The Rangers strung together an impressive 14 wins in a row with Cole Hamels on the mound, but their ace couldn’t string together enough strikes Sunday, and the streak went astray in a 9-6 loss to the Angels.

After his first few pitches Sunday afternoon at Busch Stadium, Max Scherzer could tell he was back to his old self.

Clayton Kershaw was in dominant form Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, carrying the Dodgers to a 1-0 win over the Padres. The left-hander tossed a three-hit shutout with no walks and 14 strikeouts while also driving home the game’s only run with a third-inning single.

Trailing by three while facing one of the game’s best pitchers, the Angels battled back against Cole Hamels and the Rangers’ bullpen on Sunday, capturing a 9-6 victory at Globe Life Park that prevented them from being swept.

Right-hander Tim Adleman will start Sunday for the Reds against the Pirates in place of Raisel Iglesias, who was placed on the disabled list with an impingement in his right shoulder.

Vince Velasquez struck out six in six scoreless innings to lead the Phillies to a victory over the Indians, ensuring a series sweep.

Astros outfielder Carlos Gomez will miss Monday’s home series opener against the Minnesota Twins with a sore left rib cage suffered while diving for a ball in left center during Friday night’s game against the Athletics.

Reds shortstop Zack Cozart left Sunday’s 6-5, 11-inning win over the Pirates in the eighth inning with tendinitis in his right knee and is day to day.

Everything works out in the end.

If voters for the 87th Major League Baseball All-Star Game were to take a fantasy-centric approach by selecting the biggest fantasy studs so far, these players would have their names clicked on many ballots.

Chris Sale became the Majors’ first six-game winner, keeping his unbeaten record intact with 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball and aided by a five-run Chicago fifth as the White Sox earned a split of their four-game series with the Orioles with a 7-1 win on Sunday at Camden Yards.

Scuffling throughout the second half of April, and in particular on the road, the Giants made sure not to leave Flushing without a parting gift. Madison Bumgarner outpitched Noah Syndergaard on Sunday, Hunter Pence clubbed a two-run homer and the Giants snapped the Mets’ eight-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory of their own at Citi Field.

Cubs manager Joe Maddon waited inside Sunday, holding off on announcing his lineup while Kris Bryant tested his mildly-sprained right ankle. Bryant spent the morning at Wrigley Field working with Cubs trainers, starting with a run of warmups.

It’s definitely not a play you see every day, but the Orioles’ infield put on a show in Sunday’s game against the White Sox.

With the offense struggling, Marcus Stroman took matters into his own hands and single-handedly gave the Blue Jays a chance to escape with a series victory at Tropicana Field. Stroman celebrated his 25th birthday by providing a present of his own with a career-high nine strikeouts in a 5-1 win over the Rays on Sunday afternoon.

Josh Hamilton, trying to battle back from left knee problems that kept him out of Spring Training, went 0-for-2 Saturday night but reached on an error in his second at-bat; he was soon doubled off at second but aggravated his knee at some point during his jaunt halfway around the diamond.

The Rangers are headed to Toronto for the first time since a wild Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series ended their season there, and memories of that series, and especially that last game, are still fresh in players’ minds.