Robinson Cano and Vernon Wells hit back-to-back homers, and Hiroki Kuroda pitched into the eighth inning as the Yankees won their fifth straight contest on Sunday, defeating the Royals, 4-2, at Kauffman Stadium.

Jorge De La Rosa held the Cardinals hitless until David Freese singled in the seventh and gave up just two hits in seven innings as the Rockies went on to win, 8-2, at Busch Stadium in front of 40,881.

Chris Davis, Adam Jones and Steve Pearce went deep, and Wei-Yin Chen threw five scoreless innings before leaving with a right oblique strain in the O’s 6-0 win in the rubber match on Sunday.

The Blue Jays matched their season high with five homers and right-hander Chad Jenkins pitched five strong innings in a 12-4 victory over the Red Sox on Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.

Orioles starter Wei-Yin Chen exited Sunday’s series finale against the Twins with a right oblique strain after tossing 73 pitches in five scoreless innings.

Donald Lutz came through with his first home run in the Majors while Bronson Arroyo had a strong afternoon for a 5-1 Reds win over the Brewers. Cincinnati swept the three-game series and has won seven of its last nine games.

Scott Feldman went six stellar innings and the Cubs rallied with runs in the eighth and ninth to beat the Nationals, 2-1, on Sunday in Washington.

On Yankees closer Mariano Rivera’s last day as a player in Kansas City, the Royals gave him a video tribute on the Kauffman Stadium board prior to the game.

Mariano Rivera and Joba Chamberlain said that all was forgiven on Sunday, one day after the Yankees pitchers had an intense exchange during batting practice in the visiting dugout at Kauffman Stadium.

Shane Victorino, who earlier this season missed a week and a half because of stiffness in his lower back, made hard contact with the right-field wall while trying to rob Emilio Bonifacio of a home run in the fourth inning and was taken to a local hospital after Sunday’s 12-4 loss.

The Dodgers ended their eight-game losing streak behind Hyun-Jin Ryu’s 6 2/3 solid innings and an offense that feasted on Marlins pitching. Andre Ethier had four hits and scored three times, Skip Schumaker had three RBIs and Dee Gordon went deep.

The A’s felt plenty of satisfaction in wiping away a five-game losing streak by way of a 4-3 win over the Mariners on Saturday evening at Safeco Field. But not as much as they did in welcoming back Jarrod Parker.

Yu Darvish, in his first start against the Astros since coming within one out of a perfect game on April 2, allowed just three hits in seven innings, and the Rangers backed him with a six-run sixth inning in Saturday night’s 8-7 win in Houston.

The Indians held on for a 7-6 win at Comerica Park after their lineup made Tigers ace Justin Verlander look quite human, while Tribe starter Ubaldo Jimenez delivered a sharp six-inning start.

Andy Pettitte recaptured the control of his cutter and Vernon Wells gave his team the lead with a two-run homer as the Yankees defeated the Royals, 3-2, on Saturday night at Kauffman Stadium.

All day Sunday, somebody’s mother represents everybody’s mother at every single game, with special Honorary Bat Girls hitting the field while players pick up the now familiar pink bats and swing for the fences to help in the fight against breast cancer.

Jerome Williams pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball, Mike Trout went deep and the Angels won three in a row for only the second time, edging out the White Sox, 3-2, on Saturday night at U.S. Cellular Field.