Franklin Gutierrez will likely miss the remainder of the year after suffering what Seattle manager Eric Wedge termed "a severe oblique strain."

The A's finished off a sweep of the Mariners with an impressive offensive day from Hideki Matsui, who had three doubles and scored three runs.

Anthony Vasquez takes the mound for the Mariners in the series opener against Dan Haren and the Angels.

Mike Cameron worked a walk-off walk against David Herndon in the 14th inning that gave the Marlins a 5-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in a game the Phillies played under formal protest.

A four-run rally in the eighth inning propelled the D-backs past the Giants, 4-1, in front of another sellout crowd at AT&T Park on Sunday afternoon.

With three games at home against Detroit beginning with a Labor Day matinee, the Indians must seize the opportunity to make up ground on the first-place Tigers.

Scouting the opposing starting pitcher will be a little more difficult than usual for the A's before Monday's series opener against the Royals. Kansas City starter Felipe Paulino will be a game-time decision, with Nate Adcock set to take the hill against Rich Harden should Paulino's back spasms flare up.

A Phillies fan may have cost his team a potential rally vs. the Marlins on Sunday. Hunter Pence hit a ball to the wall in right field in the sixth, and it was initially ruled a double. But after the umpires reviewed the play, Pence was ruled out, with Philly manager Charlie Manuel ejected for arguing the ruling.

When the Rockies and D-backs face each other at Coors Field for Monday's Labor Day afternoon game, Arizona and rookie Wade Miley will try to keep their good vibes going.

The strange, winding Major League journey of Dontrelle Willis continues on Monday afternoon, as the Reds open a three-game series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Willis, who is looking for his first win of the year, will face off against the Cubs' Matt Garza, who goes for win No. 8.

Derek Lowe makes his first start of September, a month he's had plenty of success in during his career, when the Braves take on Cliff Lee and the Phillies on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.

The Brewers have a magic number of 13 for clinching the National League Central title. The Braves have a magic number of 15 for clinching the NL Wild Card. Both numbers hang over the Cardinals, who clearly need some magic of their own as they open a three-game series against the Brewers on Monday.

The Indians claimed a 9-6 victory over the Royals in Sunday's finale behind a solid outing from starter Jeanmar Gomez and some offensive fireworks from Shelley Duncan.

Although White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen laid the blame for this underachieving season on himself and his coaches, he said that the same staff and same team could produce a 2012 winner without making many changes.

White Sox right fielder Carlos Quentin is progressing in his rehab for a sprained left shoulder, but is not quite ready to return to game action.

The Mets make their final trek to Sun Life Stadium, beginning with the series opener on Monday at 7:10 p.m. ET, with a final opportunity to close their all-time series at the confines with a winning record over the Marlins.

Conor Jackson's first start in right field for the Red Sox didn't last very long, as the tricky confines of Fenway Park got the best of Jackson on a third-inning fly ball.