For the first time in weeks, Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki didn't do the heavy lifting for the Colorado Rockies.

Pete Rose stood on first base and tipped his cap to the screaming crowd - a little bit like 25 years ago. The banished hits king made a rare on-field appearance Saturday while the Reds commemorated the 25th anniversary of his record-setting hit No. 4,192 at Cinergy Field.

The Milwaukee Brewers are investigating the origin of a fake news release critical of Cubs general manager Jim Hendry that was distributed in the Miller Park press box.

Colby Rasmus hit a pair of homers, Albert Pujols and Skip Schumaker also connected, and Adam Wainwright bounced back from a shaky first inning to lead the Cardinals past the slumping Atlanta Braves 11-4 on Thursday night.

Rookie Cory Luebke sent the San Diego Padres into a key series against San Francisco on a positive note.

Cole Hamels worked with almost a dozen starts' worth of runs in one game.

Veteran umpire Bob Davidson says he ejected a fan at Miller Park because the fan used a homophobic slur aimed at Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina.

For the past two seasons, Trevor Hoffman has organized and led all clubhouse celebrations when one of his Milwaukee Brewers teammates reached any particular accomplishment.

James McDonald pitched seven innings, Ronny Cedeno's triple keyed a five-run seventh and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates beat the slumping Atlanta Braves for the second straight day, winning 5-0 on Tuesday night.

Ubaldo Jimenez stuck around long enough to turn a clunker into a classic.

No matter what they try, the San Diego Padres just keep losing.

The NL West-leading San Diego Padres lost their 10th straight game, with Melvin Mora hitting a go-ahead single that sent the Colorado Rockies to a 4-2 win Sunday.