Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury still has evaluations to undergo after suffering a subluxed right shoulder, which is a partial dislocation, on Friday.
Reds honor Jackie on 65th anniversary of debut
Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day on Sunday, the 65th anniversary of the day the Brooklyn Dodgers' great broke the color barrier and integrated the game.
Reds being cautious with ailing Cairo
Reds utility infielder Miguel Cairo remained day to day Sunday with a strained left hamstring. Cairo was injured trying to score from second base in the second inning on Saturday vs. the Nationals.
Phillips returns to lineup for DC finale
Following a five-game stretch out of the starting lineup because of a cramp in his left hamstring, Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips was back on Sunday vs. the Nationals.
Bruce, Votto have faith bats will find life
The Reds' profound hitting skid to start the season has felt infinite to frustrated fans. For the hitters actually going through it, it hasn't been fun either. But they have optimism that it will end.
MLB Notebook: Helton homers in the clutch
With his walk-off homer Saturday night, Rockies veteran Todd Helton has seven career game-ending home runs, including three when his team had been trailing.
Blue Jays, O's pay tribute to Jackie Robinson
The Blue Jays and Orioles participated in a pregame ceremony before Sunday's finale to honor the late Jackie Robinson.
Cecil off to a bumpy start in the Minors
Brett Cecil is 0-2 with a 6.94 ERA after two starts at Double-A New Hampshire, and opposing batters are hitting .333 against him.
Roberts lending basestealing expertise
Adam Jones knew he could improve his running game. So did Robert Andino, which is why the pair of Orioles enlisted the help of teammate Brian Roberts.
Markakis no longer thinking about abdomen
Nick Markakis lunged for Yunel Escobar's line drive in the seventh inning of Saturday's win over the Blue Jays, making a catch he's made countless times before.
Wright feels fine one day after return to action
On Sunday, one day after blasting a home run in his first at-bat back from a finger injury, David Wright was back in the lineup without hesitation.
New York's finger-injury bug bites Bay
Joking about what he called a “jammed finger epidemic” filtering through the clubhouse, Jason Bay was a late scratch on Sunday with an injured right ring finger.
Kemp clubs two homers for surging Dodgers
Behind a pair of two-run home runs from Matt Kemp and seven dominant innings from Ted Lilly, the Dodgers beat the Padres, 6-1, Saturday night at Dodger Stadium.
Astros stun Bell, Marlins with four-run ninth
The Astros' ability to come back changed Saturday night when they got up off the mat and rallied for four runs in the ninth inning against closer Heath Bell and pulled out a 5-4, come-from-behind win over the Marlins before a stunned crowd at Marlins Park.
High five: Sox bash five homers to trounce Rays
The Red Sox hit five home runs on Saturday vs. the Rays, and the solo shot that put Boston ahead in a 13-5 win came from Mike Aviles, Jacoby Ellsbury's fill-in atop the lineup. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Dustin Pedroia, David Ortiz and Cody Ross also homered, all but Pedroia for the first time this season.
Nats' win streak hits five behind sharp Jackson
The Nationals received another well-pitched game on Saturday afternoon. This time it came from right-hander Edwin Jackson, who helped Washington defeat the Reds, 4-1, at Nationals Park.
RBI, UYA, CRG embody spirit of Jackie
Jackie Robinson forever changed baseball and American society by breaking the sport's color barrier in 1947, and his spirit lives on in several Major League Baseball initiatives designed to increase opportunities for inner-city children.