The Dodgers defeated the Padres, 5-4, on Dee Gordon's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth, and improved the Majors' best record to 9-1. The Dodgers have started 9-1 (or better) four other times: 1919, '40, '55 (10-0) and '81.

Alex Gordon will be this year's as spokesperson for the MLB All-Star FanFest on July 6-10 at the Kansas City Convention Center/Bartle Hall. He will generate awareness for the FanFest and make appearances on behalf of the event.

Roger Clemens returns to a federal courtroom this week to defend himself against the United States government, which contends the former star pitcher lied when he testified before Congress in 2008 and said he never used performance-enhancing drugs.

Mark Teixeira has to remind himself he's paid to hit home runs and drive in runs and keep rallies going. In other words, don't sweat the small stuff.

Brandon McCarthy will take the mound for Oakland in the opener of a four-game series against the Angels in Anaheim on Monday. Los Angeles will counter with All-Star Jered Weaver in the battle of division rivals.

Derek Jeter cracked a three-run homer and Ivan Nova turned in six effective innings for the victory as the Yankees defeated the Angels, 11-5, on Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

The Twins begin a four-game series Monday at Yankee Stadium, also known as their house of horrors. Minnesota will send right-hander Carl Pavano to the hill, while New York counters with Freddy Garcia.

Sharon Robinson was only six years old when her famous father retired from baseball after the 1956 season. Consequently, she doesn't remember seeing him play for the Brooklyn Dodgers, nor does she recall him talking too much about the game and his career.

The Dodgers' first triple play since 1998 set up a dramatic walk-off win as they completed a sweep of the Padres with a 5-4 victory on Jackie Robinson Day.

Dodgers catcher A.J. Ellis started a controversial 2-5-6-3 triple play on Sunday that eventually got Padres manager Bud Black ejected for arguing and sparked a 5-4 Los Angeles victory.

It's fair to say both the D-backs and Pirates would like to see better numbers next to that “Team RISP” line in the box score.

The Dodgers send Chad Billingsley to the hill as they head to Miller Park to take on Yovani Gallardo and the Brewers on Tuesday.

The Pirates' 4-1 win Sunday over the Giants snapped a five-game losing streak by the team and a 12-start winless streak by Pittsburgh starting pitchers since Brad Lincoln beat the Reds last Sept. 24. The honors this time went to Kevin Correia.

Shelley Duncan, Travis Hafner, Casey Kotchman and Jason Kipnis each homered as the Indians' offense hit high gear again on Sunday in a 13-7 victory over the Royals at Kauffman Stadium.

With the Phillies in San Francisco to start a three-game series on Monday, Bruce Bochy is looking to make it up on the fly when it comes to deciding who will close for the Giants with Brian Wilson on the disabled list.

Coming off a high of winning their first series of the season against the D-backs over the weekend, the Rockies will stay home for a three-game set against the Padres, which begins Monday at Coors Field.

The No. 42 was omnipresent across the land of baseball Sunday, and AT&T Park and the San Francisco Giants were no exception.