Toronto 7, Chi. White Sox 3
The Toronto Blue Jays pulled a different version of a bloop and a blast Sunday afternoon and then went on to defeat the Chicago White Sox 7-3 to avoid a three-game sweep.
LA Dodgers 8, Cincinnati 7
The Los Angeles Dodgers have one of the best bullpens in baseball, but the Cincinnati Reds pushed them to the brink on Sunday afternoon before Kenley Jansen slammed the door in the ninth.
NY Mets 5, Washington 1
Jacob deGrom tossed eight strong innings and hit his first major league homer Sunday afternoon as the New York Mets avoided being swept by the Washington Nationals with a 5-1 win at Citi Field.
Tampa Bay 9, Detroit 1
Jake Faria may be making it look easy but his manager says it isn't.
Chi. Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 1
Anthony Rizzo batted leadoff for the fifth time in a row -- and fifth time in his career -- when the Chicago Cubs played in a weekend series finale on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Atlanta 5, Miami 4
Brandon Phillips enjoys playing the role of late-game hero, even if it means occasionally having a cooler of energy drink dumped on his head.
Baltimore 8, St. Louis 5
Ubaldo Jimenez was happy to be back in a starting role, and he was even happier the Baltimore Orioles used their big bats to support him.
Arizona 5, Philadelphia 4
Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo admitted Rey Fuentes was one of the last players he expected to win a game for his team the way he did.
Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2
A win at home to salvage a split of a six-game homestand might have been just what the inconsistent Cleveland Indians needed heading into a big weekend series against the division-leading Minnesota Twins.
Milwaukee 2, San Diego 1
Jimmy Nelson was fired up as he took the mound for the ninth inning Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.
Seattle 7, Texas 3
The Seattle Mariners jumped on Texas starter Yu Darvish for four runs in the first inning on their way to a 7-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday.
Colorado 7, San Francisco 5
A home run shy of the cycle, Nolan Arenado wasn't thinking about personal accomplishments when he came to bat in the ninth inning Sunday.
Kansas City 7, LA Angels 3
The Kansas City Royals' rousing 7-2 West Coast road trip did more than feature the kind of hitting reminiscent of the team's 2014 and 2015 runs to the World Series, including a title in 2015. It should make them relevant in the discussion about a return to the postseason.
Oakland 4, NY Yankees 3
The Oakland Athletics completed an unlikely four-game sweep of the American League East-leading New York Yankees with a 4-3 win on Sunday at a sweltering Oakland Coliseum.
Oakland 4, NY Yankees 3
The series looked like a mismatch from the outset, with the brawny New York Yankees visiting the error-prone, cellar-dwelling Oakland Athletics.
Boston 6, Houston 5
Red Sox manager John Farrell cut to the chase in acknowledging both the role shortstop Xander Bogaerts played offensively and how a pair of defensive plays proved equally decisive in preserving what Bogaerts provided.
Boston 6, Houston 5
Xander Bogaerts produced his first career multi-homer game and totaled four RBIs as the Boston Red Sox won the rubber match of their three-game set with the Houston Astros 6-5 on Sunday night at Minute Maid Park.