Mike Leake allowed two runs on six hits through six innings, helping the Reds reach the .500 mark for the first time since July 6 with a 6-3 victory over the Nationals before 30,423 at Great American Ball Park.

Mark DeRosa and Jeff Keppinger combined to manufacture a tiebreaking run in Saturday night's 10th inning to lift the Giants past the Houston Astros, 2-1.

Justin Masterson hasn't lost a start since July 24 and nearly tossed a complete game last time out, as both he and the Indians look for continued success against Bruce Chen and the Royals on Sunday.

Stephen Strasburg started for the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs on Saturday night and tossed five perfect innings before allowing two singles to open the sixth against the Rochester Red Wings at Syracuse's Alliance Bank Stadium.

With Hurricane Irene continuing to loom large over the East Coast and the Yankees-Orioles series this weekend, both teams will have an extra day of rest before taking part in a doubleheader Sunday at Camden Yards.

With Hurricane Irene continuing to loom large over the East Coast and the Yankees-Orioles series this weekend, both teams will have an extra day of rest before taking part in a doubleheader Sunday at Camden Yards.

Yovani Gallardo fanned 10 batters in seven innings, allowing only an unearned run, and the Brewers got homers by Casey McGehee, Prince Fielder and Corey Hart, who fell a single shy of the cycle, in a win over the Cubs on Saturday.

The Reds have finally accomplished what manager Dusty Baker had been looking for. They got back to .500, and did so against a suddenly slumping Nationals squad.

James Loney homered to send the game to extra innings, and Matt Kemp hit a walk-off homer in the 11th after the Dodgers plated five runs in the sixth vs. Colorado.

Becoming the latest additions to the Giants' Wall of Fame enabled Marvin Benard and Jason Schmidt to add the final touches to their baseball lives.

D-backs reliever David Hernandez was removed from Saturday afternoon's game against the Padres in the eighth inning after getting hit with a line drive on the right ankle.

With the Rockies visiting Dodger Stadium this weekend, MVP-caliber talent has been on display on both sides of the field, and no one in that category is hotter right now than the Rockies' Carlos Gonzalez.

The Cubs and Brewers conclude a three-game series at Miller Park on Sunday, with Casey Coleman getting the start for the visitors, while Zack Greinke throws for the home team.

After snapping a five-game road losing streak Saturday, the Pirates are back on track toward a big improvement on the road over last year as they play their final game of 2011 at Busch Stadium on Sunday, when Jeff Karstens faces Cards righty Kyle Lohse.

With a change at the top of the American League Central all but a certainty at this point, the current heir apparent will make one last visit to the reigning champions.

An hour before first pitch on Saturday, Felix Hernandez was nowhere to be seen in the Mariners' clubhouse. That's because he was busy being Larry Bernandez.

It won't go down as one of his best starts, and it did not come easy, but Justin Verlander picked up his 20th victory Saturday as the Tigers beat the Twins, 6-4, at Target Field.