Marquis starts suspension  —  SAN DIEGO — Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis decided to drop his appeal and serve his five-game suspension starting Saturday.  —  The move means that his next start will be pushed back a day.  Because of the off-day Monday, Marquis will now pitch Friday …

MLB talks switching NL team to AL, sources say  —  A simple form of realignment has been raised in the labor talks between Major League Baseball and the players' association, according to three sources: two leagues of 15 teams, rather than the current structure of 16 teams in the National League and 14 in the American League.

A-Rod plunked after homer; Yanks dump Indians  —  NEW YORK (AP) — On a busy afternoon in the Bronx, what may have been the event most consequential to the Yankees' hopes this season came on a routine grounder.  —  Bartolo Colon , working on another strong start in a rebound season full of them …

Source: GIants to sign infielder Hall  —  The Giants, reacting swiftly to the loss of second baseman Freddy Sanchez, will sign free-agent infielder Bill Hall, according to a major-league source.  —  Giants at a glance  —  Sanchez dislocated his right shoulder Friday night while diving …

Reds pound Tim Lincecum in 10-2 win over Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO - As good as it felt to shut out the World Series champions for eight innings, getting a pair of hits against two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum really made Mike Leake's day.  —  Leake held the struggling San Francisco hitters …

Lee goes eight strong as Phillies beat Cubs  —  PHILADELPHIA — Chase Utley homered and drove in four runs to back Cliff Lee's eight strong innings and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-1 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.  —  Lee (6-5) passed teammate Roy Halladay for the league lead in strikeouts …

The Sucktastic Six: Six Players costing the Diamondbacks  —  No, I'm not talking about six classic villains that have teamed up to get revenge against Spider-Man.  What I am talking about is six D-backs players who have been assembled by Kevin Towers (for some reason) to cost the Diamondbacks wins.

What's going to happen with Turner, Murphy, & Tejada?  —  In 133 at bats, Justin Turner has hit .293 with a .340 on base percentage, two home runs and 16 RBI.  —  In 192 at bats, Daniel Murphy has hit .297 with a .357 on base percentage, four home runs and 20 RBI, and he's hit .403 since May 20 …

Sizemore Helps A's Top White Sox, End 10-Game Skid  —  CHICAGO (AP) — One strike from their 11th consecutive loss, the Oakland Athletics showed interim manager Bob Melvin the desire to win is still there.  —  Scott Sizemore hit a go-ahead three-run double to rally the Oakland Athletics past the Chicago White Sox 7-5 Friday night.

Royals homer twice off Santana in win over Angels  —  ANAHEIM, Calif.—Jeff Francis survived a shaky sixth inning to get his first road victory of the season, left fielder Alex Gordon threw out a runner at home plate and the Kansas City Royals beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-2 Friday night.