In a manic reversal, the San Francisco Giants staged an eight-run rally in Sunday’s sixth inning to secure a 13-9 Cactus League decision over the Kansas City Royals.

It was a good thing that Rangers manager Ron Washington opted to take advantage of replay on Sunday. The Rangers scored four runs in the bottom of the third inning against the Padres, though it was nearly three runs.

Fresh off a superb outing against the Giants on Friday, Sonny Gray was named the A’s Opening Day starter on Sunday morning.

What’s next for Kevin Gausman? Could Sunday have been his last appearance with the Orioles before heading to Minor League camp? Gausman didn’t know anything about his next appearance, but one thing is for sure: He’s made a lasting impression on the O’s this spring.

Matt Garza pitched six quality innings and the Brewers backed him with plenty of early offense, beating the Reds on Sunday.

Junior Lake and Luis Valbuena hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth and ninth innings, while Lake added a two-run blast in the seventh Sunday to power the Cubs to a 10-6 victory over the split-squad Athletics.

Orioles manager Buck Showalter did away with the deadline that had been on Manny Machado’s mind, saying Sunday that Baltimore’s All-Star third baseman will not be ready for Opening Day.

Mariners outfielder Corey Hart was held out of the lineup for a third straight day on Sunday, and manager Lloyd McClendon revealed the oft-injured Hart is dealing with stiffness in his right forearm.

When spring performance did not produce an obvious choice in the two-pitcher battle for a rotation spot, the Cardinals turned to what they saw in 2013 in order to finalize their decision. That led the organization to name Joe Kelly its fifth starter and slide hard-throwing Carlos Martinez into the bullpen, where he will handle the eighth-inning setup duties, as he did during the postseason.

Jacob Turner, who has not been particularly impressive in Spring Training in recent years, strengthened his grip on a spot in the Marlins’ regular season starting rotation Sunday with his best performance yet this year.

Owner Jim Crane met with reporters for about 15 minutes in the press box at Roger Dean Stadium prior to the game between the Astros and Cardinals and spoke on a wide variety of topics, including the television deal with Comcast, Spring Training site relocation and expectations for 2014.

Rays left-hander Matt Moore left Sunday’s game against the Red Sox after being struck in the mouth by a comebacker off the bat of Xander Bogaerts. Moore received stitches for a laceration on his lip in the clubhouse and no concussion symptoms were detected.

Michael Pineda has had better days this spring. But if this is what he can do when he is not especially on, then you can see why he was an All-Star his rookie season with the Mariners and why he has been one of the best surprises in the Grapefruit League for the Yankees.

Aroldis Chapman had the appearance of a boxer who just finished 12 rounds in the ring. In reality, the lefty was the victim of a line drive to the face vs. the Royals on Wednesday night, and underwent surgery the following day to repair fractures above the nose and left eye.

Yasiel Puig drove in three runs and probably ran out of two of them on Sunday in the Dodgers’ Opening Series finale against the D-backs at Sydney Cricket Ground.

Shortstop Jose Reyes was held out of the Blue Jays’ lineup on Sunday afternoon as he remains day to day with a tight left hamstring.

Yu Darvish is still scheduled to pitch for the Rangers on Opening Day. The Rangers just aren’t sure how much throwing he’ll be able to do before then.