With Raul Ibanez at second and the Yankees down three runs in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Reds, Nick Swisher hit an RBI single that sparked a ninth-inning comeback. While the rally fell a run short of tying the game, the Yankees finally broke out of an 0-for-22 slump with runners in scoring position, giving the team a stroke of confidence.

Infielder Orlando Hudson, who was released on May 17 by the Padres, has agreed to terms with the White Sox but has not signed officially, according to a source close to the situation.

Bobby Valentine's first ejection as Red Sox manager Friday night in a 6-4 loss to the Phillies had some misdirected Big League Chew.

On Saturday, Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood made it official, formally announcing his retirement in a brief and intimate ceremony at Wrigley Field.

After another slow start in 2012, it looks like D-backs outfielder Justin Upton might be heating up. Since May 14, he was hitting .294 with a .478 on-base percentage entering Saturday's action.

Right-hander Trevor Bauer made his first start for Triple-A Reno on Friday night against Oklahoma City, and the results were impressive. Bauer went eight innings and struck out 11.

Nationals manager Davey Johnson was optimistic on Saturday about pitcher Chien-Ming Wang's progress at Triple-A Syracuse, and Wang will likely pitch out of the bullpen when he returns — at least temporarily.

A's manager Bob Melvin was ejected for the second time in three days Saturday, after engaging in a pair of arguments with home-plate umpire James Hoye stemming from a hit-by-pitch call awarded to Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong in the seventh inning of a 4-0 A's loss.

Without the addition of veteran hurler Earl Wilson from Boston in 1966, the Tigers might never have made their charge to the 1968 World Series.

Rangers manager Ron Washington said he had a heart-to-heart talk with pitcher Neftali Feliz during Friday's start against the Astros.

Koji Uehara was asked to pitch the eighth inning on Friday and protect the Rangers' 4-1 lead. Uehara did so and earned just his third hold of the season.

The Frisco RoughRiders, the Rangers' Double-A team, have played 41 games this year. Infielder Jurickson Profar has hit safely in each of the last 28.

Homer Bailey provided a strong start, and he was backed by Joey Votto's three-run home run in the Reds' 6-5 victory over the Yankees on Saturday at Yankee Stadium.

With Welingon Castillo expected to be out for up to a week with a right knee sprain, the Cubs added much-needed depth behind the plate by acquiring Koyie Hill from the Reds on Saturday for cash considerations.

Brandon Morrow dominated the Mets, tossing a shutout, while the offense picked him up in the fifth to propel the Blue Jays to a 2-0 win over the Mets on Saturday at Rogers Centre.

The left forearm tightness that Rockies pitcher Jorge De La Rosa has experienced while working his way back from elbow surgery has led the team to halt his rehab assignment, the team announced Saturday.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland has spent much of his managerial career trying not to go overboard on praise. After 48 years in baseball, there isn't much he hasn't seen.