Washington third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was named the National League's Player of the Week on Monday, a designation he shared with San Diego catcher Nick Hundley.

Three days after losing Paul Maholm to the disabled list, the Pirates' rotation is down another pitcher. Kevin Correia is joining Maholm on the DL due to a left oblique strain.

Minnesota slugger Jim Thome, who became the eighth player in Major League history to hit his 600th career home run last Monday, was named the American League Player of the Week in recognition of his performance.

Nick Hundley was named the National League's Player of the Week on Monday, sharing the award with the Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman.

Todd Frazier is now a rookie shortstop for the Reds, but in 1998, he was a Little League sensation, part of a team from Toms River, N.J., that won the title in Williamsport, Pa., and achieved national prominence.

Fans have the opportunity to select players for each position to play against in a game in their hometown next spring.

San Francisco, which just finished a 4-6 road trip, will play host to San Diego on Tuesday in the first act of a 12-game homestand.

The Phillies lost shortstop Jimmy Rollins in Sunday's game against the Nationals because of a strained right groin. Rollins will have an MRI on Monday.

A.J. Pierzynski took flips during batting practice Sunday and caught pitches from White Sox director of conditioning Allen Thomas as he continues to work his way back from a fractured left wrist.

Seth Smith's go-ahead two-run home run off Chad Billingsley in the seventh inning of Sunday's finale against the Dodgers helped give the Rockies a 5-3 win at Coors Field.

The A's begin a 10-game, three-city road trip on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium with Brandon McCarthy on the mound. New York will counter with Bartolo Colon, who looks to rebound following a poor start against the Royals.

Sunday's 8-7 victory pushed Detroit to a season-high mark of 4 1/2 ahead of Cleveland. It's the largest lead anyone has had atop the AL Central since the Indians led by that margin on June 3.

The Marlins and Reds get together Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Sun Life Stadium. Ricky Nolasco gets the call for the home outfit, while Johnny Cueto toes the rubber for the visitors.

Ian Desmond ripped Antonio Bastardo's 1-2 offering over the left-field fence to tie the score in the ninth before Washington won, 5-4, when Jonny Gomes was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th.

Will Venable knocked a leadoff homer and the game-winning walk-off single, while Cory Luebke held the Fish to three hits in six innings and struck out eight.