Miami Marlins (22-48) at Arizona Diamondbacks (38-33), 3:40 p.m. (ET)
Arizona tries to make it two straight wins on Wednesday when the Diamondbacks play the rubber match of a three-game series versus the Miami Marlins at Chase Field.
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Let's be honest. It hasn't been easy to be a fan of the New York Mets.
Arizona tries to make it two straight wins on Wednesday when the Diamondbacks play the rubber match of a three-game series versus the Miami Marlins at Chase Field.
With their season-best winning streak gone by the wayside the San Diego Padres focus on a series win Wednesday when they play the rubber match of a three-game series versus the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.
The New York Mets gave their fans a glimpse into the future on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they'll try to hand the Atlanta Braves their first home series loss of the season in the third test of a five-game series at Turner Field.
The Chicago White Sox hope ace Chris Sale can snap out of his recent funk when he toes the rubber Wednesday against the Minnesota Twins in the middle portion of a three-game series at Target Field.
The Boston Red Sox own the best record in the American League and have stuffed themselves with plenty of wins against the Tampa Bay Rays to get where they are.
Rain put Don Mattingly's return to the Bronx on hold, so the Los Angeles Dodgers manager and former Yankee great will have to wait until Wednesday's doubleheader in New York.
Juan Perez's RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning lifted the San Francisco Giants over the San Diego Padres, 5-4, in the middle test of a three-game series.
Manager Bruce Bochy isn't afraid to acknowledge that the Giants are "fortunate" to be in as good of shape as they are in the NL West despite a prolonged rough stretch.
DETROIT - Now that the Tigers don't have a full-time closer, many of the their relievers are candidates to pitch in the ninth inning with a lead. Many, but perhaps not all.
Navigating a bullpen minefield without his closer is something Seattle Mariners manager Eric Wedge had spent the past week dabbling in.
Glen Perkins, a relief pitcher himself, instinctively stuck up for the relief pitcher.
MINNEAPOLIS - The Chicago White Sox continue to give general manager Rick Hahn little reason not to break up their current 25-man roster.
Justin Verlander did something Tuesday night he'd never done in any of his previous 119 career starts at Comerica Park.
Yu Darvish has pretty much had his way in his first year and half in the major leagues.
ATLANTA - Two Georgia boys had a big night Tuesday at Turner Field, but did it at the expense of the Braves.
ST. LOUIS - The Chicago Cubs went through Carlos Marmol, Kyuji Fujikawa and a closer-by-committee strategy the first two weeks of the season before rescuing Kevin Gregg from the scrap heap in mid-April and watching him succeed in his old role.
Just when it seemed Josh Hamilton's dismal season couldn't get any worse, the Los Angeles Angels right fielder grounded into three double plays and struck out twice Tuesday night in a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Seattle Mariners in Angel Stadium.
ST. LOUIS - The Cubs and Cardinals have played 20,321 games since 1876, but few have had stranger endings than Tuesday night's affair at Busch Stadium.
By the time Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright righted his wayward mechanics before the start of the second inning Tuesday, it was already too late.
Cleveland Indians reliever Vinnie Pestano has a recurring dream. A batter hits a line drive right back up the middle and it's screaming toward his head.
Josh Hamilton has just about hit rock-bottom with the bat for the Los Angeles Angels.
The New York Mets relied on their top two pitching prospects to sweep Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Jeff Samardzija pitched into the ninth inning to help the Chicago Cubs take a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the second of a four-game set.
Jesus Guzman put the San Diego Padres in position to extend their winning streak and add yet another come-from-behind win. The good feeling did not last long.