With a sacrifice fly to right field in the sixth inning against the Orioles on Monday, Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez became the first player in Major League history to reach 100 RBIs in 14 different seasons.

Oliver Perez hasn't thrown much this summer. So he figures he might as well pitch this winter. He is considering pitching for his hometown of Culiacan this winter in the Mexican League.

The White Sox continued streaking in Detroit on Monday, with their 5-4 victory over the Tigers in 10 innings marking a seventh straight win and a 7-0 start to this 10-game road trip.

Adalberto Mendez, making his Major League debut, stepped up with a stellar performance, striking out six while allowing one hit in six innings in Florida's 7-1 win over Philadelphia on Monday.

When the D-backs saw the Giants a little more than a week ago, they trailed the first-place Padres by five games and it looked like their best bet for the postseason might be the Wild Card. Flash-forward to Monday's series opener and the Giants are just one game behind the Padres.

Mark Reynolds hates to be out of the lineup, but he admitted that he and the team were best served with him on the bench to start Monday's game with the Giants.

When he first experienced the irritation in his left shoulder last Monday, Justin Upton thought he would be out of action for a day or two. The D-backs right fielder has not played since. Monday was the sixth straight game in which he was not in the lineup.

Infielder Juan Uribe was out of the starting lineup for the Giants' series opener with the D-backs on Monday.

The Giants announced that they had promoted second baseman Emmanuel Burriss and utility man Eugenio Velez -- in what was likely the club's final callups -- following Monday's 2-0, extra-winning win over the D-backs.

Following a six-week winless stretch, A's right-handed starter Vin Mazzaro was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento in a surprising move on Monday morning.

Although he's doing what he can to return before the season ends, things don't look too optimistic for outfielder Jim Edmonds.

At just about the perfect time, as the Reds make their stretch run towards October, closer Francisco Cordero has seemed to get his mojo back.

Aroldis Chapman, the Reds' 22-year-old reliever who has recorded the three fastest pitches in baseball this year, struggled at Coors Field in his first career appearance there.

Jose Reyes took batting practice from both sides of the plate Monday for the second straight day, in anticipation of a return sometime this week.

A day after a report that outfielder Colby Rasmus had asked the Cardinals for a trade and had a chilly relationship with manager Tony La Russa, the skipper insisted there was no "him or me" ultimatum on the table for 2011 and beyond.

Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramirez did not start Monday so that he can receive treatment on a sore right quad. His status was day-to-day.

With Labor Day upon us and just four weeks left until the end of the season, there are four top storylines as we head toward another stirring postseason.

The Padres dropped their 10th game in a row, but they remain in first place over the Giants, who beat the Dodgers. The Cardinals took a series over the Reds.

Jonathan Sanchez fanned nine over seven innings and Juan Uribe went deep as the Giants moved within one game of the NL West lead with a win over the Dodgers on Sunday.

Bill Mazeroski is known by Bucs fans for his Hall of Fame defense and humility, but it's his walk-off homer to end the 1960 World Series that will live on forever in bronze at PNC Park.