Josh Harrison, who has ridden the Indianapolis-to-Pittsburgh shuttle all season, led off the bottom of the ninth with his first career pinch-hit homer, giving the Bucs a 4-3 victory over the Miami Marlins in front of 27,980 in PNC Park.

Giants manager Bruce Bochy offered an update on injured outfielder Angel Pagan on Tuesday, saying the productive leadoff man is expected to be back in San Francisco by Sept. 1.

In a closed clubhouse meeting, shortstop Everth Cabrera addressed the Padres prior to Tuesday’s game against the Orioles with words that the players described as emotional.

If there are any lingering doubts about Blue Jays pitcher J.A. Happ returning to the mound, they aren’t coming from him.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Tuesday that shortstop Hanley Ramirez is day to day with a jammed right shoulder and that the Dodgers have no immediate plans for Ramirez to have an MRI.

The Angels don’t know how long they will be without Howie Kendrick, but they received some good news about the second baseman’s injured left knee on Tuesday.

Right-hander Clay Buchholz took another step forward Tuesday by throwing off the mound for the first time since July 17.

Colby Lewis will have season-ending surgery on his right hip. Lewis has a bone spur that needs to be removed.

Manager Jim Leyland on Tuesday complimented his players for “maintaining their focus” on what he called “an uncomfortable day for you, me and everybody else.” But he also defended his decision not to discuss Jhonny Peralta.

After Chad Gaudin pitched 6 1/3 effective innings and Javier Lopez bailed him out with a key double play, the Giants scored three runs in the eighth inning Monday to take a 4-2 victory over the Brewers.

Mark DeRosa’s pinch-hit, two-out, two-run single in the eighth inning put the Blue Jays ahead to stay, cashing in a gem from R.A. Dickey on Monday night in Seattle.

On the day he was suspended for 211 games by Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez returned from the disabled list Monday and resumed his usual duties as the Yankees’ third baseman and cleanup hitter. Vernon Wells said he was happy to have the 14-time All-Star and three-time American League MVP back in the lineup.

Martin Perez turned in his second straight solid performance and strong relief from Jason Frasor and Neal Cotts allowed the Rangers to hang on to a 5-2 victory over the Angels on Monday night in their first game without suspended All-Star outfielder Nelson Cruz.

Righty Jeremy Guthrie was stellar with a four-hit shutout to earn his 12th victory while Eric Hosmer aided a six-run second and finished with a career-high five RBIs in the Royals’ 13-0 rout of the Twins on Monday night.

Andy Pettitte gave up seven runs on 11 hits in 2 2/3 innings and Alex Rodriguez — who’s appealing his 211-game suspension handed down by Major League Baseball — went 1-for-4 in his season debut as the Yankees lost, 8-1, at U.S. Cellular Field on Monday night.

The suspensions of Nelson Cruz and Jhonny Peralta, both pending free agents, have a big impact on the pennant races. And at this point, there’s simply no telling whether they’ll be welcomed back with open arms after their time is served.

Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez, a 14-time All-Star and three-time Most Valuable Player Award winner, was suspended by Major League Baseball on Monday through the remainder of the 2013 season, beginning Thursday, and all of the 2014 season for violations of the Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program and the Basic Agreement.