Placing a season-long emphasis on winning series, the Cardinals captured their fourth straight to open the year with a runaway 10-3 victory over the Cubs on Sunday.

A scorching David Ortiz helped the Red Sox to their third consecutive win over the Rays on Sunday, 6-4, putting the Sox in position for a four-game sweep on Patriots' Day Monday at Fenway Park.

Baseball's Jackie Robinson Day observances annually rekindle the debate about whether Roberto Clemente merits similar acknowledgments for breaking down barriers for Latin American ballplayers.

All of the Pirates took the AT&T Park field Sunday wearing that exalted No. 42 on Jackie Robinson Day. However, Andrew McCutchen was the only one also wearing special UCLA baby blue-and-gold spikes created for him for the special occasion by Nike.

The grass was still green and the seats still yellow and blue, but without Vin Scully in his familiar seat behind the mic, for many Dodgers fans Chavez Ravine felt a bit empty in 2012 — until Sunday.

The Phillies' struggling offense struck for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and piled on in the eighth for an 8-2 win over the Mets on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park.

Giants closer Brian Wilson refused to see his latest elbow injury as a setback. He prefers to view it as an opportunity. Wilson addressed the media for the first time since Giants manager Bruce Bochy announced the right-hander was “likely” headed for season-ending Tommy John surgery.

The Blue Jays' offense broke out in a big way to help Kyle Drabek earn his second victory in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Orioles at Rogers Centre.

With the annual celebration of Jackie Robinson Day came an omnipresence of the Hall of Famer's No. 42, both on the field and off at Kauffman Stadium on Sunday.

After allowing five runs on four hits in one inning of relief in the Rays' 13-5 loss to the Red Sox on Saturday, Dane De La Rosa was optioned back to Triple-A Durham, and the club recalled right-hander Alex Cobb on Sunday.

Chris Gimenez arrived Sunday morning to take the place of catcher Jose Lobaton, who went on the disabled list with a sore right shoulder. Gimenez was hitting .375 with an RBI in two games at Triple-A Durham.

The Phillies honored Jackie Robinson with a 15-minute ceremony before Sunday's game, with Ryan Howard, Jimmy Rollins and John Mayberry Jr. participating.

The Rangers went into Sunday's game against the Twins with the intention of giving the day off to right-handed reliever Alexi Ogando. He has pitched two straight days and three of the last four.

The Rangers were all wearing No. 42 on Sunday in celebration of Jackie Robinson Day around Major League Baseball. This is the fourth straight year that wearing No. 42 has been a part of the Jackie Robinson Day celebration.

First baseman Mitch Moreland was out of the lineup for a second straight game while dealing with a painful abscessed tooth. Moreland will fly back to Dallas on Sunday night and undergo oral surgery on Monday. He is expected to rejoin the Rangers on Tuesday in Boston.

After the Royals and Indians were involved in two bench-clearing incidents on Saturday, one resulting in three Cleveland ejections, manager Manny Acta hopes there is closure regarding the episodes.

As players slowly began to put on their No. 42 jersey tops on Sunday, the significance of Jackie Robinson Day resonated within the Indians clubhouse.