Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez will never forget the moving speech made by Cardinals broadcaster Jack Buck, welcoming the nation back to the game of baseball six days after Sept. 11, 2001.

A nation spent Sunday remembering the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States.

Several Astros players and coaches gathered around televisions inside the clubhouse at Nationals Park on Sunday morning, watching and re-living the historic and tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

It was a subdued Marlins clubhouse before Sunday's series finale, as many players took time to remember the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001.

It's not very often that a pair of home runs can save someone's life. But for Twins outfielder Michael Cuddyer, he essentially did just that in 2001 while playing in the Eastern League playoffs with the Double-A New Britain Rock Cats.

For the relatively few players who were already established in the Majors on Sept. 11, 2001, the horrors and memories of that day will forever be a common bond. But most of today's headliners suffered and wondered in isolation, kids or novice professionals embarking on lives and careers suddenly turned uncertain.

Right fielder Jeff Francoeur twice frustrated Dustin Ackley with spectacular catches on Friday night, but the Mariners got enough balls to fall for a 7-3 victory in front of 14,805 fans at Safeco Field.

The Angels had two advantages against the Yankees during Friday night's 2-1 win — the superb pitching of Jered Weaver and their ability to transform something relatively small into something very useful by using their speed.

For Wild Card hopeful teams in both leagues, this weekend represented perhaps the last chance to ignite a full-fledged, knock-down pennant race.

In the latest renewal of their budding personal duel Friday night, Clayton Kershaw just barely got the better of Tim Lincecum as the Dodgers barely got the better of the Giants, 2-1.

Maicer Izturis lifted a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the ninth inning on Friday night, pushing the Angels to a walk-off 2-1 win over the Yankees before 41,014 in Anaheim.

Justin Upton hit his 30th homer and Lyle Overbay drove in the go-ahead run as the D-backs beat the Padres, 3-2, on Friday at Chase Field. Daniel Hudson hurled his third complete game of the year.

In the sixth, the Reds plated four runs, two driven in on a Ryan Hanigan single. Homer Bailey got the start and went 7 2/3 innings, allowing one run on six hits.

For the third time in four meetings between the Cardinals and Braves this year, St. Louis overcame a late deficit to win. On Friday, it was a 4-3 victory in 10 innings as Nick Punto hit a sacrifice fly off of Scott Linebrink in the 10th inning.

Lonnie Chisenhall smacked two two-run homers and Jeanmar Gomez posted his third straight victory as the Indians reversed Thursday's outcome with an 8-4 drubbing of the White Sox at U.S. Celllular Field on Friday night.

In between Roy Halladay's dominance and Ryan Howard's power Friday, the Phillies notched a 5-3 win over the Brewers at Miller Park to take the first two games of the four-game set.

Mark it down as an assist for Pirates outfielder Alex Presley, whose glove turned into the springboard off of which Omar Infante collected his second homer of the night at PNC Park on Friday.