Bobby Abreu hit a bases-clearing double and A.J. Ellis clubbed a three-run homer in a big fifth for the Dodgers, who swept the Rockies with an 11-5 win on Sunday.

Five months after being diagnosed with breast cancer, Anne Embry served as an Honorary Bat Girl during the Rangers' game against the Angels on Sunday night.

Pink bats are one piece of the Mother's Day tradition that began in 2006 to raise awareness of breast cancer in the interest of prevention, treatment and finding a cure. At ballparks throughout the league on Sunday, players and on-field personnel also donned a pink ribbon on their uniforms, as well as a pink wrist band(s).

With San Francisco already leading by a run in the fifth inning, Brett Pill smacked a two-run homer on a first-pitch fastball to left field to put the Giants comfortably ahead on their way to a 7-3 victory over the D-backs on Mother's Day. The offense produced 14 hits Sunday, establishing the team's season high.

The wait is just about over for anyone wanting the federal case against Roger Clemens to get to the heart of the matter, and based on Judge Reggie Walton's comments last week, that includes the jury deciding the case.

The Rangers welcome opponents pitching around and or intentionally walking the torrid Josh Hamilton, who entered Sunday's series finale against the Angels with nine home runs in the last six games.

Jason Heyward, coming off a four-strikeout game on Saturday, slammed a three-run double in the third inning Sunday afternoon to lead the Braves to a 7-4 win over the Cardinals and a sweep of the three-game series before 45,729 at Busch Stadium.

Left-hander Scott Diamond repeated his first start of the season, throwing seven shutout innings for the second straight start to earn his second victory in a 4-3 Twins win on Sunday at Target Field.

Mariners left fielder Casper Wells got a Mother's Day request from his mom on Sunday morning. “She said, 'Hit a home run for me,'” said a grinning Wells after his team's 6-2 victory. Wells indeed delivered the long ball, driving a sixth-inning pitch by Andy Pettitte high off the right-field foul pole for a two-run shot.

On Sunday, members of the Angels and Rangers proudly joined the rest of Major League Baseball by suiting up with pink wrist bands, Phiten bracelets and — on some occasions — Louisville Sluggers in honor of Mother's Day.

Clint Barmes doubled with two outs in the 12th inning and came around to score on Josh Harrison's single to give the Bucs a 3-2 victory over the Astros in Sunday's rubber game at PNC Park.

The Rays avoided a sweep Sunday when their bats came to life in a 9-8 win over the Orioles with a Mother's Day crowd of 29,552 in attendance at Camden Yards.

Royals left-hander Danny Duffy felt a twinge in his left elbow on his second pitch Sunday and exited the game after three batters in Kansas City's eventual 9-1 win against the White Sox.

Even after beating the Padres, 3-2, Sunday behind Cole Hamels (5-1), who allowed one run on five hits and three walks with five strikeouts in seven innings at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies are just 16-19.

Slamming the door shut in the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon came with a blast, a 73-foot sculpture erupting and Giancarlo Stanton absorbing a shaving cream-filled towel to the face.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia had three laser hits and five RBIs, two of them on a homer, as the Red Sox backed Daniel Bard in a 12-1 rout of the Indians at Fenway Park on Mother's Day Sunday.

The Yankees threw a welcome-back party for Andy Pettitte on Sunday, but Justin Smoak and Casper Wells had other ideas as they spoiled the reunion with two-run home runs in Seattle's 6-2 victory. The Mariners snapped an eight-game road losing streak as Kevin Millwood recorded his first win for Seattle with seven innings of one-run ball.