Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp is adamant in saying he's not going on the DL, but an MRI on his strained left hamstring Monday morning will undoubtedly have more say in that decision.

Ian Stewart and Reed Johnson each hit solo home runs, Alfonso Soriano added an RBI double and the Cubs scored the tie-breaking run on an error in the seventh to post an 8-2 win on Sunday over the Brewers.

Retired Marine corporal Megan Leavey and her service dog, Sgt. Rex, were the guests of honor at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, when they starred in a pregame ceremony designed to act as both a homecoming and a celebration.

The Rockies believe the left forearm tightness that pitcher Jorge De La Rosa experienced during a rehab start Saturday night at Double-A Tulsa is a normal part of recovery from Tommy John elbow surgery.

Since she began to follow the game of baseball, Erika Rech has been a Yankees fan. So she could imagine no better way to be honored for her accomplishments benefiting those affected by breast cancer than in front of a Mother's Day crowd Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

Brewers closer John Axford had only a few moments to stew over the end of his long saves streak before life snapped things back into focus.

Yonder Alonso was one of three Padres players to use the bats Sunday, along with outfielder Chris Denorfia and shortstop Jason Bartlett.

Blind baseball fan Reggie Deal, who will visit all 30 big league ballparks in 30 days, was given a field-level tour of Chase Field on Saturday.

Outfielder Darnell McDonald landed on the disabled list Sunday with a right oblique strain. In his place, Triple-A Pawtucket first baseman Mauro Gomez, who's put up some lofty numbers, was called up to the Majors for the first time.

After being scratched from his Thursday start to rest a sore knee, Jason Hammel will start for the Orioles on Monday, manager Buck Showalter confirmed Sunday.

He's not quite where he wants to be, but Jose Reyes is certainly getting close to hitting his stride. A four-hit game on Saturday clearly helped as it raised the Miami shortstop's batting average to .256.

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has a torn ACL in his right knee and will need surgery that will likely sideline him for the remainder of the 2012 season.

Mariners manager Eric Wedge noted Sunday that the veteran position players he'd been counting on have not been producing this season and the weight is shifting even more to young players to carry the offensive load. He also spoke for the first time about possibly moving Ichiro Suzuki out of the No. 3 spot in the order.

In conjunction with Mother's Day, Major League Baseball raised awareness for breast cancer on Sunday by prominently incorporating the color pink in each of the 15 games played. At Busch Stadium, the Cardinals and Braves each posted pink lineup cards in their respective dugouts.

The Cardinals optioned outfielder Shane Robinson to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday to open up a spot on the 25-man roster for Lance Berkman, who had been on the disabled list with a left calf strain since April 19.

Rickey Henderson and the team of Legends summoned their All-Star ability in a 12-11, six-inning exhibition victory against contest winner Tim Wisecup and his team of average Joes during Saturday's Pepsi MAX Field of Dreams game at Huntington Park.

Phil Hughes became the latest Yankees starter to impress on the team's homestand, pitching 7 2/3 innings of one-run ball in a 6-2 win over Seattle on Saturday.