Miller Park to host Astros, Cubs  —  Weather forces move from Houston for Sunday, Monday  —  HOUSTON — The Astros will head to Milwaukee on Sunday to play two games of their series with the Cubs, Major League Baseball announced Saturday evening.  —  The Astros and Cubs will play …

Snider powers Jays by BoSox in DH opener  —  BOSTON (AP)—The Toronto Blue Jays aren't only affecting the AL East race, they're trying to make their own playoff chase.  —  Late-season call up Travis Snider homered, doubled and drove in five runs, leading A.J. Burnett and the Blue Jays …

Hughes recalled, may start Wednesday  —  Pitcher fans 12 for Scranton on Friday; Robertson to bullpen  —  NEW YORK — Hours after celebrating a Triple-A championship, Phil Hughes and David Robertson were recalled to New York to help the Major League club finish out its season.

Surgery looms as Beltre plays on  —  Seattle (57-89) at Los Angeles (90-57), Saturday, 6:05 p.m. PT  —  ANAHEIM — It looks as if third baseman Adrian Beltre will play the remainder of the four-game series against the AL West champion Angels and likely have surgery some time next week …

Brewers dismiss Triple-A manager  —  Kremblas told he wouldn't be considered for Major League job  —  PHILADELPHIA — The Brewers dismissed Triple-A manager Frank Kremblas earlier this week after a 59-81 season, the first in Kremblas' four years in Nashville that the team did not win a division title.

The Mystery of Barry Zito  —  Barry Zito, a pitcher for the San Francisco Giants, is tall and slim and as handsome as a male model, a pretty-boy actor, which is part of the problem.  Even at 30, he looks more boyish than mannish, wide-eyed, with a too-innocent smile for a man his age.

Qualls in, Lyon out as closer for Diamondbacks … PHOENIX (AP) — Chad Qualls has replaced struggling Brandon Lyon as the Arizona closer as the Diamondbacks try to stay in the NL West race over the final two weeks of the season.  —  The right-handed Qualls (4-8, 3.11 ERA) …

Braves edge Mets, finally win 1-run road game  —  NEW YORK —The Mets let one slip away Saturday, and nobody needs to tell them they can't afford to make a habit of that the way they did last September.  —  Jeff Francoeur hit a tying single in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves rallied …

Ramirez joins 30-30 club in Marlins' win  —  MIAMI (AP)—Hanley Ramirez and Jorge Cantu homered to help Florida beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Saturday night and the Marlins became the second major league team to have three infielders with 30 homers.  —  With Ramirez's two-run shot …

Royals setting sights on improvements  —  Kansas City (62-83) at Cleveland (71-74), Friday, 6:05 p.m. CT  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Although the news was a foregone conclusion, the Royals were officially eliminated from the playoffs after Wednesday's 7-1 loss to Twins.  —  That fact caused manager Trey Hillman to look to the future.

Gomez, Span power Twins' 12-2 victory over Orioles  —  BALTIMORE — First place in the AL Central is within the Minnesota Twins' grasp.  —  Denard Span homered twice and drove in four runs, Carlos Gomez had a career-high four RBIs and the Twins moved within a half-game of the division lead …

Owings sent to Reds to finish Dunn deal  —  Slugging pitcher struggled after strong start to the season  —  PHOENIX — Micah Owings was donning a different shade of red in an unfamiliar part of Chase Field on Friday night.  —  After receiving the news that he had been traded to the Reds …