The Pirates on Sunday activated veteran reliever Juan Cruz from the 15-day disabled list and optioned rookie reliever Jared Hughes to Triple-A Indianapolis.

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Jesus Flores' RBI single wrapped up a five-run fifth as the Nationals rallied against D-backs All-Star lefty Wade Miley to pick up their eighth consecutive victory on Saturday night in Phoenix.

Mike Olt, the Rangers' 23-year-old third baseman, finished off a nine-pitch at-bat in the ninth with a two-out single into the hole in left field to score Nelson Cruz for a 2-1 victory over the Tigers.

David Ortiz was out of lineup again on Sunday, the day he had targeted for a return from his right Achilles injury. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said the designated hitter was supposed to work out on the field before Sunday's game, including taking batting practice on the field.

Red Sox third baseman Will Middlebrooks will not need surgery on his fractured right wrist, he said Sunday. Middlebrooks sustained the injury in the ninth inning Friday night against the Indians, and he will likely miss the remainder of the season.

After Jonny Gomes hit a game-tying homer in the eighth, Brandon Inge, who earlier dislocated his shoulder and popped in back in place, knocked in the go-ahead run with a two-out single as the A's prevailed, 9-7, over the White Sox in a back-and-forth battle on Chicago's South Side.

Freddie Freeman matched a career high with five RBIs and Michael Bourn fueled the offensive barrage while notching his second three-hit performance of the week, leading the Braves to a 9-3 blowout of the Mets on Saturday night at Citi Field.

B.J. Upton hit a pair of home runs and Matt Joyce added another to support starter David Price, who allowed two runs in seven strong innings to earn his 15th victory of the season, tying him for the Major League lead. The Rays won, 4-2.

Yankees ace CC Sabathia was placed on the 15-day disabled list Saturday, retroactive to Thursday, with left elbow soreness.

Manny Machado became the youngest player in Orioles history to put together a multihomer game when he hit the first and second home runs of his career against the Royals on Friday night — to the same fan in left field at Camden Yards, no less.

Once Prince Fielder's 20th homer put the Tigers in front, they ended up batting around in the sixth before Austin Jackson's first career inside-the-park home run in the seventh sealed a 6-2 Tigers win Friday night in Arlington.

With Evan Longoria starting his fourth straight game since returning from injury, Tampa Bay tallied 13 hits to take a 12-6 win over the Twins at Target Field for the Rays' fourth-straight victory. They have also won nine of their last 12 games.

Jordan Danks blasted a solo shot with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the White Sox to a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the A's on Friday night before a crowd of 25,041 at U.S. Cellular Field.

After Brian Bogusevic singled to give the Astros their first walk-off victory of the season on Friday, the Astros bounced out of the dugout and pushed Bogusevic well into the outfield. The Astros scored two in the ninth to grab a 4-3 victory at Minute Maid Park.

In his return to Texas, Austin Jackson dashed home with his first career inside-the-park home run and the first by a Tigers player in five years.

Flanked by his coaches and teammates, Matt Cain unveiled a plaque commemorating his June 13 perfect game during a Friday afternoon ceremony, joining the ranks of Giants legends along the portwalk between AT&T Park and McCovey Cove.