Chris Owings joined fellow shortstop Cliff Pennington on the disabled list on Sunday with a sore left shoulder and the D-backs selected the contract of Nick Ahmed from Triple-A Reno and he made his big league debut in the afternoon game with the Padres. He went 1-for-3 with a single in the seventh.

At a more heated time in the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, Mike Napoli’s comment after his go-ahead homer Saturday might have sparked a war of words or more, but that does not appear to be the case now. Multiple Yankees said on Sunday that they did not have an issue with Napoli because the comment was intended to be shared privately with teammates.

With his lone hit of the night, Kendrys Morales doubled to left field to bring home Sam Fuld in the ninth inning Sunday, lifting the Twins to a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.

By giving Carlos Gomez a day to clear his head and Jean Segura a day to rest his legs on Sunday, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke was actually giving both players two days because of Monday’s off-day.

The Rays blasted five home runs and outfielder Matt Joyce tied the club’s hits and total bases records with two homers, two singles and a double as Tampa Bay topped Baltimore, 12-7, on Sunday at Camden Yards.

Angels first baseman Albert Pujols has a golf ball-sized swollen lymph gland in the vicinity of his right groin, an ailment that didn’t necessarily bother him until what ended up being a crucial play in Sunday’s 5-4 loss to the Royals.

For the first time since September 1964, the Braves swept a four-game series in Philadelphia. And in doing so, they made a statement to the rest of the NL East. The Braves outhit, outpitched and outplayed the Phillies in the four-game set that was capped by a 3-2 victory at Citizens Bank Park on Sunday afternoon.

Matt Joyce’s big day for the Rays was one of historic proportions. The Rays outfielder went 5-for-6 on Sunday with two homers, two singles and a double to help lift Tampa Bay to a 12-7 victory against the Orioles. His numbers helped him into the Rays’ record book.

In Sunday’s 3-2 loss to the Braves, Chase Utley achieved a milestone with his 1,500th hit, a single in the seventh inning. All 1,500 of Utley’s hits have been in a Phillies uniform, which places him 12th in club history. He is just 11 hits behind Tony Taylor for the all-time lead among Phillies second basemen.

Fueled simply by adrenaline, following a sleepless night on a red-eye flight from Sacramento to Miami, Nate Freiman celebrated his promotion Sunday with a towering three-run homer that helped the A’s finish off a three-game sweep of the Marlins.

Mariners manager Lloyd McClendon doesn’t know what to expect from Taijuan Walker, the club’s top pitching prospect, when the 21-year-old makes his 2014 big league debut Monday against the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

With Major League Baseball a week away from announcing its All-Star Game rosters, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny is busy preparing for his duty of naming the additional National League reserves and Final Vote candidates.

Don’t rule out Jose Abreu for the Gillette Home Run Derby just yet. The White Sox rookie slugger told American League Derby captain Jose Bautista to keep the lines of communication open as the Blue Jays’ right fielder considers his options for the five-man squad.

Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista grounded into a fielder’s choice in a pinch-hit appearance with two outs and two runners on in the sixth inning of Sunday’s series finale against the White Sox. It was his first appearance since aggravating a left hamstring injury last Sunday against the Reds.

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton confirmed on Sunday that he will finally make his Home Run Derby debut.

The Brewers’ outfield made its case for the All-Star Game with a big day on Saturday. Milwaukee’s Ryan Braun and Carlos Gomez went 2-for-4 and 1-for-3, respectively, and drove in a combined five runs during the Brewers’ 7-4 win over the Rockies.

Mookie Betts, the team’s No. 5 prospect, according to MLB.com Prospect Watch, has been called up from Triple-A Pawtucket to make his debut.