White Sox pitcher Gavin Floyd is hoping his team's offense stays hot when he gets the start against the Indians on Sunday when the South Siders try to complete a sweep of Ubaldo Jimenez and the Tribe and move within half a game of first place in the AL Central.

The Yankees, who have won four straight, look for a sweep of the A's as Hiroki Kuroda takes on Tommy Milone in Sunday's finale in Oakland.

The only thing that put a damper on the Tigers hitting display Saturday at Target Field was the rain. Detroit had six runs and 11 hits before a second rain delay cooled things off in the bottom of the sixth inning. But the rain did not erase a Detroit victory, it only delayed it.

After scuffling for much of the last month, the Tigers have turned it on for Memorial Day weekend, and have won back-to-back games for the first time since they won four straight in mid-April. P.J. Walters and the division rival Twins stand in their way from making it three in a row on Sunday.

Just as one young player in the heart of San Diego's lineup has helped carry the Padres' offensive load this season, the Mets are hoping to get the same type of production out of one of their young sluggers as the two teams wrap up a four-game series at Citi Field on Sunday.

Johan Santana's four-hit shutout in a 9-0 win over the Padres on Saturday helped show the Mets they can hope for dominance — and not just health — from their veteran left-hander.

With two hits on Saturday, Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter moved into a tie for 14th place on baseball's all-time hits list with Hall of Famer George Brett, owning 3,154 career hits.

Manager Bruce Bochy had little to say about his chat with Tim Lincecum following the right-hander's latest subpar outing. But it was plain that Bochy remains steadfastly confident in Lincecum, who owns a 2-5 record with a 6.41 ERA.

Prior to Saturday afternoon's game against the White Sox, the Indians placed catcher Carlos Santana on Major League Baseball's seven-day disabled list after the catcher was diagnosed with a mild concussion.

Yoenis Cespedes took batting practice Saturday for the first time since going on the disabled list May 12 with a strained muscle in his left hand.

Vladimir Guerrero will take another step forward in his road back to the Major Leagues on Sunday when he debuts with Class A Dunedin.

Ben Greenberg and Charlie Greenwald, two 2012 graduates of Staples High School in Westport, Conn., will host “The Callups,” beginning at noon Tuesday on MLB.com.

Francisco Liriano is headed back to the Twins' rotation. Following five relief appearances after struggling in six starts to begin the season, the left-hander will take right-hander Anthony Swarzak's spot in the rotation and will start on Wednesday against the A's at Target Field.

The first-place Orioles are in serious negotiations with center fielder Adam Jones in regards to a club-record contract extension, sources confirmed to MLB.com on Friday.

Van Smith, who joined the Padres as amateur scout in 1991, passed away on Thursday in his hometown of Belleville, Ill. He was 67.

Switch-hitter Pablo Sandoval has begun swinging a fungo bat right-handed, and the third baseman could be ready to rejoin the Giants in two weeks, manager Bruce Bochy said Friday.

A baseball source has confirmed that the D-backs have agreed to terms on a contract extension with catcher Miguel Montero. The deal was first reported by FOXsports.com, which said the deal is worth $60 million over five years.