Right-hander Josh Beckett threw a full bullpen Sunday afternoon before the Dodgers played the Giants, manager Don Mattingly said, and remains in the mix to possibly start Wednesday night against the Detroit Tigers.

Ian Desmond hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh and Taylor Jordan went 6 1/3 strong innings as the Nats downed the Braves, 2-1, in Sunday’s finale at Nationals Park.

Edinson Volquez did not get credit for the Bucs’ 2-1 victory over St. Louis on Sunday in PNC Park, but he got the spiritual victory with his 5 2/3-inning stint.

Elvis Andrus hit a two-run home run off Rays reliever Joel Peralta in the top of the eighth inning of a scoreless game to give the Rangers a 3-0 victory on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field.

MLB.com-sponsored golfer Shawn Stefani finished fifth in the Shell Houston Open on Sunday. Stefani, who has the website’s logo on his golf bag, shot 10 under par, five shots back of leader Matt Jones at the Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas.

Chris Tillman outdueled Justin Verlander on Sunday afternoon with 8 1/3 impressive innings to give the O’s a series-concluding win at Comerica Park. Matt Wieters hit his first homer of the year in the ninth.

Derek Jeter logged career hits No. 3,319 and 3,320 on Sunday against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre, passing Paul Molitor (3,319) to claim sole possession of eighth place on the all-time hits list.

Alexi Amarista drilled a pinch-hit, three-run home run in the seventh inning Sunday to lift the Padres to a 4-2 victory over the Marlins before a crowd of 22,496 at Marlins Park.

Yasiel Puig was not in the lineup on Sunday night, instead he was getting an MRI on his injured left thumb after X-rays came up negative.

Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels made a rehab start Sunday afternoon with Class A Advanced Clearwater. He allowed two runs on three hits and struck out four in four innings.

Jameson Taillon has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery after repeated examinations of his right elbow confirmed injury to the ulnar collateral ligament.

Jose Abreu literally is the talk of the town in Chicago, but that sort of notoriety has not changed the professional approach shown by the White Sox first baseman.

At home recuperating from a stomach virus that had forced him to the hospital, Astros center fielder Dexter Fowler wasn’t at the ballpark for Sunday’s game against the Angels. Manager Bo Porter said doctors wanted him to continue to rest at home.

Yu Darvish set a Major League record by striking out the first two batters he faced in Sunday’s start against the Rays. The two strikeouts gave Darvish 500 for his career in 401 2/3 innings. He becomes the fastest pitcher as a starter to ever reach 500 strikeouts as far as number of innings it took to get there.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez confirmed veteran pitcher Ervin Santana will make his season debut when he starts Wednesday night’s game against the Mets at Turner Field.

Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman underwent an MRI on his sore right shoulder Sunday, the results of which revealed inflammation but no structural damage.

Michael Bourn showed up to the Indians’ clubhouse on Sunday morning and immediately took some heat from his teammates. They jumped at the opportunity to give Bourn a hard time about the patchy beard he was sporting.