Righty Wade Davis fired six solid innings in his return, while Chris Getz aided him with an RBI single and scoring the go-ahead run in a three-run sixth as the Royals earned a 6-2 win over the Marlins on Monday night.

It had been a month since the Yankees enjoyed a winning streak of any length, but with Hiroki Kuroda toeing the pitching rubber, there seemed to have been no better choice on their roster to get one going. Kuroda continued his stellar run by whipping eight innings of scoreless three-hit ball on Monday night, leading the Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Angels at Yankee Stadium.

Mat Latos kept a worn bullpen idle with a brilliant outing and got just enough offensive help from Brandon Phillips for a 2-0 victory over the Cubs on Monday.

If anyone can understand what Cuban slugger Jose Abreu is going through these days, it’s Orioles outfielder Henry Urrutia, who defected from the island two years ago. That’s part of the reason Abreu called Urrutia from an undisclosed location outside of Cuba on Sunday.

Andrew Albers threw a two-hit shutout in just his second big league start, and he was backed by a pair of homers from Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe to lead the Twins to a 3-0 win over the Indians on Monday night at Target Field.

The White Sox tallied three runs in the fifth inning to overtake the Tigers and post a 6-2 victory in Monday night’s series opener at U.S. Cellular Field. Left-hander Chris Sale went the distance for his fourth complete game of the season to pick up the win.

Right-hander Max Scherzer goes after his 18th win Tuesday night against the White Sox, whom he has beaten twice in his past four starts. Left-hander Hector Santiago, who is 0-2 against the Tigers this season, takes the hill for the Chicago.

A day after he tweeted on his personal account that a banana was thrown at him by a fan during the ninth inning of Sunday’s victory over the Giants at AT&T Park, Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said he was more concerned with his own safety and that of his fellow players than the incident in particular.

The Dodgers are being cautious with Hanley Ramirez and his sore right shoulder, which could prevent the shortstop from returning to the lineup for at least a few more games.

Angels 22-year-old superstar Mike Trout typically shies away from controversial topics, but he had a firm stance on players using performance-enhancing drugs while speaking to a New York radio station on Monday morning. “For me personally,” Trout told WFAN’s Boomer and Carton Show, “I think you should be out of the game if you get caught.”

When it ended with the Rangers winning, Yu Darvish’s manager and teammates expressed disappointment that he’d missed again on getting his first career no-hitter. But they marveled at his overall stuff, at his control and velocity and all that stuff.

Rangers catcher A.J. Pierzynski was thrown out of Monday’s game in the sixth inning by home-plate umpire Ron Kulpa in a dispute about balls and strikes.

Yu Darvish lost his catcher and his perfect game in the sixth inning, and then his no-hitter in the eighth, but he still pitched the Rangers to a 2-1 victory over the Astros on Monday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

D-back relief pitchers Heath Bell, Brad Ziegler and Josh Collmenter discuss their connections to the military and similarities between baseball and service with Army member Michael Sands.

Dan Straily took a shutout into the eight inning, and after the Blue Jays rallied to tie the game, the A’s scored four runs in the ninth off Casey Janssen, with Alberto Callaspo delivering the go-ahead knock for the second straight game. Oakland claimed the series with a 5-1 win Monday at Rogers Centre.

Thanks to Beat the Streak in a Day — one of MLB.com’s fantasy games — $5.6 million could become a part of your reality in just a few hours on Tuesday.

After learning that his hitless performance on Saturday had ended Will Bryan’s run in Beat the Streak, Justin Upton invited Bryan and his family to Friday night’s game, and there likely will be a chance for a meeting beforehand.