Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out.

After two consecutive poor outings, the Reds are putting Aroldis Chapman’s rocket arm on rest. Chapman has failed to consistently hit his usual triple-digit mark in his past two outings and said he’s feeling “a little fatigue” in his left arm of late.

Erasmo Ramirez pitched seven innings of two-run ball against the Blue Jays on Tuesday, earning his first Major League victory thanks to three hits and two RBIs by Kyle Seager in Seattle’s 4-3 victory.

Brandon McCarthy, who underwent surgery last Wednesday after getting hit in the head with a batted ball that day, was discharged from a San Francisco hospital on Tuesday.

Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips and Pirates reliever Jared Hughes made peace with one another on Tuesday, the day after the two had a verbal exchange during Monday’s game.

Following Reds starter Mike Leake’s seven innings of work, the Cincinnati bullpen continued its scoreless-inning streak to bring home a 5-3 win against Pittsburgh at Great American Ball Park and secure the first two games of the three-game series.

White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd returns from the disabled list in the heat of the pivotal division showdown against Max Scherzer and the Tigers.

Doug Fister allowed just two hits over seven innings and Austin Jackson and Miguel Cabrera homered in the fifth inning to erase a two-run deficit as the Tigers cut their deficit in the AL Central to two games with a 5-3 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night.

Looking to put another dent in the Yankees’ playoff chances, the Red Sox will have Aaron Cook on the mound opposite David Phelps in Wednesday night’s contest at Fenway Park.

Matt Harrison, benefiting from a couple days of extra rest, held the Indians to two runs in 5 2/3 innings and Alexi Ogando retired all four batters he faced in relief as the Rangers held on for a 6-4 victory on Tuesday at the Ballpark in Arlington.

For the Red Sox, the day started with a meeting in the clubhouse, as manager Bobby Valentine reminded his players that the ravenous fan base is still pulling for the team, and that they deserve to see some improved results. It ended with a less formal team meeting, this time one in which players mobbed Jacoby Ellsbury after a walk-off hit that sunk the Yankees with one out in the bottom of the ninth.

Adam Greenberg never meant to be a baseball martyr, and he never expected to have a movement grow around him. But there he is, right at the center of an unlikely campaign designed to right a cosmic wrong and to get him back in the big leagues for one at-bat by any means possible.

In the opener of an important West Coast trip, the Cardinals fell flat, with Jaime Garcia departing early in what became a Padres rout on Monday night.

Cameron Maybin, Logan Forsythe and Chris Denorfia led a 17-hit attack as the streaking Padres rolled past the Cardinals on Monday night.

Since coming off the disabled list on Aug. 21, Rockies right-hander Jhoulys Chacin has yet to be figured out by an opponent, but the first-place Giants will get their chance on Tuesday in Denver.

Adam Wainwright of the Cardinals faces Edinson Volquez of the Padres as the teams play the second of three games on Tuesday night in San Diego.

The White Sox and A's both absorbed solid blows from division rivals recently, calling into question their ability to finish strong in the chase for the playoffs. Both shrugged off any suggestion of lagging momentum to win payback from those same opponents on Monday.