Scott Rolen said undergoing surgery earlier this month to clean out his left shoulder was the right decision, and it's helped accelerate his rehab.

After submitting a dominating performance on Saturday, Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg is expected to throw another Minor League game on Thursday.

Shin-Soo Choo originally said his strained left oblique only bothered him when he took a pitch, not when he actually swung the bat. Now, he won't take hacks for at least a few days.

Jose Reyes' quest to be the first Mets player to win a batting title resumes Monday, when he returns to active duty following his second stint on the disabled list. If he does win the crown, the reward may be significant.

Southpaw John Danks allowed only three hits in going the distance, as the White Sox beat the Mariners, 3-0, at Safeco Field on Saturday.

The Astros' Bud Norris, who grew up in the Bay Area, will make his first Major League start in San Francisco against the Giants in Sunday's series finale. Norris has never faced the Giants in his two years in the Majors.

The stage is set for the Little League World Series championship game, and the team from Huntington Beach, Calif., will carry America's hopes with it to Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pa., to take on Japan on Sunday.

The D-backs won their fifth straight game on Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Padres at Chase Field. Joe Saunders once again shut down the Padres' offense, allowing one run on four hits in seven excellent innings.

Late in Saturday night's 3-1 win over the Padres, D-backs right fielder Justin Upton was robbed at Chase Field.

The Angels hit five homers to back Ervin Santana in an 8-4 win against the Rangers on Saturday. The Halos are now two games behind Texas in the AL West.

The Oakley Stingrays (Norwalk, Calif.) needed nine innings to do it, but they emerged from the Under-10 Youth Majors National Youth Baseball Championship as the winners, beating Miami (Fla.), 8-6, in the extra-inning title game on Saturday at Campbell Clinic Field in Memphis, Tenn.

A thrilling championship Sunday is set for the U-12 National Youth Baseball Championships at Mark Neel Field in Memphis, Tenn., after a drama-filled Saturday left the tournament with its four semifinalists.

Hurricane Irene made her entrance into Boston on Saturday, but not full-bore, and it took one more rain delay in the nightcap for David Ortiz and the Red Sox to complete a twin-bill sweep, 4-0, over the A's at Fenway Park.

A male adult fell on a stairwell next to the home-plate gate at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington at 9:45 p.m. CT during the Rangers' 8-4 loss to the Angels on Saturday.

The Halos send Jered Weaver to the mound on three days' rest when they take on Colby Lewis and the Rangers on Sunday at Rangers Ballpark.

Asdrubal Cabrera launched a two-out, three-run homer in the eighth inning to provide the Indians with their 32nd comeback victory of the season in an 8-7 win over the Royals on Saturday.

Right-hander Ian Kennedy will be charged with trying to push the D-backs' winning streak to six. He'll oppose Padres left-hander Cory Luebke, who hasn't allowed more than two runs in each of his last four starts.