Greg O’Halloran, who played in one big league season with the Florida Marlins, is one of four former pros who led the first ever Canadian clinic hosted by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association. The MLBPAA brings the event to thousands of children in every corner of the United States each year.

Clayton Kershaw pitched a three-hitter over eight innings and drove in two runs in an 8-2 victory on Sunday that gave the Dodgers a sweep of the Rays and continued the most successful run for the franchise in 60 years.

On the way to the next stage of the National League Central race in the shadow of the Gateway Arch, the Cardinals and Pirates weren’t on a fast track, but one littered with hurdles, few of which they cleared.

In the first complete game of his career, Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg blanked the Phillies on four hits, striking out 10 as the Nats swept the Phillies, 6-0, on Sunday evening at Nationals Park.

The Orioles, fresh off a Saturday loss in which they went 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10, made their offensive struggles look like a distant memory after piling on 10 unanswered runs in the final four innings Sunday afternoon for a 10-2 series-clinching win over the Giants.

Nolan Arenado’s two-out RBI double in the seventh inning Sunday drove in the go-ahead run, and a solid bullpen effort by Rex Brothers made sure rookie Chad Bettis’ solid start did not go to waste as the Rockies completed a three-game sweep of the Pirates, 3-2, at Coors Field.

In his return from the disabled list, Jon Niese gave the Mets six promising innings Sunday in a 9-5 victory over the D-backs to help secure a series win to start an 11-game road trip.

Carlos Beltran left Sunday’s game against the Cubs early with a right foot contusion after fouling a ball off the foot in the fifth inning. X-rays were negative, and the Cardinals announced his status as day to day.

Cody Ross suffered a dislocated right hip trying to beat out a grounder in the first inning Sunday, and the injury could keep the D-backs outfielder out for the remainder of the season.

Felix Hernandez overwhelmed the Brewers in Sunday’s series finale, striking out nine in eight shutout innings against Milwaukee in a 2-0 win at Safeco Field.

The Cardinals ended their four-game slide with a strong all-around performance from their lineup, taking the finale of the three-game set against the Cubs with an 8-4 win on Sunday in St. Louis.

The Braves broke Sunday afternoon’s rubber match open with four runs in the seventh to hand starter Mike Minor his team-leading 12th win of the year in a 9-4 series-clinching victory over the Marlins at Turner Field.

James Shields went seven strong innings and Alex Gordon had a big day as the Royals downed the Red Sox, 4-3, on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.

When Harrisburg RBI took the field Sunday at the Neiman Sports Complex, it held a perfect 3-0 record through a day and a half of the RBI World Series. Harrisburg didn’t relent as it charged past Houston, 5-2 — joining Santo Domingo RBI with an unbeaten 4-0 record.

A sac fly by Joey Votto in the bottom of the 13th inning gave the Reds a 3-2 victory over the Padres on Sunday and two of three games in the series.

The Pirates took four of five from the Cardinals in a late-July series that altered the landscape of the National League Central. Now, Pittsburgh heads to the Gateway City to play three games at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals try to cut into the Bucs’ three-game division lead.

Alex Rodriguez connected for his first home run of the season on Sunday, slugging a solo second-inning blast to left field off Justin Verlander. It was A-Rod’s 648th career home run and also accounted for his 1,951st career RBI, surpassing Stan Musial for sole possession of fifth place on baseball’s all-time list.