Tommy Hanson, back with the Angels after a taking time to deal with the death of his step-brother, threw a five-inning, would be on regular rest if he starts on Friday, though manager Mike Scioscia hasn’t provided a specific date.

Dr. Lewis Yocum, the Angels’ longtime team orthopedist and one of the country’s most noted practitioners in the field of sports medicine, passed away due to liver cancer on Saturday night.

If Dr. Robert Kerlan and Dr. Frank Jobe are the Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of the sports medical profession, Dr. Lewis Yocum falls right in line as the fraternity’s Joe DiMaggio: pure class, total professional, beacon of dignity.

Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal sat on the bench in the visiting dugout at Safeco Field on Tuesday afternoon, the first time he’d done so in a big league ballpark this season.

Injured shortstop Hanley Ramirez could begin a Minor League rehab assignment as early as Thursday, according to Dodgers manager Don Mattingly.

David Wright heard Max Rubin all game long. “You’re going to hit a home run,” Rubin, sitting near the Mets’ dugout, yelled toward Wright throughout Monday night’s game against the Yankees at Citi Field. Leading off the seventh inning, Wright did exactly that.

Two heroes from the Boston Marathon bombings threw out ceremonial pitches before the Red Sox faced the Phillies on Tuesday at Fenway Park.

When the Red Sox open their rivalry clash with the Yankees on Friday night in the Bronx, Clay Buchholz will make his return to the mound after dealing with a minor injury to his collarbone.

Mark Teixeira and Kevin Youkilis will join Double-A Trenton on Wednesday as they begin their respective Minor League rehabilitation stints.

Little by little, the Astros are doing exactly what they hoped to do this season. They’re developing players like reigning American Player of the Week Jason Castro. They’re developing a winning mindset, too. But how long will it take until they’re a contender?

After hinting Monday that Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper could be the designated hitter in the second half of Washington’s home-and-home matchup against the Orioles this week, manager Davey Johnson said Tuesday that his 20-year-old slugger likely will miss the entire Interleague matchup with bursitis in his left knee.

Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki opened the ninth inning with a double and Michael Cuddyer knocked him in with a single to propel the Rockies to a 2-1 win over the Astros on Tuesday in the series finale at Minute Maid Park.

Brian McCann led off the 10th inning with a solo homer, his second of the contest, to break open a tie game and power the Braves to a 7-6 victory over the Blue Jays in front of 45,224 at Rogers Centre on Tuesday afternoon.

Jeff Samardzija threw a career-best two-hitter for his first shutout to lead the Cubs to a 7-0 victory over the White Sox. Julio Borbon smacked his first home run, and Anthony Rizzo hit a double and a triple and drove in two runs to back the right-hander, who collected his second complete game.

Alfredo Aceves took a big step back toward being a reliable member of the Red Sox when he fired six strong innings en route to Monday night’s 9-3 victory over the Phillies at Fenway Park.

For nearly eight full innings, this did not seem like the Mets’ game. A misplayed pop fly led to a run against them. A sensational catch led to a robbed home run. A strong pitching performance resulted in a no-decision. But the Mets found a way to win on Daniel Murphy’s tiebreaking single in the eighth inning Monday, leading the Mets to a 2-1 Subway Series victory over the Yankees.

Blue Jays left-hander Mark Buehrle continued his upward swing by tossing six strong innings, while Colby Rasmus, J.P. Arencibia and Edwin Encarnacion all homered in a 9-3 victory over the Braves on Monday night.