Stephen Strasburg put on another dominant pitching performance and hit his first career home run before exiting with biceps tightness as the Nationals took the finale of the Beltway Series from the surging Orioles with a 9-3 victory on Sunday at Nationals Park.More» Strasburg hits first career home run
Scott Van Slyke hit a three-run, pinch-hit home run, the first of his career, in the seventh inning to help the Dodgers rally past the Cardinals for a 6-5 victory and a three-game sweep in Los Angeles on Sunday night.More»Van Slyke's first homer gives Dodgers a lead
Right-hander Max Scherzer set a career high with 15 strikeouts and the offense came to his defense with a three-run seventh inning in the Tigers' 4-3 victory against the Pirates on Sunday.More» Scherzer fans 15 over seven innings
Josh Beckett turned in a second straight gem with Jarrod Saltalamacchia behind the plate, while the catcher powered a long three-run homer in the Red Sox's 5-1 rubber-match win over the Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.More» Beckett solid to earn fourth win of the year
After Johnny Cueto gave up two runs in the bottom of the sixth, the Reds responded with three runs against CC Sabathia in the seventh to take a 5-2 win over the Yankees on Sunday.More»Cueto hurls seven frames of two-run ball
The A's beat nemesis Tim Lincecum and beat him in San Francisco on Sunday, ending an 11-game slide at AT&T Park. Collin Cowgill had the big hit -- bowling over Lincecum while scoring on a wild pitch.More» Cowgill scores on wild pitch from second
Jake Peavy hurled 6 1/3 scoreless innings and the White Sox hit three solo homers as they beat the Cubs, 6-0, on Sunday at Wrigley Field to complete a sweep.More» Peavy shuts down the Cubs for 6 1/3 innings
The offense erupted out of its slump and Zack Greinke was his usual self, as the Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Twins, 16-4, on Sunday at Miller Park.More» Lucroy lifts two homers, drives in seven
Stephen Strasburg was pulled from Sunday's game after five innings and 90 pitches at Nationals Park because of tightness in his golden right arm.More» Johnson talks about pulling Strasburg
The sixth week of Roger Clemens' perjury trial will begin with former trainer Brian McNamee on the stand, and Judge Reggie Walton will rule on whether alleged PED use by other players will be admissible in the case.More»
The Mariners continued firing on all cylinders Sunday, getting a strong starting effort from Blake Beavan and plenty of power on offense in a 6-4 victory.More» Smoak goes back-to-back with Montero
Starting pitcher Clayton Richard came off the bench, delivered a pinch-hit single and scored the winning run in the Padres' 3-2 victory over the Angels in the 13th inning Sunday at Petco Park.More»Richard scores on error as Padres walk off
Colby Lewis' two-run single finished off a five-run first inning and then he pitched the Rangers to a 6-1 victory over the Astros at Minute Maid Park on Sunday afternoon.More» Lewis just misses shutout but wins fourth
The A's on Sunday placed starter Brandon McCarthy on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder strain and recalled right-hander Jim Miller from Triple-A.More» McCarthy fans 10 over seven scoreless frames
The marvelous ability of Aroldis Chapman practically dictated that if he was going to be used as a relief pitcher, eventually he would rise to the top of this portion of the pitching profession and be used as a closer.More» Chapman strikes out Jones to end the game
Tim Hudson had his sinker working on Sunday as he held the Rays scoreless for 7 2/3 innings and the Braves claimed the rubber game of the series, 2-0, at Tropicana Field.More» Hudson scatters four hits through 7 2/3
Clinging to both his job security and a one-run lead in the ninth, Frank Francisco closed Sunday's 6-5 victory over the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, preserving Dillon Gee's quality start on an afternoon Mike Baxter fell a home run short of the cycle.More» Baxter falls a homer short of the cycle
The Phillies have had 225 consecutive regular season sellouts at Citizens Bank Park, and Monday night's game with the Nationals doesn't figure to be any different. Except for the part about this being the first meeting between the two National League East contenders since left-hander Cole Hamels hit Nats phenom Bryce Harper with a pitch in a nationally-televised game 15 days ago.More» Harper and Hamels get hit by pitches
Lefty Wade Miley threw seven scoreless frames for his fifth victory as the D-backs earned a 2-0 win over the Royals on Sunday in the rubber game at Kauffman Stadium.More» Miley hurls seven shutout frames vs. Royals
Tim Lincecum was knocked backward by a headfirst slide at home by Oakland's Collin Cowgill racing home on a wild pitch. The Giants pitcher finished the fourth inning but then was pinch-hit for.More» Cowgill collides with Lincecum at home
Already severely bitten by the injury bug this week, the Cardinals watched another starter hobble off the field during Saturday's 6-0 loss to the Dodgers. This time, it was first baseman Lance Berkman, who left with a right knee injury and was placed on the disabled list on Sunday.More» Berkman comes up lame in close play at first
Manny Ramirez, working his way back into shape before joining the A's, was scratched from Triple-A Sacramento's game on Sunday with a sore left wrist.More»
Through hordes of media attention, hundreds of autograph seekers and all the hype that surrounds the top high school pick in the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft, Orioles prospect Dylan Bundy has simply stayed the course.More»Bundy on pitching in intrasquad game, getting advice
Before Sunday's game against the Cardinals, manager Don Mattingly said he was told by team physician Neal ElAttrache that Mark Ellis had a chance of losing his left leg had he not undergone an urgent fasciotomy.More»
Even if it wasn't made official with any proclamation, it was clear that the Reds were poised to anoint Aroldis Chapman as the new closer. It was just a matter of when. It turned out to be Sunday, when Chapman pitched the ninth inning for the save in the Reds' 5-2 win over the Yankees.More»
Padres left-hander Cory Luebke is "strongly leaning" toward elbow surgery and could undergo the operation as early as later this week, manager Bud Black said Sunday.More»
