All throughout Spring Training, Pirates center fielder Andrew McCutchen vowed that he would be more active on the basepaths this year. He wasn’t kidding.

Pirates manager John Russell described Ross Ohlendorf’s chances of taking the mound on Saturday as “pretty unlikely” after the right-hander was unable to throw a side session Wednesday morning at AT&T Park.

New closer Rafael Soriano has not dazzled anybody in his four outings, but he does have a win, and he is 2-for-2 in saves.

Angels outfielder Reggie Willits was activated on Wednesday after batting .267 with four walks in 19 plate appearances for high Class A Rancho Cucamonga.

Though left fielder Jacoby Ellsbury continues to feel better three days after teammate Adrian Beltre’s knee collided with his left ribs, the leadoff man remained out of the Red Sox’s lineup on Wednesday afternoon

The Cardinals will place catcher Jason LaRue on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right hamstring and will replace him on the active roster with catcher Bryan Anderson.

In the final game of the Yankees’ third series of the season, Phil Hughes will finally get the chance to make his 2010 debut.

Bengie Molina went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs as the hot-hitting Giants backed Barry Zito’s play in Monday’s win over the Pirates.

The Marlins’ frequent late-game heroics took a night off on Monday, when they missed a chance at a walk-off victory in the ninth, then saw the Reds take the lead in the next half-inning in a 6-5 loss in front of 10,119 at Sun Life Stadium.

White Sox right-hander Gavin Floyd and Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero were both solid in their first starts of the season but came away without wins.