In the month he’s been away from a Major League mound, the impatience set in for Paul Maholm. He’s ready to come off the disabled list and get back into the Braves’ rotation. On Thursday, he’ll get his wish. The left-hander will be activated from the DL to start Atlanta’s series opener in St. Louis.

One day after testing his sprained left ankle by making modest turns, outfielder Matt Kemp, who’s on the 15-day disabled list, had a scheduled day of rest Tuesday, while manager Don Mattingly conceded Kemp won’t return until next month.

Chris Stewart hit his first home run in more than three months and Robinson Cano belted his 200th career long ball as the Yankees outslugged the Blue Jays, 8-4, in the first game of a day-night doubleheader on Tuesday.

Andrew “Rube” Foster is part of a rich black baseball heritage on the South Side, which includes iconic Negro League stars, nearly three decades of black baseball’s “national showcase” at old Comiskey Park and the first Negro League World Series.

After drawing a walk to lead off the fourth, Jason Kipnis made a mad dash for second base, sliding in for a steal and igniting a four-run push for the Tribe. Combined with a solid start from Zach McAllister, that outburst against Weaver proved to be the difference in a 5-2 victory at Angel Stadium.

Not all of the Red Sox players were the victims of travel fatigue Monday night. Jon Lester flew out a day ahead of his team and got a good night’s rest in San Francisco. And once Lester took the mound, he spent the night putting the Giants to sleep, firing a gem that lifted Boston to a 7-0 victory in the opener of a three-game series.

Astros infielder Jake Elmore replaced Carlos Corporan as the catcher in the fourth, then pitched for Houston in the eighth. It was the 14th time in Major League history that a player appeared as a catcher and a pitcher in the same game.

Francisco Liriano struck out 13 batters, and Pedro Alvarez hit his league-leading 31st home run as the Pirates defeated the San Diego Padres, 3-1, on Monday night in the opener of a three-game series at Petco Park.

Jarrod Parker went the distance for the first time in his career, holding the Mariners to one run in nine innings, and Brandon Moss hit his second walk-off homer of the season as the A’s won for the fourth time in five games on Monday night in Oakland.

Catcher A.J. Pierzynski enjoyed a four-hit night and helped fuel an 11-run third inning to back right-hander Matt Garza in a 16-5 win over the Astros on Monday night in the series opener at Rangers Ballpark.

Tampa Bay grabbed an early lead and held on for a 4-3 win over Baltimore on Monday night at Camden Yards. David Price allowed two runs on 10 hits while walking two and striking out six in five innings to earn his seventh win of the season.

Big-time Cuban baseball came to Little Havana on Monday. In the visiting dugout stood Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig, the bold and brash phenom that has taken the baseball world by storm. In the other dugout was Jose Fernandez, the confident but quiet young ace who is trying to revitalize baseball in Miami.

The Nationals acquired outfielder David DeJesus from the Cubs in a waiver trade Monday in exchange for a player to be named. DeJesus hit .250 (71-for-284) with 19 doubles, six home runs, and 27 RBIs for the Cubs in 84 games.

Jose Fernandez struck out eight over six innings, and Logan Morrison provided a critical go-ahead RBI double in the sixth that lifted the Marlins to a 6-2 win over the Dodgers on Monday night at Marlins Park.

Pedro Alvarez hit his league-leading 31st home run Monday at Petco Park, passing his career-best 30 long balls from last season. He is the fifth Pirates player to have back-to-back seasons with at least 30 homers.

Rookie Ethan Martin started strong and kept the pace through six innings as the Phillies topped the Rockies, 5-4, on Monday night at Citizens Bank Park. He was backed by homers from John Mayberry and Carlos Ruiz.

Monday night’s game between the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team and the Boston Marathon First Responders was played at Fenway Park with public-address announcers, TV cameras, an impressive crowd (admission was free, though donations to The One Fund were accepted at the door) and passionate players on both sides.