As he walked off the mound at the end of his most recent start, last Wednesday against the Pirates at Tropicana Field, Rays left-hander David Price tipped his cap and waved. Just in case, he explained afterward, it was his farewell outing at home.

One of the unique aspects of the Official Mini Fantasy Game of MLB.com is that you must play two starting pitchers each date. Pitching is always important in fantasy baseball, but that’s especially true when they make up 20 percent of your daily fantasy roster and score an even higher percentage of your points.

Center fielder Austin Jackson robbed Oakland’s Jed Lowrie of a base hit in the fourth inning of Detroit’s 5-4 walk-off win over the A’s on Monday night.

Steve Pearce hit two of four homers as Ubaldo Jimenez went eight innings for his first home victory as the Orioles beat the Rangers, 7-1 on Monday night at Camden Yards.

Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta flirted with a no-hitter for 7 2/3 innings Monday night against the Red Sox, and combined with two other pitchers on a two-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory. It was quite the night at Fenway Park.

Jake Arrieta flirted with a no-hitter for 7 2/3 innings, striking out 10 and issuing one walk, as the Cubs posted a 2-0 Interleague victory over the Red Sox in front of 37,814 at Fenway Park on Monday night.

On April 22, 1993, Chris Bosio threw a no-hitter for the Mariners against the Red Sox. It’s the last time Boston has been no-hit, although Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta came close Monday night at Fenway Park.

When Stephen Drew broke up Jake Arrieta’s no-hitter with two outs in the eighth inning of the Cubs’ 2-0 win over the Red Sox on Monday night, the crowd at Fenway Park erupted.

The Padres held their second interview for their vacant general manager opening Monday when they interviewed Logan White of the Dodgers. White, who is in his 12th season with the Dodgers, is the vice president of amateur scouting.

Look out, Mark McGwire. You, too, Big Al Belle. Jose Abreu is coming after you. In fact, with the Major League Baseball season essentially at its halfway point, the big first baseman from Cuba is (just a little) more than halfway to the records you hold.

While the leak of 10 months of trade discussions is embarrassing for the Astros, the insight into communication between clubs is interesting.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Monday he’s optimistic that Hanley Ramirez won’t need a stint on the disabled list for his injured left calf. The shortstop has made one start in the last seven games.

The Astros reacted sternly Monday afternoon after text messages containing internal correspondence between team officials regarding trade talks with other clubs, some of which were about deals that came to fruition, were released on the website Deadspin.com.

A follow-up examination on David Wright’s left rotator cuff Monday revealed good, but not great, news for the Mets. Wright will remain in New York as he rehabs from his shoulder bruise, and should return to active duty Friday against the Rangers.

Third baseman Manny Machado’s five-game suspension, stemming from a June 8 incident against the A’s, was upheld Monday, the Orioles said.

If you’re a fan or a citizen and you believe in something strongly, it’s your duty to make your voice heard and your vote count. Now that in-stadium balloting has ended, that duty can only be fulfilled online or on mobile phones and tablets, and time is running out.

Chris Davis only brings three gloves to the ballpark on game days. He has his first baseman’s mitt that he will use during the game, a backup for that mitt, and a backup for the backup. At this point, there’s usually no reason for him to need anything else. When the lineup was posted on Monday, though, Davis was listed as the starter at third base. He knew it was a possibility with Manny Machado starting his five-game suspension on Monday, and now it was a reality.