Hall of Fame Reds broadcaster Marty Brennaman, holding up his end of a bargain made earlier in the season, shaved off his iconic poofy white hair after the Reds' 3-0 win against the Pirates on Friday night, raising more than $50,000 for the Reds Community Fund in the process.

Hits keep piling up for Jose Reyes. The Marlins' shortstop bunted for a single in his first at-bat against the Nationals on Friday in Game 1 to extend his hit streak to a career-high 21 games, then repeated the feat in Game 2 to extend the streak to 22 games.

Arizona RBI rallied to defeat Jackie Robinson RBI in the 2012 Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities World Series on Friday in Minneapolis, the only Senior Division team to go undefeated in round-robin play.

If August is anything like July for Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann, it'll be a good month. Miami left-hander Mark Buehrle will look to follow Zimmermann's lead as he tries to bounce back from his previous outing and go for his 10th win of the season.

Justin Upton of the D-backs hit his 100th career home run on Friday night against the Phillies and, less than an hour later, his brother, B.J., did the same for the Rays against the Orioles.

Johan Santana will ramp up his rehab from a sprained right ankle with three innings Sunday at Class A Brooklyn. If all goes well, the left-hander should return to Citi Field next weekend, most likely Saturday against the Braves.

When word leaked out earlier this week that the Phillies had placed left-hander Cliff Lee on waivers, it created quite a stir. And never mind that it's standard procedure for every team to try to get just-in-case waivers on all their players immediately after the non-waiver Trade Deadline.

The Dodgers bolstered their starting pitching by trading for Philadelphia right-hander Joe Blanton in exchange for a player to be named.

Josh Hamilton is trying to quit dipping and chewing smokeless tobacco again. He started when he was 20 and has been trying to quit for the past few years. He goes back and forth with the habit.

Shortly after a visit with two members of the Cardinals' medical staff finalized the team's decision to place Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list, the veteran first baseman spoke strongly about his intentions to return to the field in 2012.

The Indians designated Johnny Damon for assignment on Friday, ending his brief tenure with the Tribe. To replace Damon on the active roster, the Indians recalled speedy outfielder Ezequiel Carrera from Triple-A Columbus.

Franklin Morales will start in place of Josh Beckett for the Red Sox on Sunday against the Twins. Beckett is nursing a stiff back and left his last outing Tuesday against the Tigers in the third inning with back spasms.

The Washington Nationals on Friday acquired catcher Kurt Suzuki from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Minor League catcher David Freitas.

After straying from their winning ways for a couple of days, the A's were back at it on Thursday, shutting down the Blue Jays, 4-1, at the Coliseum.

After the Rangers pounded out 17 hits on Wednesday, they rapped out 18 hits in Thursday's 15-9 win over the Angels, forcing a split of the four-game series.

Just three years ago, Jonathan Sanchez tossed the first Giants no-hitter since 1976. Now after two trades sent Sanchez from San Francisco to Kansas City to Colorado, the 29-year-old left-hander will face his former team Friday, when the Rockies open up a three-game weekend set with the Giants in Denver.

The Indians and Tigers, who have both been slumping recently, look to right the ship when they meet for the opener of a three-game series at Comerica Park on Friday. Justin Masterson starts for Cleveland, while Detroit counters with Anibal Sanchez.