The Pirates unconditionally released left-hander Erik Bedard on Tuesday. The 33-year-old signed with Pittsburgh as a free agent this past offseason and made 24 starts. He went 7-14 with a 5.01 ERA in 125 2/3 innings.

As a hitter, Reds pitcher Bronson Arroyo got all of a pitch on Monday night at Chase Field. But Arroyo needed instant replay to confirm that he hit a home run vs. the D-backs.

Rockies starter Jeff Francis hurled five scoreless frames and the offense exploded for seven runs in the eighth as Colorado beat the Dodgers, 10-0, on Monday night at Coors Field.

Bronson Arroyo pitched six innings and hit a pivotal home run that gave the Reds a 3-2 win over the D-backs in Monday's series opener in Arizona.

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

Casey Kelly made his MLB debut a huge success, working six scoreless innings and even getting his first hit as the Padres ran their win streak to a season-high eight by beating the Braves on Monday night.

Josh Beckett allowed three runs in 5 2/3 innings in his Dodgers debut, but Los Angeles lost, 10-0, to the Rockies on Monday night at Coors Field.

The Brewers won, 15-4, on Monday night at Wrigley Field, wildly inflated by a nine-run ninth inning in which the Brewers hit back-to-back-to-back homers to blow open a close game. Aramis Ramirez homered twice and drove in four, while Ryan Braun went deep and drove in five.

Riding the momentum of a series win in Cincinnati, the Cardinals moved on to Pittsburgh on Monday night, where they knocked down an already-reeling Pirates team with a come-from-behind 4-3 win at PNC Park.

At this point, in this season, there is no one better than Felix Hernandez. He's going on a half-season of pitching at a level that even some Hall of Famers never reached for more than a couple of weeks at a time.

Adrian Beltre drove in four runs with three hits off left-hander David Price, and the relief combination of Alexi Ogando, Mike Adams and Joe Nathan made a one-run lead stand up in the Rangers' 6-5 victory over the Rays on Monday at the Ballpark in Arlington.

There may come a day when young Luke Joseph Robertson asks about the day that he was born, and his dad will have a pretty good story to tell.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was removed from Monday's game against the Blue Jays with a left calf strain. Teixeira was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital for an MRI exam, which revealed a Grade 1 strain.

Felix Hernandez set a Mariners record with his fifth shutout of the season and fourth by a 1-0 score, as Eric Thames' solo homer in the eighth was the only offense against Twins starter Liam Hendriks, who was also dominant on Monday.

Hunter Watson powered his Houston Banditos Black Team to the brink of a national championship Monday night. He and the Banditos just needed reliever Dakota More to bring it home. With the Banditos' lead down to two, More recorded the game's final three outs as the Banditos defeated Team Phenom, 8-6, to win the 2012 HotelPlanner.com National Youth Baseball Championships.

This was a truly impressive performance by the Rangers' lineup, against David Price, a pitcher who, as Michael Young said, “could be the Cy Young winner in our league.”

Henderson Alvarez was forced to depart Monday night's game against the Yankees in the fourth inning because of a left shin
contusion.