Yu Darvish is going for his sixth win of the season as the Rangers take on Tommy Milone and the A's on Wednesday at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Entering Wednesday's matchup against the Mets, Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake is hoping to snap out of the worst stretch of his career, while Johan Santana is trying to build off of a strong outing his last time out.

Fresh off a two-game series with one team they're chasing in the American League East, the Blue Jays welcome another division pace-setter when the Yankees travel to Rogers Centre for Wednesday's matchup, the first meeting between the two clubs this season.

Erik Bedard is hoping his start Wednesday against the Nationals goes much better — and lasts much longer — than his abbreviated start last week against the same club.

Josh Beckett rescued himself from the rough Tuesday in the Red Sox's 5-0 win over the Mariners that was meaningful not only for a pitcher who has taken his share of flack, but a team whose starters could not get on track until five games ago.

One day after D-backs right-hander Ian Kennedy and Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw exchanged brushback pitches, Arizona manager Kirk Gibson said he was not sure what all the commotion was about.

Nolan Ryan hadn't thought about it, but Tuesday was the 39th anniversary of his May 15, 1973, no-hitter against the Royals — the first of his seven no-hitters and the first of three no-hitters in the history of Kauffman Stadium.

Hunter Youngblood was one of four first-place winners in Major League Baseball's Breaking Barriers essay contest, which recognizes students who use the personal values of Jackie Robinson to overcome adversity.

Brian McNamee, the chief accuser in the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens, continued to tell his account Tuesday of injecting Clemens with steroids and human-growth hormone, moving on through the time period when both were employed by the Yankees in 2000 and 2001.

Orioles outfielder Nolan Reimold isn't showing signs of improvement from Friday's epidural injection in his sore neck, and manager Buck Showalter acknowledged on Tuesday that administering a second shot — which would further delay Reimold's timetable — is becoming increasingly likely.

The Mariners will send ace Felix Hernandez to the mound Wednesday as the Indians counter with Ubaldo Jimenez, as a struggling Johnny Damon looks to get his bat going.

Matt Garza will try to stop the surging back end of the Phillies' lineup, while the Cubs will face off with fill-in starter Kyle Kendrick.

Lance Berkman was a game-time scratch from the Cardinals' lineup, though the team did not announce what prompted manager Mike Matheny to pull his starting first baseman.

Hunter Pence's error helped the Astros rally in the ninth, but his home run in the 10th — his second of the game — gave the Phillies their third straight win, 4-3, on Tuesday.

Designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero reported to the Blue Jays Minor League complex in Dunedin, Fla., on Tuesday morning. He is considered a possible option to help improve the Blue Jays' offense.

Tigers closer Jose Valverde left Tuesday's ninth inning because of back stiffness in Detroit's 10-8 win against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

Rafael Soriano has been named the Yankees' third closer in the last two weeks, and the right-hander is thrilled to be receiving the assignment.