Actor Terry Crews, a former NFL player, stepped into the booth to call a Dodgers game.

In addition to being a defensive stalwart in center field and a power-hitting leadoff man, Mike Trout, 21, is on pace to become just the third rookie batting champion.

The Reds have not only survived without superstar Joey Votto, they've thrived, showing that they are one of the favorites to compete for the NL pennant.

It's a simple game, baseball. Score more runs than the other team and you win the game. Win more games than the other teams and you're in the playoffs. But those two pieces — run differential and playoff berths — don't always correlate, and this season, thus far, is a prime example.

Mark Reynolds showed some long-awaited signs of heating up, blasting a pair of homers in a four-RBI evening that helped propel the Orioles to a 7-1 series-opening win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.

With the help of 6 1/3 scoreless innings from Tim Hudson, the Braves beat lefty Clayton Richard and the Padres, 6-0, in front of 16,427 fans at Turner Field on Tuesday night.

Supporting Hiroki Kuroda's two-hit shutout, Nick Swisher and Mark Teixiera hit back-to-back home runs in the seventh inning on Tuesday night, sending the Yankees to a 3-0 win over the Rangers and giving Kuroda his first win since July 29.

Kyle Kendrick threw seven scoreless innings Tuesday night in a 1-0 victory over the Marlins at Marlins Park. It is the third time this season he has thrown seven or more scoreless innings in a start, giving the Phillies glimpses of the fifth starter they hope he can be.

Left-hander Jose Quintana found his groove in the middle innings and held off the Blue Jays long enough for his offense to awaken in a 3-2 White Sox victory at Rogers Centre on Tuesday night.

Standing tall amongst a bed of flowers, a handmade sign propped against the base of Johnny Pesky's statue outside Fenway Park read: “Johnny Pesky, No. 6, Loved By All.”

Right-hander Trevor Rosenthal will rejoin the Cardinals on Tuesday after the club placed reliever Brian Fuentes on Major League Baseball's restricted list.

The clock is ticking against Tigers slugger Victor Martinez's chances for a return in 2012. Martinez continues to work towards being able to make that return, but reports from Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand don't bode well.

A day after the death of Johnny Pesky, the Red Sox revealed additions to their uniform for the remainder of the season as a tribute to the late franchise icon.

Though Terry Collins recently decided not to use R.A. Dickey regularly on short rest down the stretch, that has not precluded the Mets manager from “burning up some pads and paper” in his continued search for a better starting pitching model.

Derek Jeter quickly broke his tie with Nap Lajoie on the all-time hits list on Tuesday night, singling in the first inning off Rangers starter Matt Harrison to raise his career total to 3,243 and move into sole possession of 12th place in Major League history.

Manager Bob Melvin said on Tuesday that A's lefty Dallas Braden will require exploratory surgery on his pitching shoulder. Braden has been recovering since having a procedure done on the shoulder in May 2011.

D-backs reliever Takashi Saito was placed on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with a strained left hamstring and left-hander Mike Zagurski had his contract selected from Triple-A Reno.