Veteran left-handed starters Mark Buehrle and Jamie Moyer will face off against each other in the series opener between the Marlins and Rockies on Monday.

Stephen Strasburg put on another dominant pitching performance and hit his first career home run before exiting with biceps tightness as the Nationals took the finale of the Beltway Series from the surging Orioles with a 9-3 victory on Sunday at Nationals Park.

Colby Lewis' two-run single finished off a five-run first inning and then he pitched the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon.

Right-hander Max Scherzer set a career high with 15 strikeouts and the offense came to his defense with a three-run seventh inning in the Tigers' 4-3 victory against the Pirates on Sunday.

The Rays will send Jeremy Hellickson to the hill for the opener of a three-game set with Toronto on Monday at Tropicana Field. The Blue Jays will counter with Kyle Drabek.

A solid start from right-hander Josh Johnson helped lead the Marlins to a 5-3 win in Sunday's series finale against the Cleveland Indians.

When Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda and the Royals' Felipe Paulino square off in Monday's series opener, each will be looking to find the same thing — consistency.

Reds starter Mike Leake took a step in the right direction with his best start of the year last week, yet he'll still be in search of his first victory when he toes the rubber Monday night against the Braves, who counter with struggling left-hander Mike Minor.

Southpaws Johan Santana and Erik Bedard are looking for better results from the productive outings they have given the Mets and Pirates this year when the two teams kick off a three-game series Monday evening at PNC Park.

Padres left-hander Cory Luebke is “strongly leaning” toward elbow surgery and could undergo the operation as early as later this week, manager Bud Black said Sunday.

Manny Ramirez, working his way back into shape before joining the A's, was scratched from Triple-A Sacramento's game on Sunday with a sore left wrist.

The A's on Sunday placed starter Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain and recalled right-hander Jim Miller from Triple-A.

Already severely bitten by the injury bug this week, the Cardinals watched another starter hobble off the field during Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Dodgers. This time, it was first baseman Lance Berkman, who left with a right knee injury and was placed on the disabled list on Sunday.

Yankees left fielder Brett Gardner will not pick up a bat until at least Thursday. Manger Joe Girardi said the outfielder is still progressing the way the club had hoped, but he'll continue to rest his injured elbow until the latter part of the week.

Even if it wasn't made official with any proclamation, it was clear that the Reds were poised to anoint Aroldis Chapman as the new closer. It was just a matter of when. It turned out to be Sunday, when Chapman pitched the ninth inning for the save in the Reds' 5-2 win over the Yankees.

The Marlins placed center fielder Emilio Bonifacio on the 15-day DL with a sprained left thumb on Sunday. The move was retroactive to Saturday.

If the 2012 baseball season is a dollar, it has spent its first quarter. If it's a two-hour movie, it's been on for 30 minutes — just enough time to figure out the identities of the leading men and the bit players.