The A’s on Sunday acquired designated hitter/first baseman Adam Dunn and cash considerations from the White Sox in exchange for Minor League right-handed pitcher Nolan Sanburn.

In acquiring Jonathan Broxton from the Reds on Sunday, the Brewers got a tested right-hander to help set up Francisco Rodriguez. Milwaukee will send two players to be named to Cincinnati in the teams’ first trade since Jim Edmonds went to the Reds in August 2010.

Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia will have to pass Major League Baseball’s concussion protocol before getting back on the field, manager John Farrell said Sunday morning.

Reds closer Aroldis Chapman’s fastball has established its presence with authority since he broke into the Majors in 2010. But he’s got a chance to do something that neither he, nor anyone else, has done before — have a fastball average 100 mph for an entire season.

Alejandro De Aza was added to the active roster about half an hour before the Orioles began an eventual 12-8 win over the Twins, and he arrived at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in the fourth inning. Baltimore opted not to use him, so his debut will have to wait one more day, but he expressed his excitement after the game.

Bench coach Tim Wallach is the creator of the bizarre defensive alignment the Dodgers used with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning Friday night that featured four defenders equal distance apart between first base and second base.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

Hanley Ramirez slipped rounding first base on a single, tumbled hard on his left leg, initially reported a sore left quad, later a sore groin.

A’s center fielder Coco Crisp exited Friday’s game in Anaheim in the fifth inning after a tremendous effort to snag Chris Iannetta’s two-run homer.

Yasmani Grandal’s RBI single with two outs in the 12th inning on Friday gave the Padres a 3-2 victory over the Dodgers before a crowd of 30,818 at Petco Park.

Buster Posey went 5-for-5 with three RBIs to record the second five-hit game of his career Friday night as the Giants shellacked the Brewers, 13-2, inside AT&T Park. With the win, the Giants leapfrogged the Cardinals by a half-game for sole possession of the National League’s first Wild Card spot.

Jered Weaver delivered a vintage performance and Chris Iannetta drove in three runs as the Angels beat the A’s, 4-0, on Friday night at Angel Stadium. The win pushed the Halos a season-high three games ahead of second-place Oakland in the AL West.

The man known as King Felix isn’t so invincible after all. He allowed a career-high four home runs as the Nationals downed the Mariners, 8-3, at Safeco Field on Friday night.

Carlos Santana launched a two-run home run to cap the Indians’ 6-1 win on Friday night. It wasn’t a game-changer, but his 22nd homer inflated his already mind-boggling numbers vs. Kansas City this season.

Josh Harrison repeatedly backed Edinson Volquez with his glove at third base, so it was only appropriate that he ended up there after the biggest swing of the game. Harrison knocked in the tying run with a triple in the eighth and scored the game-winning run as the Pirates clawed their way to a 2-1 win over the Reds on Friday.

Jason Vargas’ throwing error keyed a pivotal three-run third inning as the Royals’ lead in the AL Central dipped to a half-game with a 6-1 loss to the Indians on Friday night .

Danny Salazar fired five scoreless frames before exiting after a 44-minute rain delay, while Carlos Santana aided a three-run third as the Indians rolled to a 6-1 win over the Royals on Friday night.