MLB and its 30 clubs mark Earth Day in many ways, so expect to see such demonstrations as recycling drives and recycling-related trivia on scoreboards, a carbon-neutral game in Boston, a ceremonial first pitch from an EPA executive and rain gauge giveaways in Minnesota.

Barry Zito allowed five hits in seven scoreless innings and picked up his third win as the Giants blanked the Padres, 5-0, on Sunday. The Giants improved to 12-7 with the victory, which also happened to be their fifth team shutout of the year.

The Red Sox, Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association are joining together to donate $646,500 to The One Fund Boston, a non-profit organization established by Boston’s mayor and Massachusetts’ governor in an effort to aid those burdened by the attacks in the city over the past week.

The Phillies broke open a taut, back-and-forth game in the eighth inning and earned a split of their four-game series against the Cardinals with a 7-3 win Sunday night at Citizens Bank Park.

For many notable names in the Major Leagues, the season has yet to begin, and we’re already weeks into the 2013 schedule. But for some injured players, a delayed debut is on the horizon, and that is better than the alternative.

With the voice of Mayor Thomas Menino playing in the background, the up-close style of Colin and Nick Barnicle’s One Boston video gives it a personal touch that the brothers hope people from cities all across the country will feel.

Alex Gordon belted one of the Royals’ three home runs and finished a triple shy of the cycle, but Lorenzo Cain walked with the bases loaded in the 10th to give the Royals a 5-4 win in Sunday’s nightcap of a twin bill at Fenway Park.

Didi Gregorius got the D-backs on the board in the fifth, then started a two-run, ninth-inning rally with a leadoff single as Arizona snapped the Rockies’ eight-game winning streak, 5-4, on Sunday at Coors Field.

Mark Trumbo homered over the left-field wall in the 13th inning Sunday to give the Angels their second walk-off win of 2013, a 4-3 victory over the Tigers at Angel Stadium.

Following a brutal start, Barry Zito returned to his scoreless self Sunday, tossing seven shutout innings en route to the Giants’ 5-0 win against the Padres.

Ryan Braun launched a three-run homer and Wily Peralta allowed just two runs in 6 2/3 innings to help lead the Brewers to a 4-2 victory, their seventh win in a row.

Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.

The Indians placed Brett Myers on the 15-day DL onSunday with right elbow inflammation and promoted Fernando Nieve from Triple-A. Corey Kluber will take over Myers’ spot in the rotation.

The Dodgers on Sunday placed Chad Billingsley on the 15-day DL with right elbow pain and recalled Stephen Fife from Triple-A to replace Billingsley as the starter in Sunday’s finale vs. the O’s.

Tim Lincecum earned a rousing ovation with a four-hit effort over 6 2/3 innings, and Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run homer to lead the Giants to a 2-0 victory over the Padres on Saturday night at AT&T Park.

The Indians tattooed Houston’s Philip Humber for eight hits and eight runs in the first, highlighted by Mark Reynolds’ three-run homer, en route to a 19-6 rout at Minute Maid Park on Saturday night.

Lance Lynn was nearly unhittable in seven innings, allowing just a double and no runs in the Cardinals’ 5-0 win over the Phillies on Saturday. Carlos Beltran hit his third homer in as many days.