Infielder Yamaico Navarro was recalled from Triple-A Omaha on Saturday and he will be in uniform for the Royals' game against the Indians.

After a year of rehabbing his right elbow, Stephen Strasburg will make his 2011 debut Tuesday against the Dodgers at Nationals Park. He is expected to pitch five to six innings. Strasburg will make four starts, and all four are expected to be at home.

The Blue Jays were dealt a series of blows on Saturday afternoon as both Yunel Escobar and Eric Thames had to be removed from a game against the Yankees.

After seeing a total of four pitches in his first three plate appearances — and going 0-for-3 in the process — Robinson Cano tried for a more patient approach in at-bat No. 4. His change in strategy paid off.

The Reds' clubhouse had no shortage of players lining up to welcome pitcher Edinson Volquez back to the team Saturday after he was recalled from Triple-A Louisville.

Blue Jays acting manager Don Wakamatsu needs to look no further than across the field Sunday to help teach his young hitters the approach at the plate that can make them successful at the big league level.

Yadier Molina was held out of the Cardinals' starting lineup on Saturday due to some mild tightness in his left calf. Molina played down the condition and said he hopes to play Sunday.

Right-hander Jake Peavy may have his season cut short if the White Sox drop completely out of contention in the AL Central, according to manager Ozzie Guillen.

Just hours before Andrew McCutchen returned to the lineup Saturday, manager Clint Hurdle expressed both disgust and frustration that his pitchers haven't responded after seeing McCutchen purposefully pitched inside with regularity all year.

The news that pitcher Carlos Zambrano wouldn't return to the Cubs during the 2011 season weighed heavy on the heart of one of his teammates.

The White Sox reinstated right-hander Philip Humber from the 15-day disabled list prior to Chicago's game Saturday against the Tigers in Detroit.

Yonder Alonso's tiebreking two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning and Juan Francisco's three-run blast in the ninth helped give the Reds an 11-8 victory over the Cardinals on Friday night.

The Dodgers rallied from a five-run deficit on Friday night with eight runs, including five in the decisive seventh inning, for an 8-6 win over the Braves. Their win streak is now at five.

All-Star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera exited Cleveland's contest against the Royals on Friday during the third inning with a left knee contusion.

The Crew used small ball to plate three in the seventh. Casey McGehee and Prince Fielder added a pair of two-run homers. Zack Greinke went six, allowing two runs.

Hideki Matsui had a big night at the plate and starter Guillermo Moscoso settled down after a slow start to lead the A's to a 9-2 win over the Mariners on Friday at the Coliseum.

Kevin Millwood held the Padres scoreless for seven innings as the Rockies took care of San Diego, 3-0, in Friday's series opener at PETCO Park.