Greinke pitches, hits Dodgers past Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Zack Greinke smiled wider each time he looked at the scoreboard at AT&T Park.  —  Four runs of support in the first inning, four more in the second and another four-spot in the sixth - highlighted by Greinke's first home run of the season.

Rangers Sweep Braves With 10-3 Win  —  ARLINGTON, Texas — Colby Lewis pitched seven innings for his 10th victory, Luis Sardinas doubled his career total with four RBIs and the Texas Rangers completed their first series sweep in nearly five months with a 10-3 win Sunday over the playoff-chasing Atlanta Braves.

Ramos, Zimmermann lead Nats to 3-0 win over Mets  —  NEW YORK — Jordan Zimmermann made clutch pitches when he was in trouble, and Wilson Ramos gave Jonathon Niese's one mistake a soaring ride.  —  The batterymates formed a potent combination Sunday, leading the Washington Nationals …

O's walk-off Yanks to cut magic number to 3  —  Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland  —  Recap  —  Box Score  —  Play-By-Play  —  Photos  —  Conversation  —  Kelly Johnson delivers walk-off hit as Orioles rally past Yankees for win  —  BALTIMORE — Steve Pearce doubled …

THE OTHER SIDE OF A BATTER GETTING HIT IN THE FACE … When Mike Fiers hit Giancarlo Stanton in the face with a fastball on Thursday night, our attention was immediately turned to the Miami Marlins slugger — and rightfully so.  The concern for Stanton is warranted, his MVP season is assuredly …

Papelbon blows save, makes gesture, ejected  —  PHILADELPHIA - The ending was nuts.  —  Jonathan Papelbon allowed a career high-tying four earned runs and capped his spectacular ninth-inning meltdown by being ejected for a lewd gesture as the Phillies lost 5-4 to the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.

ROCKIES EXPECT FIRST BASEMAN JUSTIN MORNEAU TO RETURN SOON TO LINEUP  —  ST. LOUIS — Justin Morneau's quest for the National League batting title is on hold for a couple of days.  —  The Rockies first baseman injured his left side Friday night against the St. Louis Cardinals and was not in the lineup Saturday.

Report: Cuban ERA Leader Yasmany Hernandez Defects  —  Lefthander Yasmany Hernandez, who led Cuba's Serie Nacional in ERA this past season, has reportedly left the island to pursue a contract with a major league team.  The news was reported by Diario De Cuba, which spoke with Hernandez.

Former Major Leaguer Frank Torre dies at 82  —  9/13/14: Joe Girardi discusses the passing of Frank Torre, who played for the Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies  —  Former Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Frank Torre died on Saturday.  He was 82.

Revamped Royals beat Red Sox 7-1  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Jeremy Guthrie walked out to the mound for the second inning and found he had something rare for a Kansas City Royals pitcher - a two-run lead.  —  Guthrie retired the final 17 batters he faced, Omar Infante had three hits and drove in two runs …

With ‘retirement’ of head of development, GM Brian Cashman must overhaul feeble Yankees minor-league system  —  Mark Newman, whose player procurement and development talents produced such notable first-round draft busts as Cito Culver, Slade Heathcott, Andrew Brackman, C.J. Henry, Eric Duncan …

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Todd Frazier having career year on basepath … MILWAUKEE — Todd Frazier's season is Exhibit A in Reds manager Bryan Price's increased emphasis on the running game.  —  Frazier stole his 20th base Friday night.  The last two years he stole a total of nine — three in 2012 and six last year.

Relief pitching, Padres gaffes lead Diamondbacks to win  —  PHOENIX — Zeke Spruill allowed one hit in three shutout innings of long relief, Will Harris escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 Sunday.

Avila Hits 2-Run HR in 8th, Tigers Top Indians  —  DETROIT — Alex Avila hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Detroit Tigers kept their slim AL Central lead, beating the Cleveland Indians 5-4 Saturday night.  —  The Tigers remained a half-game ahead of Kansas City, which topped Boston 7-1.

Beltran swings, plans to delay surgery to offseason  —  9/10/14: Carlos Beltran discusses being scratched from the lineup against the Rays due to right elbow soreness  —  BALTIMORE — Carlos Beltran tried swinging a bat and is reporting some improvement with his ailing right elbow …