Despite speculation that the arrival of Red Sox owner John Henry and general manager Ben Cherington in Seattle could indicate an impending managerial change, that was far from what transpired on Monday.

Tommy Hanson looks to get himself back on track as Drew Pomeranz tries to help his team even the series vs. the Braves on Tuesday.

Shelby Miller's climb from highly touted first-round Draft pick to Major Leaguer will be complete on Tuesday, as Miller will be among a wave of players arriving from Memphis upon the conclusion of the Triple-A season.

Shortstop Rafael Furcal, who remains optimistic that he can heal from an elbow injury without surgery, is scheduled to undergo a platelet-rich plasma injection on Tuesday as a part of his aggressive therapy treatment.

As the Cardinals track Chris Carpenter's progress from thoracic outlet surgery — a procedure that was expected to end the right-hander's season — they are now seeing a late-season return as a strong possibility. And not only could Carpenter return, but the Cardinals envision him actually coming back as a starter.

The day after Jered Weaver was hit in his pitching shoulder with a batted ball, the Angels were uncertain whether their ace will be able to make his next start on Friday.

One morning after Davey Johnson announced Stephen Strasburg's last start will come on the road Sept. 12 against the Mets, the Nationals' brass sat down with their young ace to discuss his shutdown.

The wait for Joey Votto's return to the Reds' lineup was extended at least one more day. Votto's rehab assignment in the Minors stretched into Monday, when he played for Triple-A Louisville in their final game of the season. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts and a lineout in a rain-shortened game.

Alex Rodriguez was activated from the disabled list and inserted into the Yankees' starting lineup for Monday's series opener against the Rays at Tropicana Field, batting cleanup.

It's Labor Day, which means there's a month left on the regular-season schedule. In other words, hello crunch time, and after analyzing where we're at in the division and Wild Card standings as the calendar turns to Sept. 3, good luck figuring out what might happen next.

Delmon Young hit a tie-breaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning and Justin Verlander fanned 11 over eight innings as the Tigers completed a three-game sweep of the White Sox and grabbed a share of first place in the AL Central with a 4-2 victory Sunday night.

Labor Day is upon us. And as we scan the baseball landscape, we are reminded once again that this game will catch you off guard.

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

Facing a four-run deficit entering the ninth inning, the Braves staged a furious rally, with Chipper Jones' walk-off three-run homer off Jonathan Papelbon sending Atlanta to an 8-7 win over the Phillies on Sunday at Turner Field.

Joey Votto will make another rehabilitation appearance Monday for Triple-A Louisville in the Bats' final game of the season.

Chris Nelson blasted a three-run homer after the Rockies plated seven runs in the third, and Colorado came from behind twice to take the series vs. San Diego.

After running their winning streak to nine games in a 6-2 triumph over the Red Sox on Sunday, the A's are tied with the Yankees for the second-best record (76-57) in the AL, with the Rangers just three games ahead of them and 29 to play.