Following a walk by Giancarlo Stanton, Casey McGehee’s sacrifice fly in the 10th inning on Sunday scored Ed Lucas, giving Miami a 3-2 comeback victory over the Pirates in front of a Father’s Day crowd of 25,952 at Marlins Park.

Vic Black’s escape work was one in a series of impressive feats for the New York bullpen Sunday en route to a 3-1 win over the Padres. Mets relievers tossed eight innings after starter Daisuke Matsuzaka left with what the team announced as “a severe upset stomach.”

Luis Gonzalez and Hunter Pence each had a key hit with a broken bat in the postseason.

It wasn’t a textbook offensive eruption, but it worked. For the third straight day, the Blue Jays got on the board first. And for the second time during that stretch, they were able to get enough extra offense and pitching to beat the Orioles, this time 5-2 on Sunday.

Catcher Buster Posey, removed from Sunday’s 8-7 loss to the Rockies in the fourth inning after taking a hard foul tip to the mask, doesn’t anticipate missing any playing time.

Rangers manager Ron Washington saw enough from Leonys Martin in the leadoff spot on Saturday night to use him there again on Sunday.

Brandon Barnes’ second inside-the-park homer this month gave the Rockies a ninth-inning lead and a thrilling 5-4 victory over the Giants on Saturday. It also made Barnes the first player with two inside-the-parkers in the same month since Ruben Sierra did so in August 1987.

In the first inning Saturday, Yasiel Puig worked a walk and proceeded to flip his bat as he turned toward first base. Instead of falling safely behind him, the bat flew forward, spiraling over the head of Arizona catcher Miguel Montero and just past home-plate umpire Bill Welke.

Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira was scratched from Saturday’s lineup against the Athletics with left rib cage tightness.

Starting pitcher Dan Haren cleared the bases with a double in a four-run fourth inning as the Dodgers beat the D-backs on Saturday night, 6-4, trimming the deficit behind the Giants to 6 1/2 games.

For the second straight night, the Rangers pulled one out in the top of the ninth. Leonys Martin smacked a two-out single to drive home Luis Sardinas and the Rangers held on for a 4-3 victory over the Mariners on Saturday night at Safeco Field.

Like his home park, Scott Kazmir was lights-out Saturday night. Nevermind a 38-minute delay sparked by an issue with the left-field bulbs. The A’s lefty survived it without any lingering effects, coming back out for the fourth inning and ultimately completing six in a 5-1 victory over the Yankees.

UC Irvine and Vanderbilt were victorious Saturday at TD Ameritrade Park, with the Anteaters rallying in the eighth inning to post a 3-1 victory over Texas in the opener and the Commodores twice stringing together two-out scoring rallies to defeat Louisville, 5-3, in the nightcap.

Kole Calhoun’s RBI single started the rally and Albert Pujols capped a five-run 13th inning with a two-run single as the Angels earned an 11-6 win over the Braves on a wild Saturday night at Turner Field.

The Cincinnati Reds are not yet where they want to be. But now, at least, they are in a spot in which where they want to be has become clearly visible.

A bank of lights in left field was dark in the fourth inning at the Coliseum on Saturday evening, leading to a 38-minute delay for the middle matchup of a three-game set between the A’s and Yankees.

After making loud outs in his previous two plate appearances, Ryan Braun snapped a slump by hitting a tie-breaking, two-run home run in the eighth inning to beat the Reds, 4-2, at Miller Park on Saturday night.