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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

HoJo: Benching scuffling Bay is just ‘ridiculous’  —  Mets on Twitter  —  Howard Johnson spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to get Jason Bay to hit with the Mets last year and said he doesn't agree with the team's recent move to bench the left fielder temporarily.

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 …