MLB News Blog

Rajai Davis scored the first run then matched a career best with four RBIs for the Oakland Athletics, who delivered another blow to the Texas Rangers' playoff chances with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night. Texas is 1-4 on its homestand and 5 1/2 games behind AL wild-card leader Boston. The Rangers have their largest deficit [...]

Yankees star Jorge Posada and Toronto reliever Jesse Carlson got into a fight near home plate, leading to a frenzied, bench-clearing brawl during the Blue Jays' 10-4 victory over New York on Tuesday night. Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion and All-Star second baseman Aaron Hill were hit by pitches before Carlson threw behind Posada in the eighth.

If the Baltimore Orioles are looking for positive signs for next season, they got plenty of them in a gritty comeback win. Despite being in last place with nothing to play for, the Orioles received solid contributions from two rookies and rallied from a five-run deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5 on Tuesday [...]

Daisuke Matsuzaka returned from the disabled list just in time to show the Boston Red Sox he can help them in the playoffs. And he gave the Los Angeles Angels a preview of what could be waiting for them in October, too. Matsuzaka returned from a three-month stint on the DL with six shutout innings [...]

Jake Peavy is set to make his first start for the Chicago White Sox. The team announced Tuesday that the former Cy Young winner will start on Saturday at home against the Kansas City Royals. It will be Peavy's first start for the White Sox since they acquired the right-hander from the San Diego Padres [...]

Cliff Lee threw a six-hitter, Carlos Ruiz hit a three-run double and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Tuesday night. The NL East leaders have won six of eight and reduced their magic number for clinching their third consecutive division title to 12 with 19 games remaining.

Adam LaRoche homered twice and drove in three runs, rookie Tommy Hanson pitched seven innings and the Atlanta Braves won their fifth straight, beating the New York Mets 6-0 on Tuesday night. The winning streak has likely come a little late for the Braves, who began the day 7 1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the [...]

Michael Young figured he waited long enough to return to the Texas Rangers lineup. It took only one at-bat for him to determine that maybe he came back too soon. Young, who had missed two weeks because of a strained left hamstring, was in the lineup against Oakland as the designated hitter Tuesday night.

Detroit Tigers outfielder Magglio Ordonez has earned $18 million with a fifth-inning groundball. The at-bat Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, was Ordonez's 1,080th plate appearance since the start of the 2008 season, the number that he needed to automatically trigger his $18 million contract option for 2010.

The Boston Red Sox have activated right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 60-day disabled list for his start against the Los Angeles Angels. Matsuzaka had not pitched since June 19. He was 1-5 when he went on the DL with a right shoulder strain. Also Tuesday, the Red Sox gave infielder Kevin Youkilis the day off [...]