The decision to shut down Stephen Strasburg after his Sept. 12 start demonstrates a deep organizational faith in the future of the Washington Nationals.

Episode 10 of the MLB.com show “Bucks on the Pond” featured four White Sox fans — among them a high school dean — trying to cash in at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago.

With his 12-K, no-BB effort in a 6-1 win over the Rockies, Kris Medlen is the only Braves pitcher in the liveball era to have back-to-back starts of at least nine strikeouts and no walks.

The Brewers made the bulk of their September callups on Tuesday morning, summoning four players, including right-hander Wily Peralta, who will start against the Marlins on Wednesday.

Todd Frazier of the Reds, Felix Hernandez of the Mariners, Derek Jeter of the Yankees and Kris Medlen of the Braves are your choices as voting is underway to select the Mane Man of the Month presented by Head & Shoulders for August.

With Labor Day in the rearview mirror, baseball season is now into the final stretch with a little less than a month left. Intriguing matchups abound this week, as many series will go a long way in determining what the playoff picture could look like come October.

As Labor Day was celebrated across the country Monday, another day of competition brought the division and Wild Card races even closer.

Despite being flanked by the likes of Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Cliff Lee in the Phillies' rotation, Kyle Kendrick has made a name for himself as a vital cog for Philadelphia.

One day after Adrian Gonzalez hit a walk-off, two-run double, Andre Ethier smacked a game-tying homer in the ninth and A.J. Ellis hit a walk-off single in the 11th to give the Dodgers a 4-3 victory over the Padres on Monday.

Despite diminished numbers, Michael Young has value beyond offense. He can play any infield position, and he's the unquestioned veteran leader in the clubhouse.

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

Gordon Beckham hit a two-run homer and the White Sox bullpen tossed four innings of one-run ball as the White Sox reclaimed sole possession of first place in the AL Central with a 4-2 win over the Twins on Monday night.

Twins left-hander Scott Diamond returns from a six-game suspension to face the first-place White Sox on Tuesday night in Chicago. Fellow rookie southpaw Jose Quintana will take the mound for the South Siders.

Marco Scutaro's single past third base in the 10th inning gave the Giants a 9-8 walk-off win on Monday at AT&T Park, completing a thrilling comeback in which they squandered a four-run lead, erased a three-run deficit and pushed to a season-best 19 games above .500.

The Giants have won 13 of their last 17 games entering Tuesday's 7:15 p.m. PT contest with the D-backs after opening this three-game series at AT&T Park on Monday with five runs in the final four innings, good for a 9-8 win in 10 frames.

Vernon Wells got on base four times, hitting one of three Angels home runs, as they opened the series with a big win over the A's to close within 4 1/2 games of the Wild Card leaders.

Jason Vargas won his team-leading 14th game Monday as the Mariners dispatched the struggling Red Sox, 4-1, at Safeco Field.