Ten days after his surprising option to Triple-A, Logan Morrison was back with the Marlins on Wednesday, saying he preferred to look towards the future rather than dwell on his demotion.

One day after serving as a much-needed hero for the Indians, Shin-Soo Choo was scratched from the starting lineup.

Paul Konerko delivered career hit No. 2,000 during Tuesday night's game at Angel Stadium between the White Sox and Angels.

Alberto Gonzalez and Will Venable each singled home a run in the top of the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres extended their winning streak to a season-high five games at the expense of the San Francisco Giants, 7-5, Tuesday night.

After a ninth-inning Padres rally handed the Giants yet another loss — their sixth in eight games and 17th in 24 games — Tim Lincecum will oppose San Diego's Tim Stauffer on Wednesday hoping to help his club gain ground on the D-backs.

Peter Bourjos delivered a walk-off single in the ninth as the Angels beat the White Sox, 5-4, on Tuesday and moved within 3 1/2 games of the Rangers in the AL West.

When the White Sox play the Angels on Wednesday, they'll be up against one of the best pitchers in Jered Weaver, who is armed with a new five-year contract extension.

Astros left-hander Wesley Wright served as a pitcher and a right fielder during the eighth inning against the Rockies, retiring two batters in the frame.

With the offense in the state it's in, Chicago will need right-hander Randy Wells to keep up his recent efforts and avoid an early exit Wednesday in the third game of four in the series. The Braves, who start Derek Lowe, have won six consecutive games.

Go back to the beginning of July, and John Lackey's season was shaping up as a total loss. The right-hander wasn't just struggling, he was getting shelled on a fairly regular basis.

It will take the Rockies more than one game to judge their haul in the trade that put Ubaldo Jimenez in an Indians uniform, but there was plenty to like about Alex White in his Colorado debut on Tuesday night.

The D-backs shut out the Nats, 2-0, on Tuesday to end a six-game slide and even the series at one game each. Daniel Hudson is set to throw for Arizona on Wednesday, while Livan Hernandez goes for Washington in a matchup of right-handers.

Jason Heyward's recent efforts were rewarded Tuesday night, when he belted the first grand slam of his young career and provided the Braves the early cushion they needed to stave off the Cubs and claim a 5-4 win at Wrigley Field.

The power outage that had kept Adrian Gonzalez in the park for 84 at-bats ended loudly on Tuesday night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. And as Gonzalez erupted for a pair of home runs that traveled a combined distance of 806 feet, the rest of the recently-quiet Red Sox's offense seemed to follow suit in an 11-5 victory over the Rangers.

Slowly but surely, the gang is coming back together. Jacoby Ellsbury returned from a three-game absence and helped ignite the Red Sox to an 11-5 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night. David Ortiz, who has missed nine games, hopes to do the same when he starts on Wednesday.

Clayton Kershaw and Matt Kemp, the Dodgers' Cy Young and MVP candidates, boosted their award credentials Tuesday night as the Dodgers routed the Cardinals, 13-2, at Busch Stadium.

Wandy Rodriguez is in a unique situation. If he's not traded to the Rockies beforehand, the Astros left-hander will face them in Wednesday's series finale.