There's a first time for everything, and rookie Anthony Rizzo now has his first walk-off home run. Rizzo launched a two-run opposite-field home run in the 10th inning Sunday to power the Cubs to a 4-2 win over the Cardinals and take the series.

For the first time since 1999, the Reds have a 10-game winning streak after sweeping the Rockies with Sunday's 7-2 win.

Wei-Yin Chen struck out 12 A's in 5 2/3 innings, setting a Taiwanese record for strikeouts in a game as the O's cruised to a 6-1 victory in the series finale on Sunday, in large part due to Matt Wieters' three-run homer.

The White Sox have seen enough of Francisco Liriano to know how dominant he can be. Now that he's switched sides — he'll start against the Twins on Tuesday — they just want him to regain that consistency and help them to their ultimate goal.

Lucas Harrell allowed just two runs over 5 2/3 innings and seven different Astros crossed the plate in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Pirates at Minute Maid Park.

This year's Phillies squad may be 12 games under .500 and in last place in the National League East, but for the Braves, they are still the Phillies, who had a .622 winning percentage at Turner Field from 2007-11 when they won five consecutive division titles. With that recent run of futility in mind, the Braves' 6-2 victory Sunday in front of 23,726 fans at Turner Field to finish off a three-game sweep meant something more than three wins against a last-place team typically would.

With a solo home run in the third inning of the Braves' 6-2 victory Sunday against the Phillies, Chipper Jones moved past Pete Rose and into second place on the all-time list of extra-base hits by a switch-hitter.

Roy Halladay struck out the 2,000th player of his career in the first inning in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Braves at Turner Field.

While the Twins bats cooled after scorching 11- and 12-run outputs the previous two days, they mustered enough offense — primarily a Justin Morneau two-run homer — for a 5-1 sweep-clinching victory over Cleveland in front of 34,720 at Target Field.

Struggling Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was back in the lineup on Sunday night against the White Sox. He was batting fifth as the designated hitter.

Justin Ruggiano's 10th-inning single Sunday helped the Marlins win their first series in nearly a month. Ruggiano's RBI single off right-hander Brad Brach pushed the Marlins past the Padres, 5-4, before 27,730 at Marlins Park.

Tigers right-hander Doug Fister was given an early lead and never looked back, throwing eight innings of one-run ball to help Detroit avoid a three-game sweep and defeat the Blue Jays, 4-1, at Rogers Centre on Sunday.

Joey Votto, who had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee July 17, has yet to resume baseball activity. That likely won't happen until Monday, after the Reds return home from their road trip.

Hunter Pence got a break Sunday at Turner Field, and it wasn't because a trade was imminent.

The Phillies' third-base carousel continued Sunday. Kevin Frandsen started at third base in the series finale against the Braves at Turner Field.

The Padres announced Sunday that they have agreed to a two-year contract extension with closer Huston Street worth $14 million with a club option for 2015. Street will make $7 million in each of the next two seasons.

Right-hander Neftali Feliz has been scratched from Sunday's start with Triple-A Round Rock because of more discomfort in his right elbow.