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Phillies pitcher Taijuan Walker made his first rehab assignment start and Orinon Kerkering took a step closer to a return to the big leagues on Thursday night.

From college baseball walk-on, to NCAA All-American, and now to a top-10 MLB Draft pick, former NMSU infielder Nick Gonzales saw his dreams come to fruition as he was selected seventh overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Major League Baseball is reviewing video of the latest fight between the Pirates and Reds, with Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle expecting suspensions on both sides.

UTEP head coach Mike Price says he's "disappointed, frustrated, but not discouraged" after the Miners' 37-26 loss to Wisconsin in Madison, WI. The Miners are developing a reputation as a hard-hitting team going into Conference USA play.

The 2012 Major League Baseball season is down to its final 40 games. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:

Chad Billingsley pitched eight dominant innings and Los Angeles won for the fifth time in six games, routing the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0 Tuesday night.

Shane Victorino always gives the Pittsburgh Pirates trouble. The newly acquired outfielder hit his first homer in Dodger blue and drove in three runs to lift Los Angeles to a 5-4 victory on Monday night.

Chris Capuano held Miami hitless until the seventh inning and Hanley Ramirez drove in three runs against his former team, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Marlins 5-0 Sunday.

The Rockies edged out the Dodgers on Sunday with pitcher Alex White's best game of the season, to end the game 3-2. If you missed any of the action on 600 ESPN El Paso, don't worry, we have the recap of what happened, a video recap and pictures from the game, and a preview for Monday's game against Philadelphia!