Major League ERA leader Brandon Beachy threw his first career complete game, and he drove in a run as part of a 12-hit Atlanta attack, as the Braves toppled the Marlins, 7-0, on Thursday night at Turner Field.

Andy Pettitte's second start on his comeback tour should draw a little less attention than the first one, when the Yankees and Reds — who send Bronson Arroyo to the hill — open a three-game Interleague series Friday night in New York.

Starting pitcher James McDonald carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with 11 strikeouts, while Andrew McCutchen banged out two homers and Rod Barajas added another as the Pirates scored a 5-3 victory over Washington on Thursday night at Nationals Park.

While Friday will mark the beginning of Interleague Play for the Red Sox and Phillies, it'll also be the first time Boston has faced Jonathan Papelbon since he signed with Philadelphia in the offseason.

For the second consecutive game, Jose Bautista and J.P. Arencibia came through with a pair of homers to lead the Blue Jays to a 4-1 victory on Thursday night in front of 31,266 fans.

Thoroughly dominant during Interleague Play last season, Rays starter James Shields will be more than happy to take the hill on Friday as his team begins a three-game series against the Braves at Tropicana Field.

Right-hander Neftali Feliz will lead the Rangers against lefty Wandy Rodriguez and the Astros on Friday at Minute Maid Park in the first of three games in Interleague Play.

Brandon Belt contributed doubles in the sixth and seventh innings, when San Francisco scored twice in each frame to outlast the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5, Thursday and emerge with a split of the two-game series.

Chris Sale's 5 1/3 solid innings led the White Sox to a victory on Thursday and a split of their two-game set against the Los Angeles Angels.

Barry Zito will look to continue one of the hottest season-opening stretches of his career against Oakland right-hander Jarrod Parker in the opener of the annual Bay Bridge Series on Friday at AT&T Park.

Justin Upton's two-run homer in the ninth inning led the D-backs past the Rockies, 9-7, in a wild back-and-forth game Thursday afternoon at Coors Field.

Brett Lawrie has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension from Major League Baseball for his dispute with home-plate umpire Bill Miller.

The Angels remain unsure about when Torii Hunter will return from the restricted list, as he tends to a legal matter involving one of his sons in Texas.

As the federal perjury trial of Roger Clemens continued through a crucial stage Thursday, cross-examination by veteran defense attorney Rusty Hardin of chief accuser Brian McNamee included exchanges between the two men that were contentious at almost every turn and often went in circles.

J.J. Hardy snapped a tie with a two-run single in the seventh inning and lefty Brian Matusz settled down after a shaky third frame as the Orioles posted a 5-3 victory over the Royals on Thursday.

One bad call, one broken nail and a bevy of contributions later, the A's found their way to the win column on Thursday with a 5-4, 10-inning victory over the Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, in a game that was in no way lacking in dull moments.

Ozzie Guillen says he is done with Twitter. “My last tweet. me ultimo tweet good luck buena suerte,” were the final words on the social media service from the Marlins manager on Thursday.