Wily Peralta pitched into the seventh inning and Jim Henderson logged the first multi-inning save of his career as the Brewers beat Matt Cain and the Giants in a pitchers’ duel, 3-1, on Tuesday at AT&T Park.

Whatever the benefit may be, general manager Brian Cashman is expecting the Yankees’ lineup with third baseman Alex Rodriguez to be better than it was without him.

Red Sox right-hander Steven Wright, making his first Major League start, threw his knuckleball well enough Tuesday night that the Houston Astros had trouble hitting it. Unfortunately, catcher Ryan Lavarnway had trouble catching it.

Braves right fielder Jason Heyward did not feel anything unusual when he fouled off the second pitch Gio Gonzalez threw during Tuesday night’s 2-1 win over the Nationals. But when he stepped away from the plate, he began feeling discomfort in the back of his head. The Braves have diagnosed Heyward with a strained neck muscle and placed his status as day to day.

Behind a spark from the bottom of the batting order, a late-inning burst of power and assistance from an active infield, the Cardinals squashed the Dodgers’ string of 15 straight road wins with a 5-1 victory on Tuesday night. Joe Kelly earned the win, allowing one run in 5 1/3 innings to narrowly outduel Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw.

After Don Kelly’s three-run homer powered a five-run fifth inning off Justin Masterson and put the Tigers on top, Justin Verlander never gave Cleveland hope of overcoming the deficit.

Mets closer Bobby Parnell has been diagnosed with a herniated disk in his neck, which may require surgery. On Tuesday, the club placed Parnell on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 31.

Southpaw Andrew Albers fired 8 1/3 scoreless innings in his Major League debut and Brian Dozier paced the offense with three RBIs as the Twins rolled to a 7-0 win over the Royals on Tuesday night.

The tension between National League East rivals Atlanta and Washington was evident on the field at Nationals Park and even playfully on Twitter. With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning and Anthony Rendon on second base, Braves right-hander Julio Teheran hit Bryce Harper — who had homered in the third — with a pitch on his right leg. Both benches and bullpens emptied, but no punches were thrown.

Talk about a strange storyline from the White Sox 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field. Ace left-hander Chris Sale, who had issued 31 free passes in 142 innings entering the contest, walked four, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch, but he did just enough to come away with a win.

With his 17th home run of the season and 39th of his career, Bryce Harper moved past Ken Griffey Jr. into third place on the list of players with the most homers before their 21st birthday. Only Mel Ott (61) and Tony Conigliaro (56).

Right-hander Jenrry Mejia has stepped up alongside fellow phenoms Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler to give Mets fans reason to be excited on a regular basis.

Thanks to a dominating outing from starting pitcher Mat Latos and a productive top half of the lineup, Cincinnati knocked off Oakland, 3-1, in the opener of a two-game series at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday.

Eric Young Jr.’s diving grab preserved the tie and allowed the Mets to take a 3-2 victory on the hustle of Young and Juan Lagares in the eighth.

Julio Teheran stood tall over six strong innings and Evan Gattis delivered a clutch two-run single that enabled the Braves to notch their 12th consecutive victory with Tuesday night’s 2-1 win over the Nationals at Nationals Park.

Chase Utley tripled among his three hits and drove in two runs and Darin Ruf homered as the Phillies outslugged the visiting Cubs, 9-8, on Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park. Right-hander Kyle Kendrick picked up the win.

The American League Central race between the Tigers and Indians exists. Or, at the very least existed, before the last two days, writes Anthony Castrovince.