The Orioles’ bats woke up from their slumber in a 7-3 victory in the series finale in Cleveland on Sunday.
Yanks sweep Angels, run win streak to 6
Chris Young, Brett Gardner and Jose Pirela all homered Sunday, backing a solid start by CC Sabathia and leading the Yankees to their sixth consecutive victory, a 6-2 win over the Angels at Yankee Stadium.
Wild play in ninth turns tide at Rogers Centre
Chris Colabello may have had the winning hit in the Blue Jays’ 7-6 walk-off win over the Astros, but everyone was talking about the single that put the go-ahead run on base, leading to a dramatic and bizarre finish in the series finale on Sunday at Rogers Centre.
Pujols passes Foxx with career HR No. 535
Albert Pujols lifted a fly ball over Yankee Stadium’s left-field fence in Sunday’s first inning, going back-to-back with Mike Trout to move past Jimmie Foxx for sole possession of 17th on the all-time home run list with No. 535.
CC reaches 2,500 K’s, then gets ejected
When he caught Johnny Giavotella looking with a changeup in Sunday’s fifth inning, Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia became the 31st Major League pitcher with 2,500 career strikeouts.
Police say fan injured at Fenway is ‘recovering’
Tonya Carpenter, the fan who suffered serious injuries after being struck by a broken bat during Friday night’s game between the A’s and Red Sox at Fenway Park, is recovering and expected to survive, according to Officer Rachel McGuire, a spokesperson for the Boston Police Department.
Drafting two SS could be best bet for Astros
The Houston Astros are in a terrific position right now. Not only are they in first place in the American League West, but they own the No. 2 and No. 5 overall picks in Monday’s Draft.
ASG debate: Semien or Escobar at SS?
In one way the All-Star debate about shortstop in the American League is a classic. A player, Marcus Semien of the Athletics, making his mark in his first full season vs. an established veteran, Alcides Escobar of the Royals.
Fan struck by broken bat suffers serious injury
A fan was taken away on a stretcher after she was struck by a broken bat during Friday night’s game between the A’s and Red Sox at Fenway Park.
Getting to know the top 20 Draft prospects
With the 2015 Draft set to take place Monday through Wednesday (on MLB Network and MLB.com), we take a closer look at the top 20 prospects in this year’s class.
Rays end standoff in 9th with Forsythe’s shot
Rays second baseman Logan Forsythe homered off Mariners closer Fernando Rodney leading off the ninth on Friday night to break a scoreless tie as Tampa Bay handed Seattle its seventh straight loss, 1-0, at Safeco Field.
Marlins crush at Coors, hold on after long delay
Giancarlo Stanton hit the longest home run at Coors Field this season, J.T. Realmuto had a career-high four hits and Tom Koehler continued his Coors mastery as the Marlins won for the fifth time in seven games, 6-2, over the Rockies on Friday night.
Puig continues rehab, eyes weekend return
Yasiel Puig homered in his second rehab game in as many days and hopes to return to Los Angeles as early as Saturday.
Padres power up to defeat Reds
Will Venable, Will Middlebrooks and Derek Norris all homered to back Tyson Ross, who struck out seven and allowed two runs over five innings in the Padres’ 6-2 win over the Reds on Friday.
Odorizzi exits early with left-oblique tightness
Jake Odorizzi had to leave Friday night’s 1-0 Rays win over the Mariners because of left-oblique tightness.
D-backs rally, pile on late to even series
The D-backs rallied for five unanswered runs to beat the Mets, 7-2, on Friday night at Chase Field and even the four-game series at one apiece.
Beede, Severino among top performers in Minors Friday
Tyler Beede made an memorable debut for Richmond, allowing two hits in seven innings while Luis Severino scattered four hits in seven innings.