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.

Yankees shut out reeling 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, pulled up lame while covering first base.

Max Scherzer, Austin Jackson lead Tigers over Mariners 8-1  —  DETROIT - Max Scherzer found his form after three rocky starts, Austin Jackson tripled twice and the Detroit Tigers beat the Seattle Mariners 8-1 on Saturday night.  —  Victor Martinez had three hits and two RBIs and Jhonny Peralta homered …

Weeks hits go a-head homer as Brewers beat Cardinals  —  MILWAUKEE — Rickie Weeks hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and Zack Greinke outpitched fellow Cy Young winner Chris Carpenter to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Saturday night.

McCutchen's two-run double helps Pirates beat Mets  —  PITTSBURGH — James McDonald allowed two runs in six effective innings, Andrew McCutchen hit a two-run double and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 3-2 on Saturday night.  —  Jose Tabata and Josh Harrison each had two hits …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …