Edinson Volquez allowed a run in 6 2/3 innings to pick up his third straight win in a 5-1 game as the Padres won the series over the D-backs on Sunday. Jedd Gyorko and Will Venable hit back-to-back homers in the sixth inning.

The Orioles capped a tough, three-city West Coast trip with an 8-4 victory over the Angels on Sunday afternoon, a game that required a total team effort that has become their trademark under manager Buck Showalter.

Billy Butler’s two-run double forced extra innings and Alex Gordon’s single in the 10th gave the Royals a 6-5 walk-off victory over the White Sox on Sunday. Kansas City also won its fourth in a row.

Yu Darvish matched a career high with 14 strikeouts and Adrian Beltre laced a walk-off single in the ninth as the Rangers came from three runs down to beat the Red Sox, 4-3, on Sunday in Arlington.

The Reds completed a three-game series sweep and a .500 road trip by taking a 7-4 win over the Cubs on Sunday afternoon. Joey Votto had three hits and an RBI and Todd Frazier added two hits and two RBIs.

The notoriously delicious eats at AT&T Park are available only to the fans inside the stadium, not out, so hungry kayakers are out of luck. Enter London Van Der Kamp, a professional kayaker recruited by ESPN, who used a specially made craft during Sunday’s game between the Giants and Dodgers to serve free hot dogs in McCovey Cove.

The Braves took advantage of seven walks by Mets pitchers, cashing in five of them for runs, and got three RBIs apiece from first baseman Freddie Freeman and right fielder Reed Johnson in a 9-4 win over the Mets on Sunday afternoon at Turner Field. Tim Hudson worked 7 1/3 quality innings for his fourth win of the season.

Instant replay helped give Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria the first grand slam of his career Sunday against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez made it a series sweep Sunday, scratched from the starting lineup for the third consecutive game with the Giants.

All season, Kevin Slowey was in need of just a little support. On Sunday, the Marlins right-hander received plenty of it — primarily from two rookies.

After suffering a mild strain to his upper right hamstring on a throw Saturday, Giants center fielder and leadoff hitter Angel Pagan did not start Sunday’s series finale and remains day to day.

Allen Craig’s bases-loaded double scored all three runners to key a six-run second inning, and the Cardinals completed their first four-game sweep of Milwaukee with a 10-1 victory on Sunday at Miller Park.

It’s safe to say that left-hander Gio Gonzalez was a lucky pitcher on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park. After getting off to a slow start, Gonzalez pitched solid six innings and helped the Nationals defeat the Pirates, 6-2.

The Brewers are 1-6 this season against the Cardinals. If Milwaukee wants to cash in on any of its aspirations for winning the National League Central, it will have to figure out how to compete on something like even terms with St. Louis.

A’s hitters came up empty nine times with runners in scoring position on Sunday afternoon, but they redeemed themselves by way of a trio of homers to edge the Yankees, 5-4, and claim the series victory.

The Blue Jays’ offense broke out in a big way and Brandon Morrow was solid on the mound, as Toronto defeated the Mariners, 10-2, on Sunday at Rogers Centre.

Mike Pelfrey turned in his best outing of the season, and Trevor Plouffe homered to lift the Twins to a 4-2 win against the Indians, avoiding a three-game sweep Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.