On the third day of the Johan Santana Watch, the Mets decided that their ace hurler will not make his next start Tuesday in Washington.

Brian Burres, not Jeff Karstens, will now start the Pirates' series opener against Atlanta on Monday, as right shoulder soreness has sidelined Karstens once again.

One day after Javier Vazquez expressed frustration with manager Joe Girardi's decision to pull him in the fifth inning of Saturday's 7-5 win, Girardi said the right-hander will likely make his next start on Friday in Texas.

Andy Pettitte will throw a bullpen session on Monday, moving closer to making his return to the Yankees. If Pettitte's bullpen goes well, he will likely make a Minor League rehab start.

Alex Rodriguez was back in the lineup for the Yankees on Sunday, batting fourth and playing third base. The slugger went 2-for-5 with an RBI in New York's 7-3 loss to Toronto.

Alex Rodriguez was back in the New York Yankees' starting lineup Sunday, batting cleanup and playing third base in their series finale against the Toronto Blue Jays. Rodriguez hasn't played since Aug. 20, though his left calf was bothering him before that. The All-Star slugger walked through the clubhouse nearly four hours before the first pitch and took batting practice in the indoor cage.

Rangers outfielder Josh Hamilton is going to be sidelined for an extended period of time with a bruised left ribcage.

There were some familiar names among the top performers on Saturday and one surprise: Jim Thome, Manny Ramirez and Marcus Thames.

Relying exclusively on power, the Giants belted four home runs, including Juan Uribe's go-ahead clout in the ninth inning, to escape with a 5-4 victory Saturday night over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Juan Uribe keeps coming up with some of the biggest hits for the San Francisco Giants. Uribe hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Jonathan Broxton in the ninth inning and Brian Wilson escaped a jam in the bottom half to preserve San Francisco's wild 5-4 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night.

Wilson Valdez scored from second on a sacrifice fly and an error in the seventh as the Phillies beat Milwaukee, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday night.

Mitch Talbot and the Indians' offense both snapped out of funks on Saturday night in a 4-2 victory over the Mariners before 25,108 in Safeco Field.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter became the 64th manger in Major League history to reach the 900-win mark with Saturday's 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Chicago White Sox are putting the pieces together for a strong stretch run. John Danks and Gavin Floyd each turned in solid starts Saturday as the White Sox posted a pair of 3-1 wins in a day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, moving within 3 1/2 games of the AL Central-leading Twins.

Washington lefty John Lannan notched his fifth win in his past six starts with a strong performance in the Nats' 9-2 victory over the Pirates on Saturday.

The Orioles used a well-balanced attack -- posting three multirun innings for the first time since Aug. 10 -- to complete a series-evening 8-4 win over Tampa Bay for Buck Showalter's 900th win as a big league manager.

The White Sox swept an undermanned Red Sox team on Saturday at Fenway Park, grabbing 3-1 victories in both the afternoon affair and the nightcap, to move back to within 3 1/2 games of Twins.

A little heads-up baserunning by one of Philadelphia's role players sent Roy Halladay to his 17th win. Placido Polanco hit a tying sacrifice fly and Wilson Valdez hustled home with the go-ahead run on an errant throw on the same play, lifting Halladay and the Phillies to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.

Alex Gonzalez's second-inning RBI double off Josh Johnson proved to be enough for Jair Jurrjens, who scattered three hits over seven scoreless innings and helped the Braves snap a two-game losing streak with Saturday night's 2-0 win over the Marlins at Sun Life Stadium.

Buck Showalter has been so busy trying to improve the Baltimore Orioles, the veteran manager didn't know he was on verge of his 900th win until his daughter reminded him in a phone call early in the week. "She made me aware of it. I'd forgotten it a little bit," Showalter said Saturday night after he reached the milestone with an 8-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.