Boston and Chicago will close out a three-game set at Fenway on Sunday as part of the TBS Game of the Week. In the process, both will head into September knowing there's one month of baseball to be played and too many teams jockeying for those spots than can be allotted.

The Red Sox placed right-hander Josh Beckett on the 15-day disabled list on Friday. The Red Sox recalled catcher David Ross from Triple-A Pawtucket to fill Beckett's roster spot.

According to multiple sources, the Phillies have acquired Matt Stairs from the Blue Jays to serve as a left-handed bat off the bench and a backup outfielder.

Catcher Victor Martinez, recovering from surgery to remove bone chips from his right elbow, was activated off the disabled list on Friday in time for the Indians' series opener against the Mariners.

After years of being asked, Gary Matthews Sr. thought the time was right. So during Saturday's seventh-inning stretch at Wrigley Field, the Phillies' color analyst will be singing, "Take Me Out to the Ballgame."

For the first time this season, Kerry Wood has pitched four straight days. On Friday, the Cubs closer was eager to make it five in a row.

Twins fans will always remember Scott Leius' game-winning homer in Game 2 of the 1991 World Series, but the former third baseman is hoping his work with kids will make an even greater impact.

OTTAWA (AP) -The Ottawa Senators traded defenseman Andrej Meszaros to Tampa Bayon Friday for defensemen Filip Kuba and Alexandre Picard and a first-round pick in 2009. Meszaros had nine goals, 27 assists and 50 penalty minutes in 82 regular-seas...

The era of instant replay in Major League Baseball began without a glitch in three cities on Thursday night: umpires didn't have to use it.

Twins right-hander Jesse Crain gave up a walk-off double to pinch-hitter Kurt Suzuki in the bottom of the ninth inning to hand Minnesota a 3-2 loss to Oakland at McAfee Coliseum on Thursday night.