Carlos Santana celebrated his birthday by giving the Indians a gift: their first victory of the season. Santana belted a pair of home runs in a 4-3 victory over Toronto in the series finale on Sunday.

Miguel Cabrera hit a game-tying three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth, and then Alex Avila launched a two-run walk-off homer in the 11th as the Tigers posted a 13-12 win and a season-opening series sweep of the Red Sox.

Jeremy Hellickson's stellar effort, combined with some timely hitting, paved the way for a 3-0 Rays win and a series sweep over the Yankees on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field with 30,413 watching.

Jon Niese may have fallen shy of the first no-hitter in franchise history, but the Mets continued rolling behind him Sunday in a 7-5 victory, sealing a season-opening three-game sweep of the Braves.

Yankees center fielder Curtis Granderson was limping in the clubhouse after Sunday's 3-0 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field, but he said his sore right calf should not present a problem.

Phillies right-hander Chad Qualls was unavailable to pitch Sunday because of soreness in his right heel.

Jay Bruce hit a pair of home runs, including one in the bottom of the ninth, as the Reds rallied for a 6-5 victory over the Marlins on Sunday to take the rubber game of the season's first three-game series.

Jason Hammel made an auspicious Orioles debut at Camden Yards, taking a no-hitter into the eighth, as the O's beat the Twins, 3-1, on Sunday to sweep their series.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said he's expecting Clayton Kershaw to make his next start in Tuesday's home opener against Pittsburgh.

Always honest and forthcoming, A's manager Bob Melvin has not shied away from using the term “work in progress” when speaking about his youthful ball club. Through four games, it's been the team's defense that has encompassed those three words above all else.

The Padres signed left-handed pitcher Brian Tallet to a Minor League contract on Saturday — and pressed him into duty right away with Triple-A Tucson.

On Sunday, the Padres placed Dustin Moseley on the 15-day disabled list with what is termed a strained right shoulder.

Rays designated hitter Luke Scott exited Sunday's 3-0 win over the Yankees early with a tight left hamstring. The Rays said Scott is day to day.

Rays righty James Shields had been slated to start the third game of the series against the Tigers, which will be played on Thursday afternoon in Detroit. But Shields has now been flip-flopped with No. 5 starter Jeff Niemann, which means Shields will start on Wednesday afternoon, when the Tigers start Justin Verlander.

Mike Matheny nearly emptied his bench onto his lineup card on Sunday, as he presented Brewers starter Randy Wolf with the task of facing a lineup unlike the one Matheny employed during the first two games of this series.

On Wednesday afternoon, there is expected to be a pitchers' duel between Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg and Mets left-hander Johan Santana.

A day after Prince Fielder hit his first and second home runs as a Tiger, he hit another milestone with his 1,000th hit as a Major Leaguer, this one a ground-ball single through the right side in Sunday's four-run first inning against the Red Sox.