DiMaggio sets hit streak record

DiMaggio might have made the fans at Yankee Stadium and the baseball-crazed country wait until the fifth inning of Wednesday’s 8 to 4 victory over the Boston Red Sox, but he delivered an incredible Major League record with one powerful swing.

After mound stint, Goins heads to DL

Ryan Goins’ rare appearance out of the bullpen has resulted in a stint on the 15-day disabled list. A day after pitching an inning for the Blue Jays in their 19-inning, 2-1 loss to the Indians, Toronto placed the utility infielder on the DL with right forearm tightness.

Fernandez’s pinch-hit lifts Marlins over Braves

Julio Teheran endured his worst start of the season and A.J. Ramos suffered his first blown save in nearly 10 months. It was only fitting that the Marlins claimed Friday night’s 7-5, 12-inning win over the Braves courtesy of the pinch-hit double Jose Fernandez hit off the pitcher he might have opposed in Saturday’s start.

Revere plays hero as Nats walk off in 14th

Ben Revere raised his right arm as he headed into second base after his game-winning double bounced off the wall in right-center field to give the Nationals a 3-2 victory over the Reds in 14 innings on Friday at Nationals Park. Revere was mobbed at second base by his teammates, including right-hander Max Scherzer, who picked him up and flung him over his shoulders for the celebration.