National League News

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos, center, is helped off the field after being injured in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, May 12, 2012, in Cincinnati.

The Washington Nationals are back in first place in the National League East and look to remain there when they wrap up a two-game series today with the San Diego Padres.

Robin Ventura played in both leagues, starring at third base for the Chicago White Sox and Mets , as well as briefly with the Yankees and Dodgers .

Hunter Pence atoned for a ninth-inning error by hitting his second home run of the game, a solo shot in the 10th that lifted the Philadelphia Pence connected off former Philadelphia closer Brett Myers with one out to give the Phillies their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Not having slugger Matt Kemp in the lineup last night didn't seem to bother the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers, who target their sixth straight win Tuesday in the conclusion of a quick two-game series versus the Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Baltimore Orioles' hot start has them tied for first place in the American League East.

Kershaw and Diamondbacks ace Ian Kennedy exchanged brushback pitches two innings apart during the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-1 victory on Monday night - the first of 18 scheduled games between the division rivals.

The Milwaukee Brewers had plenty of opportunities against a 41-year-old starter and a struggling closer.

The St. Louis Cardinals kept Ryan Dempster's victory drought alive. Small consolation for a team plagued by sloppy play late and silenced late at the plate while losing their fourth in a row.

Brandon Phillips drove in the go-ahead run with a double off the centerfield wall and the Cincinnati Reds scored two runs off Jonny Venters in the eighth inning to beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Monday night.

Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game on Sunday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory that knocked the Nationals out of first place in the NL East.

Matt Kemp injures left hamstring while running to first and would have to leave early in Dodgers' 11-5 win over Rockies.

Jason Heyward ended a 10-pitch at-bat with a bases-clearing double in third inning, helping the Atlanta Braves give rookie Lance Lynn his first loss and beat the St.

While the Phillies have been looking for answers as they've struggled through the first five weeks of the season, Cole Hamels has been one of their most consistent pieces as they look to climb out of the cellar in the NL East.

On his first game day as the president of the Los Angeles Dodgers, May 4 in Chicago, Stan Kasten basked in the scenery at Wrigley Field.

The center fielder swiped two bags on Friday night against the Mets, making him 17-for-17 in stolen-base attempts.

The Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers will continue a National League Central series on Saturday afternoon inside Miller Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 ET on FOX The Milwaukee Brewers are 37-9 as a home favorite of minus-150 to minus-175 the past two-plus seasons Chicago was unable to hold two late-inning leads in dropping a 8-7 road ... (more)

Thousands of fans got the chance to cheer one more time for Junior Seau at the stadium where he starred for 13 seasons.

Two teams with 20 wins apiece get together again tonight in the Gateway City, as the St.

The right-hander allowed three hits in six sharp innings and worked out of a pair of major jams to lead the Astros to a 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.