Ryan Howard came off the bench Sunday to key the Phillies’ 5-1 win over the Mets, completing a three-game sweep at Citi Field and giving Cole Hamels his first win of 2013.

Kevin Correia continued his strong start to the season, and Justin Morneau connected on a two-run homer to help lift the Twins to a 5-0 win over the Rangers on Sunday at Target Field.

Rookie Tony Cingrani set a career high with 11 strikeouts, including four in an inning, and the Reds avoided a four-game sweep with a 5-2 victory over the Nationals on Sunday.

With their fourth come-from-behind victory in as many days, the Yankees completed a four-game sweep of the Blue Jays with a 3-2 victory at Yankee Stadium thanks to Lyle Overbay’s go-ahead homer.

Giancarlo Stanton blasted a pair of homers and collected four RBIs as the Marlins avoided the four-game series sweep in a 6-4 comeback victory over the Cubs on Sunday afternoon in front of 19,817 at Marlins Park.

Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki suffered a strain to his left — non-throwing — rotator cuff and was removed from Sunday afternoon’s 4-2 loss to the D-backs before the bottom of the third inning.

Though Pablo Sandoval’s weight remains an issue, particularly after recent misadventures on the basepaths, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday that the third baseman is still trying to slim down and gain mobility.

It was just a matter of time before Nolan Arenado assumed the Rockies’ third base job, and it finally happened on Sunday, after the Rockies designated Chris Nelson for assignment. Arenado, 22, arrives after hitting .364 with three home runs, 21 RBIs and a 1.059 on-base plus slugging percentage at Triple-A Colorado Springs.

It got to a point where reliever Sean Burnett figured he just needed to give his left forearm some rest. Burnett was placed on the disabled list on Sunday with left forearm irritation.

Mark Ellis is hoping a few days off can prevent a trip to the disabled list after straining his right quadriceps on Friday. He was out of the lineup for the second time in as many days for Sunday’s series finale against the Brewers.

Blue Jays No. 1 starter R.A. Dickey is expected to go for an MRI in the near future to examine the cause of his upper back and neck injury.

The right-arm discomfort felt by Gavin Floyd started in the third inning of Saturday night’s 10-4 loss to the Rays during an at-bat against Ben Zobrist. On Sunday, the White Sox right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a flexor muscle strain in his right elbow.

The Phillies activated All-Star catcher Carlos Ruiz from the restricted list Sunday. Ruiz served a 25-game suspension for testing positive for using an amphetamine.

Kevin Youkilis’ back did not respond the way he had hoped in his first start in a week on Saturday, once again relegating him to the bench for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays, which the Yankees won, 3-2. He will undergo an MRI on Monday to further examine the cause of his back tightness.

Exactly one year into his big league career, it’s safe to say that Bryce Harper has lived up to expectations. Besides being the reigning National League Rookie of the Year Award winner, Harper is currently the Nationals’ best hitter and has put his name in the team’s record books.

Domonic Brown and John Mayberry hit back-to-back homers on consecutive pitches from Mets reliever Robert Carson, breaking the game open as the Phillies earned a 9-4 victory on Saturday to give rookie Jonathan Pettibone his first career win.

Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero will make his Minor League season debut on Saturday night for Class A Advanced Dunedin. Romero spent the first month of the season working on his mechanics. The club was attempting to have him take a more direct line to the plate and avoid pitching across his body as much as he had done in the past.