Alex Gordon drove in Chris Getz with a walk-off single in the ninth as the Royals defeated the Blue Jays, 3-2, on Sunday in the series finale. Ervin Santana gave up one earned run on seven hits in eight strong innings.

Nearly 250 school children from Los Angeles participated in the Jackie Robinson Day RBI Youth Clinic at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.

The Nationals recalled catcher Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse and placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain.

Clay Buchholz carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning of the Red Sox’s 5-0 win over the Rays on Sunday, coming six outs short of joining a list of 27 pitchers who have thrown multiple no-hitters in their career.

Roy Halladay, who has had the Phillies on edge following two truly troubling performances this season, pitched effectively in eight innings Sunday at Marlins Park in a 2-1 victory over the Marlins.

After being down five runs early, the Pirates scored 10 in the seventh and eighth innings to beat the Reds, 10-7, on Sunday, completing the series sweep. Michael McKenry had two homers, including a two-run jack to tie the game, and Starling Marte hit the go-ahead home run.

After all the years of promise and disappointment, after all the stops and starts in his career, Clay Buchholz finally may have arrived at a place where the Red Sox always believed he’d get to.

As the Braves rolled through the first week-plus of this season, manager Fredi Gonzalez regularly said that his team had not yet clicked on all cylinders.

Jake Peavy struck out 11 and allowed one run on five hits in the White Sox 3-1 win over Cleveland in the finale of a three-game set on Sunday.

David Ortiz’s rehab assignment with the Pawtucket Red Sox came to a screeching halt before Sunday’s game against the Rochester Red Wings. Ortiz, who was scheduled to bat third as the designated hitter, was scratched from Pawtucket’s lineup approximately 40 minutes before first pitch with an illness that reportedly resembled a stomach virus.

Marlins outfielder Austin Kearns had been in the starting lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies at Marlins Park, but he experienced an elevated heart rate shortly after arriving at the ballpark.

Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin dropped his appeal of an eight-game suspension issued by Major League Baseball for his role in Thursday’s bench-clearing brawl with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In the eighth inning of Sunday’s game against the White Sox, Michael Bourn slid headfirst into first base on an infield single, and was spiked on the right hand by pitcher Matt Thornton.

Cole Hamels was not happy when he allowed a tying single to a rookie pitcher in the fifth inning Saturday at Marlins Park, but it was hard to remain angry when said rookie pitcher struggled to put on a jacket afterward.

The Yankees have decided to push Andy Pettitte’s next assignment to Friday, against the Blue Jays in Toronto, taking a conservative approach after the veteran left-hander experienced back spasms last week.

The Twins’ scheduled game with the Mets on Sunday at Target Field was postponed due to inclement weather, and will be made up on Aug. 19 at 1:10 p.m.

Once again, every player in the Major Leagues will be wearing the famous No. 42 on Monday night, celebrating the 66th anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson put on a Brooklyn Dodgers uniform in a regular-season game for the first time, thus integrating Major League Baseball forever.