Fifty years ago this October, Tommy Davis put a hurt on the Yankees in a four-game World Series sweep by the Dodgers. Sandy Koufax drew most of the acclaim, but much of the damage was done by Davis, who planned to sign with the Yankees before receiving a phone call from Jackie Robinson.

Phillies second baseman Chase Utley got a day off Monday, his first of the young season. Freddy Galvis started for the third consecutive game. He played third base in place of Michael Young on Saturday and shortstop in place of Jimmy Rollins on Sunday

Mike Napoli gave the Red Sox their second walk-off hit in three days, drilling an RBI double off the Green Monster in the ninth inning to cap Monday’s 3-2 win over the Rays.

An ankle specialist confirmed the original diagnosis on Jose Reyes’ injury, meaning the Blue Jays shortstop will miss the next three months.

Left-hander Mark Buehrle, who enjoyed the first 12 years of his career with the White Sox before spending the 2012 season with the Marlins, faced Chicago for the first time in his career on Monday.

The Reds placed ace Johnny Cueto on the 15-day disabled list on Monday with a strained right lat muscle. The move is retroactive to Sunday, a day after Cueto exited his start in the fifth inning with right triceps pain.

Hiroki Kuroda sailed through nine scoreless innings in a masterful performance, leading the Yankees to a 3-0 victory over the Orioles on Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium.

D-backs outfielder A.J. Pollock doesn’t overwhelm with one outstanding tool. He isn’t flashy. He’s just a solid, dependable, hard-working baseball player.

Padres third baseman Chase Headley made the second start of his Minor League rehab assignment with Class A Lake Elsinore of Sunday afternoon, his first in the field. He went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts for the Storm.

Todd Helton’s two-run, pinch-hit homer in the seventh inning gave the Rockies a 2-1 victory at Petco Park in front of 21,337, and completed a much-needed, three-game road sweep.

As Josh Hamilton gets more and more comfortable in Los Angeles, he knows he’ll produce on the the field. And while the Angels have gotten off to another poor start, Hamilton and the rest of the club are not drawing any comparisons to last season’s disappointment.

After two poor starts to begin the season, rookie Brandon Maurer improved dramatically in his third outing, earning career win No. 1 with six innings of three-run ball in the Mariners’ 4-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.

Chicago Cubs right-hander Shawn Camp balked home Hector Sanchez with the tiebreaking run in the 10th inning on Sunday to help lift the Giants to a 10-7 victory at Wrigley Field.

Entering the bottom of the ninth in a scoreless tie, the D-backs finally broke through off Josh Beckett when Paul Goldschmidt sneaked a ground ball through the right side of the infield for a walk-off hit, lifting the club to a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers on Sunday.

Using a fine offensive showing highlighted by Austin Jackson’s four hits and Torii Hunter’s three, the Tigers defeated the Oakland A’s, 10-1, in Oakland on Sunday.

The Milwaukee Brewers finally figured out a way to break a record-setting scoreless streak on Sunday afternoon. And once they started hitting, they were not about to stop. Jonathan Lucroy slammed a home run with one out in the 10th inning to lead the Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Cardinals before 42,645 sun-splashed fans at Busch Stadium.

Mike Trout hit his first homer of the season as the Angels beat the Astros, 4-1, on Sunday at Angel Stadium to win their first series of the year.