The White Sox and Angels open a two-game series in Anaheim on Wednesday, with right-handers Gavin Floyd and Jerome Williams taking the hill for their respective clubs.

The Cardinals have returned to the win column and they hope to stay there when they take on the Giants in a two-game series that starts Wednesday.

How's four straight wins and a two-game sweep over the high-ridin' Texas Rangers sound? Mighty good to the Royals, who beat the Rangers, 7-4, on Tuesday. The Royals have won six of the last seven games, and the four-game win streak is their longest of the season.

The rain held off and the Brewers went off on Tuesday, getting two home runs and a career-best five RBIs from Travis Ishikawa and a slump-busting home run from Rickie Weeks for an 8-0 win over the Mets at Citi Field.

Mike Trout and Albert Pujols combined for six hits and three RBIs, and Ervin Santana hurled 7 2/3 scoreless innings, leading the Angels to a 4-0 win over the Athletics at Angel Stadium on Tuesday.

Brian McCann snapped a 32-at-bat homerless streak and Tim Hudson threw six shutout innings before relenting as the Atlanta Braves topped the Cincinnati Reds, 6-2, on Tuesday night at Turner Field.

The Yankees have placed reliever David Robertson on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left oblique, forcing yet another modification to their closing plans.

Brett Lawrie was ejected in the bottom of the ninth inning for arguing a strike-three call with home-plate umpire Bill Miller. Lawrie slammed his helmet into the ground and it bounced off Miller's leg.

O's rookie Wei-Yin Chen, pitching as his parents looked on from the crowd, held the Yankees to just two runs on four hits and two walks in seven innings as Baltimore defeated New York, 5-2, to maintain a tie atop the American League East with the Tampa Bay Rays.

To protect David Wright, manager Terry Collins pinch-hit for his star third baseman, which set up a heated argument between the two in the dugout in between innings.

While Mark Buehrle's 2-4 record may not indicate it, the Marlins righty, who signed with the team in the offseason after 12 seasons with the White Sox, has pitched well for Miami.

Giants third baseman Joaquin Arias sustained a left forearm contusion when he was hit by a pitch in the fourth inning of Tuesday night's game against the Colorado Rockies.

As the bottom of the seventh inning of Tuesday night's game at Citi Field began, Mets manager Terry Collins said he had only one option in mind: limit the damage.

The Red Sox are red hot as they roll into St. Petersburg to begin a two-game series with the Rays on Wednesday. Clay Buchholz gets the ball looking to continue Boston's recent stretch of strong starting pitching, while Jeremy Hellickson starts for Tampa Bay after a strong outing against the Orioles on Friday.

The Marlins finally got the big inning on offense they've been looking for, and Josh Johnson got his first win since last April, as Miami capped a five-game homestand with a 6-2 win against the Pirates on Tuesday.

The O's — tied with the Rays atop their division — will look to keep the power supply coming in the opener of a short two-game series with the Royals on Wednesday.

Following Houston's 4-3 loss to the Phillies on Tuesday afternoon, the Astros sat at 15-21 — just a game behind the Brewers in the NL Central standings. The two will have the opportunity to gain some ground as they face off against each other starting Wednesday.