Right-hander Zach McAllister continued Cleveland’s recent run of strong pitching until finally flinching in the sixth inning, causing enough damage to send the Tribe on its way to a 6-3 loss to the Royals at Progressive Field. Cleveland is 1 1/2 games back in the AL Wild Card race.

Hoping to gain ground on the Red Sox and hold off a host of Wild Card suitors, the Rays sent David Price to the mound Tuesday night looking for the magic. Despite having their ace at his best, they still came away 2-0 losers to the Red Sox at Tropicana Field.

Alex Rodriguez said that he felt his left hamstring tighten while running the bases in the eighth inning of the Yankees’ 7-5 win over the Orioles on Tuesday, but he is hopeful that he will not be forced to miss any time.

With the Yankees unsure if Derek Jeter can return this season, the club acquired shortstop Brendan Ryan from the Mariners late on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named.

Matt Kemp hasn’t played with the Dodgers since July, but manager Don Mattingly is optimistic the injured center fielder will be back in the Majors before the end of the regular season.

Sammy Hagar, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, performed a NatsLive Postgame free concert after that Aug. 29 game along with his current bandmates, The Wabos. It was part of the celebration for the scheduled Sept. 24 release of the album “Sammy & Friends.”

As part of the National Day of Service and Remembrance, MLB and all 30 clubs will commemorate the 12th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, with patriotic on-field tributes at all 15 games. This remembrance is part of baseball’s ongoing league-wide effort to honor those whose lives were lost and affected on that tragic day.

MLB on Tuesday released a tentative 2014 master schedule, and as unveiled in June, the season opens with the historic March 22-23 Opening Series between the Dodgers and host D-backs in Sydney, Australia.

Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario sat out his third straight game Monday night because of an infected lower right wisdom tooth, but hopes to play Tuesday and will hold off on having it extracted until the end of the season.

Max Scherzer failed in his third attempt to reach 20 wins on Monday night, allowing five runs over four innings in the Tigers’ 5-1 loss to the White Sox in Chicago.

Chris Sale outdueled 19-game winner Max Scherzer as the White Sox secured a 5-1 victory over the Tigers in Monday night’s series opener at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

Similar to series losses earlier this month to sub-.500 clubs like the Brewers and Rockies, Cincinnati did not rise up as required on Monday at Great American Ball Park. Part of that credit goes to ex-Red Travis Wood, who had a strong night. It took only a pair of solo home runs against Bronson Arroyo for the Reds to be handed a 2-0 loss by the Cubs and snap a four-game winning streak.

As the playoff races heat up, emotions boiled over between the Orioles and Yankees on Monday night, with managers Buck Showalter and Joe Girardi engaging in a heated on-field exchange that involved accusing Baltimore of sign stealing.

The Giants likely will decide Tuesday whether to reinstate left-hander Jeremy Affeldt and right-hander Chad Gaudin from the disabled list and add them to an already bulging pitching staff.

The 20 straight losing seasons the Pirates had endured up until this year were just as frustrating to those who had proudly worn the Pirates uniform when the team was a perennial contender as they were to the fans.

All-Star Astros catcher Jason Castro aggravated a cyst in his right knee a week ago when he fouled a ball off his leg, and he didn’t play until starting back-to-back games at designated hitter on Friday and Saturday in Oakland.

The Pirates’ winnings ways have energized a long-dormant fan base that has been pining for a team they could get behind.