Tim Lincecum threw a two-hitter for his third complete game of the season, all in his last four starts, in the Giants? 10-0 rout of the Cardinals on Monday night, according to an Associated Press report.

On a night that belonged to baseball?s most unflappable closer, Mario Rivera became the second reliever in history to reach the 500-save milestone when the Yankees held off the Mets 4-2 on Sunday, as reported by the Associated Press. He joined Brewers veteran Trevor Hoffman, who has 571 saves, as the only major leaguers with 500. The biggest surprise, though cam e when Rivera drew a bases-loaded walk to add a insurance run in the ninth inning. ?I had one thing in mind?just try to do something,? Rivera said, before expounding on his save. ?Don?t get me wrong, it?s definitely special.?

Pitcher Ryan Sadowski scattered four hits over six scoreless innings in his major league debut and the Giants avoided a three-game sweep with a 7-0 win over the Brewers on Sunday, according to an Associated Press report.

Reggie Jackson gave Alex Rodriguez a hug in the visiting clubhouse. A-Rod had just hit his 564th home run, moving past Reggie Jackson into 11th place on the career list, as reported by the Associated Press. ?Reggie?s a close friend and a mentor,? Rodriguez said after his two-run drive helped the Yankees beat the Mets 9-1 Friday night in the first Subway Series game at Citi Field. ?Reggie is an American icon.?

Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer to help Randy Johnson earn career victory No. 302 and the Giants beat the A's 6-3 on Wednesday night, according to an Associated Press report. Johnson (7-5), who beat Oakland on June 13 for his 301st win, allowed one run on six hits, struck out six and walked one in seven innings.

Alex Rodriguez grounded out weakly to start the bottom of the 7th inning and an impatient Yankee Stadium crowd let its displeasure be known. Rodriguez was loudly booed off the field as he trotted to the dugout. The groundout made A-Rod 0-3 on the night. He later walked during a 9th-inning rally that saw the Yankees come up short and lose to the Nationals, 3-2. Rodriguez's batting average fell to .219 on the season but he does have 9 homeruns and an OPS of .852, which is well above average though more than 100 points below his career mark.

The Rockies won their 11th straight game on Sunday, beating the Mariners 7-1 at Coors Field. The streak ties a franchise record, set back in 2007 when Colorado advanced all the way to the World Series. "Every day we walk out on the field we expect to win," first baseman Todd Helton said. "In the big leagues you're facing good teams and sometimes it doesn't happen and that's why you don't get too down when things go bad because you can always turn them around."

Jose Contreras returned to the White Sox on Monday night and pitched eight strong innings against the Tigers. Contreras started 0-5 this year, and was sent to Triple-A to work on his pitches. "I needed to work on my pitches. I needed to work on my location and the only place to do it was Triple-A. I decided to go down to Triple-A and work on stuff," Contreras said. "Obviously I came back and used it today and it paid off with a great outing." Contreras pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just one hit and recording three strikeouts. "Getting a win after having five losses, I feel like I contributed, like I am giving something back to the team," Contreras said.

Randy Johnson has earned his 300th win on Thursday, becoming the 24th major league pitcher to reach the milestone, as reported by the Associated Press. Johnson allowed two hits and an unearned run over six innings, leading the Giants to a 5-1 win over the Nationals in the first game of a doubleheader. With his teenage son serving as a batboy, Johnson struck out two and walked two in his first attempt at No. 300. T At 45, Johnson becomes the second-oldest pitcher to reach the milestone. Phil Niekro was 46 when he won his 300th game with the Yankees in 1985.