Rookie third baseman Logan Forsythe will have surgery on his left knee Friday to repair his meniscus and will miss the remainder of the regular season.

Will Venable hit a leadoff home run and Aaron Harang allowed one run over seven innings Wednesday as the Padres defeated the Giants, 3-1, at PETCO Park.

Jeff Francoeur startled Michael Taylor by throwing him out at first base — yes, first base — after the Oakland A's rookie seemed to have lined a single into right field in the second inning of Wednesday's game.

Nationals pitching coach Steve McCatty acknowledged that he was anxious before Stephen Strasburg made his season debut on Tuesday night against the Dodgers, but Strasburg left him with nothing to worry about.

Guillermo Moscoso came four outs shy of a no-hitter before surrendering a two-out base hit to Kansas City's Salvador Perez in the eighth on Wednesday. He ended with 8 2/3 shutout innings in a 7-0 A's victory over the Royals.

R.A. Dickey pitched around trouble to blank the Marlins over seven innings on Wednesday, giving the Mets a sparkling performance, a 1-0 victory and an all-time winning record (74-72) in 19 years at Sun Life Stadium.

Rookie third baseman Alex Liddi became the first player born and raised in Italy to play in the Major Leagues when he made his debut on Wednesday night in the Mariners' series finale against the Angels.

Brandon Beachy set an Atlanta rookie mark with his 140th strikeout of the season on Wednesday night. The record-breaking strikeout came against Phillies shortstop Michael Martinez in the third inning at Citizens Bank Park.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia loves to see young power arms emerge in his bullpen late in the season. The parade began with Francisco Rodriguez in 2002, and the latest, apparently, is Garrett Richards.

The Yankees held a ceremony on Wednesday prior to their game against the Orioles to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11.

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire expects Joe Mauer to catch at least one game in Detroit this weekend, while Tsuyoshi Nishioka is scheduled to start at shortstop on Friday.

Brian Wilson continued to make "steady progress," in head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner's words, in his recovery from an inflamed right elbow.

When you lead the National League in wins with 18, questions about your chances of getting to 20 are natural, but D-backs ace Ian Kennedy isn't overly concerned with whether he gets to the mark.

Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks faced what he called "a big day" Wednesday, when he ran the bases for the first time since suffering a severely sprained ankle in July.

Right fielder Carlos Quentin has taken batting practice this week and could be back in action soon for the White Sox, but the question is where and in what capacity.

Wednesday's game between the Nationals and Dodgers was postponed because of rain.

The Cubs open a three-game series in New York on Friday and will most likely be reminded often in that time that Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States. Alfonso Soriano remembers that day well.