The Kansas City Royals have reinstated pitcher Gil Meche and infielder Josh Fields from the 60-day disabled list. The Royals also said Wednesday they've called up catcher Lucas May from Omaha. Pitcher Luke Hochevar and outfielder David DeJesus were moved to the 60-day DL to make room on the 40-man roster.

The NL East-leading Atlanta Braves have put touted prospect Freddie Freeman in the starting lineup for his major league debut. Freeman was among the players called up Wednesday, when teams can expand their rosters for the final month of the regular season. Atlanta manager Bobby Cox decided to start the 20-year-old against the New York Mets as the Braves go for their fifth straight win.

The Chicago Cubs rededicated a statue of late broadcaster Harry Caray outside Wrigley Field on Wednesday. The ceremony was held before Chicago's home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Caray's wife, Dutchie Caray, was among those on hand. The statue is located outside the entrance to Wrigley Field's bleachers and features the Hall of Fame announcer leading crowds in a rendition of...

Manny Ramirez has a hit and has been hit in his debut with the White Sox. Ramirez blooped a single to right field leading off the seventh inning of his first game with Chicago, which claimed the 12-time All-Star on waivers for the playoff chase. In the ninth, one batter after Paul Konerko hit a three-run homer to put Chicago ahead 5-4, reliever Justin Germano struck Ramirez in the back with a...

The Arizona Diamondbacks are having fun on the field and its translating to wins. Miguel Montero drove in the go-ahead runs with a ground-rule double, Gerardo Parra made two critical defensive plays and hit a two-run single, and the Diamondbacks beat San Diego 7-4 Tuesday night to hand the NL West-leading Padres their sixth straight loss.

Willie Bloomquist gambled twice on the base paths in the ninth inning and it paid off. Bloomquist stole third with one out and scored on an Alexi Ogando wild pitch with two outs in the ninth to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Texas Rangers 10-9 Tuesday night. Wilson Betemit opened the ninth with a double and Bloomquist ran for him.

The first-place Texas Rangers acquired outfielder Jeff Francoeur for their playoff push Tuesday night, just hours before the deadline for players to be eligible for the postseason roster. The New York Mets traded Francoeur and cash to Texas for infielder Joaquin Arias, who was designated for assignment last week when Alex Cora was called up by the Rangers.

The St. Louis Cardinals tried to be optimistic Tuesday night after a second straight shutout left them with an 11-15 record in August and seven games behind first-place Cincinnati in the NL Central. "It's a good thing tomorrow starts a new month," Jon Jay said. "It's September, so hopefully we can get on a roll.

Aroldis Chapman was too fast to hit. Soon, the Cincinnati Reds could be too far ahead to catch. The Cuban defector made an eye-opening big league debut, topping out at 102 mph during his perfect inning, and the Reds added to their rapidly growing lead in the NL Central by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 on Tuesday night.

Ricky Romero and his Toronto teammates thoroughly enjoyed a big inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning and the Blue Jays beat Tampa Bay 13-5 on Tuesday night. "You love that," said Romero, who pitched into the eighth inning for his 11th win.

As the Yankees came back to the dugout after another long inning in the field, New York starter Phil Hughes made sure to thank them. The Yankees' powerful lineup scored more than enough runs to get Hughes his 16th win, on a warm night when he struggled through five long innings and New York beat the Oakland Athletics 9-3.

Delmon Young had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh, to lift the Minnesota Twins to a 4-3 on Tuesday night. Young's big hit came after Tigers reliever Phil Coke (7-4) hit two batters to load the bases and Ryan Perry walked in the tying run. Danny Valencia had three hits and an RBI and Brian Duensing gave up three unearned runs on nine hits in 6 2-3 innings for the Twins, who...

David Ross racked his brain, trying to recall if he'd ever hit a grand slam. "Some of the guys were asking me about that," the Braves catcher said. "I can't remember one in college, the minors -- ever." He's got one now. Ross' first career slam capped a seven-run fifth inning made possible by Luis Castillo's error, and the Atlanta Braves routed the New York...

Manny Ramirez grabbed one of his bats, waved it only the way he can, and simply stood in the on-deck circle. That was all the White Sox needed from him. With Ramirez waiting to make his debut for Chicago a few feet away, A.J. Pierzynski connected for a tiebreaking, three-run homer off Frank Herrmann in the ninth inning to lift the White Sox to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.

Jose Bautista has hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during the Toronto Blue Jays' 10-run sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays. Bautista's three-run drive Tuesday night off reliever Lance Cormier capped the outburst and put the Blue Jays up 11-3. Aaron Hill had a two-run shot against Cormier.

Right fielder Jay Bruce was a late scratch from the Cincinnati Reds' lineup because of pain in his right side. Bruce has been one of the Reds' hottest hitters lately, going 8 for 15 with five homers in his last four games. Bruce homered three times during a 7-1 win over the Cubs on Friday. He led off Monday's 5-4 win over Milwaukee with a homer, then ended it with an RBI single in the...

Washington Nationals rookie ace Stephen Strasburg will have Tommy John surgery on Friday to rebuild his injured right elbow, an operation that is expected to sideline him for 12 to 18 months. The ligament replacement surgery will be in Los Angeles and performed by Dr. Lewis Yocum, with Nationals team doctor Dr.

Toronto first baseman Lyle Overbay does not have a concussion, but is feeling as if he did. Overbay was out of the lineup for the fourth straight game Tuesday night because of post-concussion symptoms. He did resume on-field work before Toronto played at Tampa Bay and hopes to play again in the next few days.

Justin Morneau was absent at Target Field when his Minnesota Twins returned home to open a three-game series against Detroit, and he may be out for a while as recovers from a concussion that happened nearly two months ago. Doctors told Morneau to stay at home until at least Friday, manager Ron Gardenhire said Tuesday.

Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton is going to get a shot to help his sore right knee. Hamilton leads the majors with a .359 batting average and has 31 home runs and 95 RBIs. He was in the starting lineup as the designated hitter Tuesday night at Kansas City. Hamilton was set to get the shot after the game and then sit out Wednesday for the AL West leaders.