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The quality pitching that Texas lacked for so long has finally emerged, and the result is not a coincidence. August is almost over, and the Rangers are still right in the playoff race. Scott Feldman turned in another strong start, holding Minnesota scoreless into the sixth inning and helping Texas keep pace in the wild-card [...]

Mark Reynolds hit his 40th homer, Jon Garland threw seven sharp innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks routed the Houston Astros 9-0 on Saturday night. With his two-run shot in the third inning, Reynolds became the second Diamondbacks player in the franchise's 12-year history to homer 40 times in a season.

Matt Holliday and Colby Rasmus each hit a three-run homer to power the surging St. Louis Cardinals past the Washington Nationals 9-4 on Saturday night. Holliday is hitting .376 with eight home runs and 32 RBIs since joining the Cardinals on July 24. The NL Central leaders are 24-9 during that stretch, including a 17-4 [...]

Clay Buchholz allowed just three singles in 8 1-3 innings, and Alex Gonzalez and Dustin Pedroia's RBI singles made up for a Boston offense that sputtered in the early innings as the Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday night. The Red Sox won for fifth time in six games and maintained [...]

Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano got an MRI on Saturday and manager Lou Piniella said there's a good possibility he will need an injection to treat inflammation in his left knee. "We're going to wait and see," Piniella said after the Cubs' 11-4 win over the New York Mets. "Our team doctor will be here [...]

With one swing, Manny Ramirez ended his drought and started a rout. Ramirez hit the first of Los Angeles' four homers, and the Dodgers blew a four-run lead Saturday before powering their way to an 11-4 victory that ended the Cincinnati Reds' longest winning streak of the season at five games.

The Boston Red Sox have obtained minor league outfielder Joey Gathright from the Baltimore Orioles for a player to be named or cash. The deal was completed Saturday. Gathright has 428 games of major league experience, including 20 this season with the Chicago Cubs. The 28-year-old speedster was traded by the Cubs to the Orioles [...]

David Price had the longest outing of his young career to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1 on Saturday. He lasted 7 1-3 innings and allowed a run and five hits. Price (7-6) struck out four and walked one. J.P. Howell pitched the ninth for his 16th save in 23 chances. [...]

Jake Fox hit his first career grand slam, Milton Bradley extended his hitting tear and the Chicago Cubs beat the New York Mets 11-4 on Saturday. Fox finished with a career-high five RBIs. His bases-loaded homer finished Mets starter Bobby Parnell (3-7) during a six-run fifth inning, and he added an RBI double off Lance [...]

Tim Wakefield's balky back is acting up again, forcing the Boston Red Sox to scratch him from his next scheduled start. The 43-year-old knuckleballer, who spent 5 1/2 weeks on the disabled list due to back problems after the All-Star break, pitched seven innings Wednesday, allowing one run and six hits in Boston's 3-2 win [...]