Zimmermann goes eight as Nationals top Lincecum, Giants  —  WASHINGTON — Jordan Zimmermann pitched eight strong innings, Asdrubal Cabrera homered and the Washington Nationals kept up their dominance of two-time Cy Young Award winner Tim Lincecum, beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2 Saturday.

Nothing changing for Pete Rose and Hall  —  It has been 25 years, and just five months away from our fourth commissioner, but nothing has changed.  —  Nothing will change.  —  Pete Rose will not be in the Hall of Fame.  —  Not now.  Maybe never.  If it ever happens, he may not be alive to see it.

Even as his value rises, Royals' Alex Gordon says he'll delay free agency  —  On his first day as a Kansas City Royal, Josh Willingham leaned back in a clubhouse chair and took in his surroundings.  Across the room, a group of reporters ringed a corner locker.

Nationals wishing good health for Fister  —  WASHINGTON — Nationals right-hander Doug Fister announced after Friday's 10 -3 loss to the Giants that he had skin cancer removed from his neck earlier in the week.  —  Fister also said the procedure had nothing to do with Friday's outing in which he allowed four runs in six innings.

Jocketty expected to remain as Reds GM  —  Forget about the possibility of a Tony La Russa-Walt Jocketty reunion in Arizona.  —  Jocketty, completing the final year of his contract with the Reds, is expected to remain the team's general manager, according to major-league sources.

Orioles' Manny Machado to have season-ending right knee surgery  —  Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado will have season-ending surgery on his ailing right knee.  —  Dan Duquette, the vice-president of baseball operations for the Orioles, says Machado told the team on Friday that his knee wasn't responding to rest.

Wilmer Flores struggles at shortstop as Mets lose to Dodgers, 6-2  —  Flores' throwing error, his second miscue of the night, with two outs and two on in the seventh allowed a run to score, giving the Dodgers a 3-1 lead.  It also kept the inning alive, chased Mets starter Jon Niese …

Mariners rally to score 5 in 9th, send Red Sox to sixth straight loss  —  BOSTON — Austin Jackson's bases-loaded double with two outs in the ninth inning keyed a five-run rally, and the Seattle Mariners sent the Boston Red Sox to their sixth straight loss, 5-3 on Friday night.

Who will close in 2015, Bobby Parnell or Jenrry Mejia?  —  LOS ANGELES - From his toes on up, something has hurt at one point or another for Mets closer Jenrry Mejia.  —  Bunions limited his mobility for a few days, and once he returned to the mound, it wasn't long before a comebacker left a nasty bruise on his right forearm.

Mets Place Bartolo Colon On Revocable Waivers  —  The Mets have placed starting pitcher Bartolo Colon on revocable waivers, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal tweets.  Colon is in the first year of a two-year, $20MM deal that will pay him $11MM in 2015, so any team to claim him would risk being responsible for that salary.

Vargas drives in five as Twins rout Tigers again  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Kennys Vargas drove in a career-high five runs, Joe Mauer had three RBIs and Yohan Pino won his first start in more than a month as the Minnesota Twins beat the Detroit Tigers 12-4 on Saturday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.

MLB On Cusp Of Ending Blackouts On Streaming Games Online And On Mobile Devices  —  The digital media company of Major League Baseball is close to relaxing blackout restrictions for games streamed to computers and mobile devices.  Bob Bowman, CEO of MLB Advanced Media reiterated in an interview …