The Orioles are 6-8 over their last 14 games and are on the outside looking in at the American League playoff race. But their next six games come against the Red Sox and Yankees, beginning with a three-game series in Boston that starts Tuesday, providing an opportunity to shuffle the AL East standings.

The National Youth Baseball Championships will host its first All-Star Game on Monday, pitting a team of 12-and-under tourney stars against select players from all over the country.

Ryan Vogelsong blanked the Pittsburgh Pirates on two hits over eight innings Sunday and benefited from Buster Posey’s third-inning RBI single as the Giants prevailed, 4-0.

ESPN announcer John Kruk was taken out of the press box at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair before Sunday’s game between the Dodgers and Red Sox, the result of dehydration.

Two Golden State squads, the SY Titans and BPA DeMarini, will play for the National Youth Baseball Championships crown on Monday.

The Yankees may have reacquired Alfonso Soriano just for his power production, but the veteran’s legs proved to be a nice bonus on Sunday, helping his club to a much-needed extra-inning, 3-2 victory at Tropicana Field.

On Monday, the Reds square off against the Cardinals, who are tied with the Pirates atop the NL Central. Cincy will try to gain some ground with Mike Leake on the hill, and he’ll oppose Tyler Lyons, starting in place of Jake Westbrook.

Mike Minor provided seven strong innings and benefited from the early-inning contributions produced by Atlanta’s injury-depleted lineup in a sweep-preventing 5-2 win over the Cardinals.

Roy Halladay rejoined the rotation after missing more than three months recovering from right shoulder surgery Saturday. He allowed two runs, four hits, two walks and struck out two in six innings of a 9-5 victory against Arizona, giving the Phillies a second consecutive series victory for the first time since early July.

Derek Jeter returns from a third disabled-list stint as Phil Hughes and the Yankees face R.A. Dickey and the Blue Jays in Toronto after New York swept Toronto in four games last week at Yankee Stadium.

The Tigers jumped on Dillon Gee early to continue their hot hitting in an 11-3 win over the Mets at Citi Field, with home runs by Andy Dirks and Miguel Cabrera ensuring the sweep.

Nick Markakis, J.J. Hardy and Nate McLouth homered and Manny Machado added two sacrifice flies as the Orioles rolled to a 10-3 victory over the A’s on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. Scott Feldman earned the win as Baltimore moved to within two games of Oakland in the race for the second AL Wild Card spot.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Originally expected to make a third rehab start on Sunday, Roy Halladay will instead toe the rubber for the Phillies following their 18-inning marathon loss to the D-backs on Saturday. Emerging ace Patrick Corbin will take the hill for Arizona.

A five-inning rally in the top of the 18th — the longest game in franchise history — helped the D-backs pull out a 12-7 win that ended their three-game losing streak.

Let the record show that Casper Wells had already pitched an inning this year with the White Sox when Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg, out of options, pulled Wells from right field and put him on the mound to start the 18th inning Saturday night.

Domonic Brown left Saturday night’s game against Arizona in the third inning with soreness in his right Achilles, and is listed as day to day.