Jerome Williams threw his first shutout in nine years, three-hitting the Twins in a 4-0 Angels win on Tuesday night.

Mark Kotsay hit a pinch-hit, two-run home run in the eighth inning Tuesday as the Padres defeated the Brewers, 2-0, before a crowd of 19,260 at Petco Park.

The Cardinals and Pirates finished their series opener on Tuesday with an umpiring crew of three after home-plate CB Bucknor exited with an undisclosed injury in the seventh inning.

Gordon Beckham enjoyed a breakout performance at the plate, collecting three hits and his first home run, as left-hander Chris Sale and the White Sox earned a 7-2 victory over the Indians at a wet U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Tuesday.

Take a moment — he barely would — and recognize what Buck Showalter has done, beginning the day Scott Sanderson beat Roger Clemens at the original Yankee Stadium 20 years ago. His victory total is a handsome round number now, 1,000.

Brett Lawrie hit a walk-off homer after Francisco Cordero blew his second save of the season in the top half of the ninth, helping the Blue Jays beat the Rangers, 8-7, in dramatic fashion Tuesday night at Rogers Centre.

Having received no run support in four April starts, Adam Wainwright was the beneficiary of the Cardinals' battering of the Pirates in Tuesday's series opener. With David Freese providing the knock that opened the floodgates, St. Louis pounced on Charlie Morton in the fifth and piled on from there in a 10-7 win.

Provided an early lift on home runs by Jed Lowrie and Chris Snyder, J.A. Happ was able to preserve the lead, leading the Astros to their second consecutive win, 6-3, over the Mets on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park.

Though he went 0-for-3, Bryce Harper's home debut felt like the start of something special. He has dazzling skills, the kind that can transform a franchise and captivate a city.

The conditions were cold, his opponents rather hot, but neither extreme seemed to affect Jarrod Parker in the least bit Tuesday. Nothing was going to stop the right-hander from picking up his first Major League victory, as a composed Parker did with ease in a memorable 5-3 win against the Red Sox at a misty Fenway Park to help the A's snap a three-game losing streak.

Buck Showalter recorded his 1,000th career win as a manager with the Orioles' 7-1 win over the Yankees on Tuesday in New York, thanks to Brian Matusz's 6 1/3 strong innings and homers by Chris Davis and J.J. Hardy.

The Nationals' offense continued to struggle on Tuesday night, as they were defeated by the D-backs, 5-1, at Nationals Park in front of 22,675.

The Phillies topped the Braves on Tuesday, using a late flurry that was highlighted by John Mayberry scoring on a wild pitch. Cole Hamels tossed six strong innings.

Austin Jackson led the Tigers' offensive attack with four hits and two RBIs, and Rick Porcello cruised through eight innings in a 9-3 win over the Royals on Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

On a night when most wondered what the Rays' offense would resemble without Evan Longoria, Matt Joyce took care of business in leading the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Mariners at Tropicana Field.

The 2012 Baltimore Orioles, under Buck Showalter, have done the big things en route to their best start in seven years. They're getting strong starting pitching, hitting for power and protecting leads in the late innings.

Most of the 22,675 at Nationals Park on Tuesday night came hoping to see Bryce Harper do some damage with the bat in his home debut. Instead they were treated to a fine pitching outing from D-backs right-hander Trevor Cahill, as he pitched the visitors to a 5-1 win.