The Twins rallied late behind three RBIs from Trevor Plouffe to end their home losing streak at 10 games with a 6-3 win over the Angels on Monday night at Target Field.

The Pirates clinched their first winning season since 1992, as Gerrit Cole yanked the Bucs back to their reality, dispensing his best game when it was most needed, blanking the Rangers on three hits in seven innings with a career-high nine strikeouts in a 1-0 victory Monday night in Arlington.

The Dodgers, who were in last place when the D-backs were last in Los Angeles and a bench-clearing fracas ensued following Ian Kennedy hitting Zack Greinke, have gone 55-13 since to run away with the National League West, and Kirk Gibson said that’s no coincidence.

Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman and Evan Gattis recorded three consecutive doubles to begin a five-run fourth inning that helped the Braves to snap a four-game losing streak with Monday night’s 5-2 win over the Marlins at Marlins Park.

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez pitched a gem on Monday night, tossing a one-hitter as the Nationals pounded the Mets, 9-0, at Citi Field. Gonzalez held the Mets hitless for six innings, retiring 18 of the first 19 hitters he faced. But Zach Lutz broke up the no-hitter leading off the seventh when he singled past the diving Adam LaRoche at first base, with the ball landing right on the chalk.

Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez struck out 10 in seven strong innings and Asdrubal Cabrera hit of the Indians’ three solo homers in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Monday night at Progressive Field.

Travis Wood stymied the Reds, his former team, and the Cubs did just enough offensively to finally beat Bronson Arroyo, as Chicago earned a 2-0 win over Cincinnati on Monday at Great American Ball Park. The win snapped a brief two-game losing streak for the Cubs, who had lost three straight to the Reds before Monday’s game.

The Orioles capped a drama-filled contest with a series-opening 4-2 win over the Yankees to move to within 1 1/2 games of the second American League Wild Card spot. Chris Tillman went seven-plus innings for the win.

With Jon Lester rediscovering his ace form the last few weeks, it has become all but certain the Red Sox will pick up his $13 million option for next season.

Rookie second baseman Nick Franklin was back in the Mariners’ lineup Monday night. He sat out Sunday after taking a knee to the back of the head during Saturday’s game.

Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera was tossed three pitches into his first at-bat against White Sox left-hander Chris Sale on Monday night after arguing he was hit by a pitch that was called a swinging strike.

Kenley Jansen, who has tied his career high with 25 saves, has thrived as the Dodgers’ closer since winning the job nearly three months ago, when the D-backs last visited Dodger Stadium.

The Rangers, after revamping their rotation over the weekend, won’t need their fifth starter before next Tuesday against Tampa Bay. That gives the club time to decide if Alexi Ogando is ready to return to the rotation.

It is still too early to know when Jason Heyward might return to Atlanta’s lineup. But the Braves will get a better sense when Heyward completes what will be a relatively normal batting practice with his teammates before Friday night’s game against the Padres at Turner Field.

By the rules of Jhonny Peralta’s 50-game suspension, he’s eligible to begin a rehab assignment in about a week. However, the Tigers have no Minor League affiliate still playing, so he could be headed to instructional league.

Yankees captain Derek Jeter continued to receive treatment on his injured left ankle on Monday, and while he could be used in an emergency, the team is not giving a definitive timetable for his return.

On Tuesday, Clay Buchholz will make his anticipated return at Tropicana Field for a Red Sox club that, at 87-58, holds a commanding 7 1/2-game lead in the AL East with just 17 regular-season games left.