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The Yankees' Robinson Cano helped an MLB All-Star team to a 5-3 win over the Taiwan national team in the second game of their five-game series.

Jeff Francoeur hit a two-run homer and doubled in a run during the seventh inning, helping the Royals come back to beat the Tigers, 11-8, in the finale of a four-game series.

The Phillies are on the verge of sweeping a four-game series with the Giants, and it is up to Tim Lincecum to stop it.

The Phillies counter with Roy Oswalt in a rematch of last year's NLCS.

The woes continue for the Phillies in the Steel City. Jose Tabata singled home Xavier Paul in the bottom of the 12th inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia in the opener of a three-game series at PNC Park.

The Atlanta Braves have summoned a minor league pitcher who's never been in the majors to start the opener of a key three-game series at Philadelphia.

Jamey Carroll had two hits and drove in a pair of runs to pace the offense, while Clayton Kershaw gave up just one run in 7 1/3 frames, as the Los Angeles Dodgers used a three-run sixth inning to defeat the San Diego Padres, 4-1, in the finale of a two-game series between these National League West foes.

Keith Tkachuk had two power-play goals and an assist and the St. Louis overcame a two-goal deficit for the second straight night, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 on Saturday to sweep the two-game series.

The Minnesota Twins arrived in Detroit for this week's four-game series hoping to make a strong push for the AL Central title.

They certainly don't want to leave town after watching the Tigers celebrate the end of that quest. A win over the second-place Twins on Thursday afternoon would give Detroit its first division crown since 1987, but the Tigers will have to beat Minnesota's Scott...

All-Star closer Mariano Rivera is ready to return to the New York Yankees after experiencing soreness in his left groin.

Manager Joe Girardi said he wasn't sure how he would work Rivera back into the mix, but said he could give him the ninth inning when the Yankees wrap up a four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

David Wright is ready to get back on the field with the New York Mets, two weeks after he was hit in the helmet by a fastball from San Francisco pitcher Matt Cain.

Wright, on the 15-day disabled list with a concussion, is expected to be activated Tuesday before the opener of a three-game series in Colorado.