Geovany Soto, who has not played since May 16 because of a meniscus tear in his left knee, will begin his rehab assignment Monday with Triple-A Iowa.

Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was not in Sunday's lineup because of lower back tightness — “mostly muscular” — according to manager Davey Johnson. Harper pinch-hit for Tyler Moore in the ninth, drew a walk and scored the game-winning run.

Joba Chamberlain's surgically repaired elbow is close to the point where the Yankees would have been thinking about his big league return, had he not suffered an ankle injury this spring.

Emilio Bonifacio underwent surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb on May 25 and will be one step closer to that much-anticipated return Tuesday.

After three weeks in the Minors to correct his swing and clear his mind at the plate, first baseman Gaby Sanchez was recalled by the Marlins.

Minnesota's lineup batted around and scored six runs on seven hits in the fourth, paving the way for an 11-3 win over Chicago at Target Field.

Hiroki Kuroda said that he plans to make his next start, one day after the Yankees' right-hander was clipped on the left foot by a line drive.

The Yankees will continue to be without Brett Gardner for an indefinite period of time, as the outfielder suffered a setback following a Minor League rehabilitation game with Class A Charleston.

Blue Jays left fielder Rajai Davis was replaced by Mike McCoy in the fifth inning with a jammed middle finger on his left hand. Davis missed Thursday's game with the same injury.

Carlos Gonzalez angered Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson on Friday night by bunting for the Rockies' first hit in the fourth inning of a game the Angels won, 7-2.

The D-backs announced on Saturday that they have agreed to terms with first-round pick Stryker Trahan, as well as 29 other selections from this week's First-Year Player Draft.

Jhonny Peralta was placed on the paternity list Saturday so that he could be with his wife, who's due to give birth to twins.

Time ran out for Royals starting pitcher Felipe Paulino, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Saturday as the club recalled right-hander Nate Adcock from Triple-A Omaha.

The Giants called up reliever George Kontos from Triple-A Fresno on Saturday, optioning reliever Steve Edlefsen to the Grizzlies.

The Giants planned to sit out Melky Cabrera in Saturday's game against the Rangers with a sore hamstring, and manager Bruce Bochy said the outfielder could be out the rest of the series and return Tuesday against the Astros.

Pablo Sandoval's return to the Giants' lineup means that manager Bruce Bochy is satisfied with the third baseman's conditioning — for now.

Padres infielder Logan Forsythe made his sixth start since coming off the disabled list on Saturday against the Brewers at Miller Park. All of those starts have come at second base, although he made most of his starts (21) at third base last season.