecting Clemens with steroids and human-growth hormone, moving on through the time period when both were employed by the Yankees in 2000 and 2001.More»
Designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero reported to the Blue Jays Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla., on Tuesday morning. He is considered a possible option to help improve the Blue Jays' offense.More»
As the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday night's game at Citi Field began, Mets manager Terry Collins said he had only one option in mind: limit the damage.More» Collins discusses the Mets' loss vs. Brewers
To protect David Wright, manager Terry Collins pinch-hit for his star third baseman, which set up a heated argument between the two in the dugout in between innings.More» Wright is unhappy to be removed from game
Tigers closer Jose Valverde left Tuesday's ninth inning because of back stiffness in Detroit's 10-8 win against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.More» Valverde exits game with back tightness
The Yankees have placed reliever David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique, forcing yet another modification to their closing plans.More» Girardi on Robertson's struggles in loss
First baseman Freddie Freeman missed Tuesday's game against the Reds due to scratches in both eyes, which forced him to leave Monday's 3-1 loss to Cincinnati after the seventh inning.More» Freeman exits the game with blurry vision
With a batting average of .467, nine home runs, including four in one historic game last Tuesday, plus two doubles and 18 RBIs, Josh Hamilton simply had one of the best weeks at the plate in Major League history. And he joined some heady company in the process.More»Hamilton blasts nine homers in a week for the Rangers
Major League Baseball and the White Sox will co-host the first MLB Diversity Business Summit to provide attendees with access to human resource and procurement executives from across baseball, MLB announced Tuesday.More»
