With a 5-1 win over the Twins on Sunday, the Mariners completed their American-League leading third sweep since the All-Star break. They are 5-1 on the current homestand, and have won 12 of their last 13 at Safeco Field.

Crooked numbers posted by the offense and a solid pitching performance by Matt Moore led the Rays to an 8-3 win over the Angels on Sunday afternoon at Angel Stadium.

The Padres clubbed 16 hits to back starter Clayton Richard's one-run, eight-inning performance Sunday and take a 7-1 victory at Petco Park.

Michele Smith made history on Sunday afternoon when she sat beside play-by-play man Ernie Johnson and analyst John Smoltz in the TBS booth for the Dodgers-Braves game at Turner Field, becoming the first female analyst for a nationally televised Major League Baseball game.

Making a charge in the postseason hunt with quite a bit of momentum, the Athletics will look to extend their four-game winning streak as they open a three-game series against the Twins on Monday night in Oakland.

Coco Crisp knocked in five and Jarrod Parker turned in eight scoreless innings as the A's cruised to a series sweep of the Tribe and their fourth straight victory on Sunday in Oakland.

It's difficult to crank up the intensity much more in one of the biggest rivalries in professional sports, but there will be plenty at stake when the Dodgers and Giants open their fourth showdown of the season on Monday.

Following a 5-1 homestand capped by a sweep of the White Sox, the Royals head on the road to Tampa Bay to begin a three-game set with the Rays on Monday at Tropicana Field.

The Mariners have won five straight and 12 of their last 13 in Seattle, helping the team garner the second-best home record since the All-Star break. They hope to build on that when they welcome the Indians to Safeco Field on Monday.

R.A. Dickey is set to face the Rockies, looking for the first of the last five wins required to lock down a 20-win season. He'll match up against Alex White, who's aiming for a longer outing than in recent starts.

An infield single by White Sox slugger Paul Konerko in the top of the seventh inning Sunday broke up a no-hit bid for Royals starter Jeremy Guthrie.

Continuing his turnaround from a shaky first half, Chad Billingsley threw seven scoreless innings and extended his win streak to a career-high six in a 5-0 win over the Braves to conclude a 7-3 Eastern trip for the Dodgers.

The Braves don't have many more chances this season to gain ground directly on the Nationals, so Atlanta is eager to make the most of its upcoming three-game series in Washington.

Nate McLouth's two-run triple in the fourth inning helped the Orioles cap a rally from an early five-run deficit on Sunday, and Wei-Yin Chen settled down to claim his 12th victory in Baltimore's 7-5 win over the Tigers at Comerica Park.

Tony DeFrancesco, who was managing the Astros' Triple-A affiliate at Oklahoma City, was named interim manager for the Astros on Sunday. Ty Van Burkleo, who had been the Astros' Minor League hitting coordinator, was named interim hitting coach and Dan Radison was named interim first-base coach.

On Monday, the Brewers will send Mark Rogers to the mound to face off against the Cubs' Justin Germano at Miller Park.

Jeremy Guthrie took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Salvador Perez knocked in three runs as the Royals beat the White Sox, 5-2, to finish a sweep on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium.