A throwing error by Houston shortstop Jake Elmore on Josh Hamilton’s double in the eighth inning ensured Howie Kendrick scored from first to break a tie game and Hamilton stumbled home moments later as the Angels prevailed, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon at Minute Maid Park.

Sometimes you create your own fortune. That happened for the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park, when they pulled out a 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays on, of all things, a walk-off error by first baseman Josh Thole.

The Braves followed what has become a rather familiar script as they belted three home runs to back Paul Maholm’s strong start and complete a three-game sweep of the D-backs with Sunday afternoon’s 6-2 win at Turner Field.

Justin Masterson went the distance as the Indians blanked the White Sox, 4-0, on Sunday — a victory that, coupled with the Tigers’ 3-1 loss to the Rays in St. Petersburg, pulled Cleveland into a first-place tie with Detroit in the American League Central.

A much anticipated beanball battle never fully developed Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Instead, the Rays got even with the Tigers by taking a 3-1 win.

A tense weekend came to a close at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon with only one hit batsman — the Rays’ Ben Zobrist — to show for several pointed words and gestures.

Josh Beckett won’t pitch again for the Dodgers this season, but remains confident his career is not over. The veteran right-hander, diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome, will have surgery in two weeks to remove an upper rib to relieve pressure on the nerve in his neck area.

A.J. Ellis came through with a walk-off single in the ninth to score Hanley Ramirez from second as the Dodgers prevailed, 4-3, on Saturday night.

While many things went wrong for the Reds on Saturday night, the fact they were able to eke out a victory over a tough Rangers team shows a determination level that will keep them contending in the NL Central.

For the second straight game, the bullpen imploded, but this time the Cubs overcame the breakdown as Alfonso Soriano hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to beat the pesky Mariners, 5-3, on Saturday night at Safeco Field.

Baltimore pounded New York starter David Phelps, scoring nine runs over the first seven outs to take all the drama out of Saturday night’s prime-time game. A four-run first inning highlighted by the first of two Chris Davis home runs set the stage for an 11-3 series-securing rout in front of a sold-out crowd at Camden Yards.

Devin Mesoraco hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to lift the Reds to a 6-4 victory over the Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington.

Yunel Escobar’s walk-off single helped the Rays climb out of an early three-run hole to defeat the Detroit Tigers in 10 innings on Saturday at Tropicana Field, 4-3.

Closer Fernando Rodney won his third game of the season by pitching two scoreless innings against the Tigers on Saturday, but his strikeout of Miguel Cabrera to lead off the 10th inning garnered much of the attention.

Bryce Harper (left knee) played left field and batted second Saturday for Double-A Harrisburg. Harper could be back with Washington as early as Monday.

Francisco Liriano allowed a run in six frames, and solo shots from Pedro Alvarez and Garrett Jones gave the Pirates their eighth straight victory, 2-1, on Saturday night. Pittsburgh also became the first team in the Majors to 50 wins.

Given early run support, and backed by a Giancarlo Stanton home run, Jacob Turner cruised for a complete game, and the Marlins defeated the Padres, 7-1, on Saturday night at Marlins Park.