Commissioner also addresses pace of game, honors Jeter in Yankee Stadium visit  —  9/23/14: Commissioner Allan H.  (Bud) Selig discusses creating a committee to oversee the pace of play and if changes are on the horizon  —  NEW YORK — Major League Baseball is working aggressively to implement …

Span exits in 3rd but Nationals beat Mets 4-2  —  WASHINGTON (AP) Nationals center fielder Denard Span left in the third inning after making a diving, tumbling catch, and NL East champion Washington went on to a 4-2 victory over the New York Mets on Tuesday night.

After conversation with Jon Daniels, Michael Young bows out of Texas Rangers managerial search  —  Former Texas Rangers inflieder Michael Young speaks to media during training camp for Dirk Nowitzki's 2014 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game at Dr. Pepper Ballpark in Frisco, Texas Friday June 20, 2014.

The First Slay of Pompey  —  Dalton Pompey hits his first major league home run for the Blue Jays in the bottom of the fifth against Felix Hernandez and the Mariners.  The solo shot ties the game at two.  He came into the the game just 3 for 19 with no extra base hits during his cup of coffee.

Benches empty after Bumgarner hits Puig  —  LOS ANGELES — Benches emptied in the first inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers-San Francisco Giants game Tuesday night after Madison Bumgarner hit Yasiel Puig with a pitch in the left ankle.  —  Puig lay in the dirt for a few seconds before he got …

Angels Beat A's to Drop Oakland Into Wild-Card Tie  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Gordon Beckham homered and the Los Angeles Angels dropped the Oakland Athletics into a tie for the top AL wild card with a 2-0 win Tuesday night.  —  A's starter Sonny Gray whiffed Mike Trout three times among …

Stubbs' HR, Barnes' Catch Lift Rockies Over Padres  —  SAN DIEGO — Drew Stubbs hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the eighth and left fielder Brandon Barnes robbed Rene Rivera of a tying shot in the bottom of the inning to lead the Colorado Rockies to a 3-2 victory against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.

Cabrera's RBI single lifts Tigers over White Sox  —  DETROIT - Miguel Cabrera's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Detroit Tigers to a key 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night.  —  The win kept Detroit a game ahead of Kansas City atop the American League Central …

Gibson pitches seven strong as Twins top Diamondbacks  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Kyle Gibson matched a career high with eight strikeouts, Chris Parmelee hit a two-run single after entering the game for an injured Joe Mauer, and the Minnesota Twins beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-3 on Tuesday night.

Zobrist drives in pair, Rays rally late to beat Red Sox  —  BOSTON - Ben Zobrist had three hits and drove in Tampa Bay's first two runs during an eighth inning rally for the Rays in a 6-2 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night.  —  Alex Cobb pitched seven strong innings and Matt Joyce added …