Andrew McCutchen had to be taken out of the Pirates’ game vs. the D-backs Sunday afternoon when he injured his left side while hitting a game-tying sacrifice fly in the eighth inning.

Kyle Gibson went seven strong innings and the Twins blew open a tight game with a nine-run eighth to down the White Sox, 16-3, on Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field.

Everth Cabrera delivered a walk-off single to put an exclamation mark on a wild weekend as the Padres completed a three-game sweep against Atlanta with a 4-3 win in 10 innings.

There will be a significant checkpoint in Masahiro Tanaka’s recovery on Monday, when the right-hander is scheduled to report to Yankee Stadium and could play catch for the first time since his right elbow injury.

James Shields one-upped his rotation mates on Sunday at o.Co Coliseum. The veteran right-hander tossed five perfect innings to begin his masterful start against the A’s, helping Kansas City claim a 4-2 series-clinching win.

The O’s are in first place in the always tough American League East with a four-game lead over the Blue Jays and 52 games left to play. The front office built the roster focusing on this season, and they may not be done making moves to bolster the club.

Just when it appeared the up-and-down Indians offense would go away quietly, outfielder David Murphy drilled a game-tying, two-run blast off Texas reliever Neftali Feliz. Three innings later, Michael Brantley finished the job with a walk-off solo shot that sealed a 4-3 Tribe victory in 12 innings on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Well, there’s someone sitting in every Major League clubhouse, surrounded by MLB-installed video monitors, watching the action with a careful eye tuned to up-to-the-minute details that could mean the difference between a win or loss.

Lefty Jon Lester, traded to the Athletics a few days ago, took out an ad in Sunday’s Boston Globe to thank Red Sox fans for their support.

Los Angeles struck for five runs in the first inning on Sunday and held on for a 7-5 victory in the rubber game against the Rays at Tropicana Field to give Jered Weaver his 12th win.

Matt Holliday provided the jolt with a 442-foot home run behind John Lackey’s debut as the Cardinals took advantage of Matt Garza’s exit with the rib cage strain to rally for a 3-2 win against the first-place Brewers on Sunday in St. Louis.

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 over seven solid innings and helped the Nationals blank the Phillies, 4-0, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon to split the four-game series.

Anibal Sanchez struck out 12 over seven scoreless innings as the Tigers beat the Rockies, 4-0, at Comerica Park on Sunday to complete the sweep.

Even as the Giants’ hitters stood tall in Sunday’s 9-0 rout of the New York Mets, Madison Bumgarner’s performance loomed over everything. Bumgarner reached his zenith, weaving a two-hitter for his second career shutout. And the offense, which tends to surge when the left-hander pitches, clobbered four home runs, including two by Hunter Pence.

Scott Feldman fired his third career complete game and Chris Carter’s two-run single in the third got the offense going in the Astros’ 6-1 win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Chris Tillman allowed four hits and struck out six in seven innings to keep Seattle at bay in a 1-0 win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday afternoon. Nick Markakis’ leadoff homer supplied the game’s only run.

Four 12-U teams emerged from the 12 teams competing, escaping a double elimination bracket that didn’t end until past midnight Saturday. But the kids seemed unfazed by the condensed multiple-game regimen and produced two well-played semifinal contests Sunday afternoon.