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Gattis hit a tiebreaking homer off outfielder-turned-pitcher Jason Lane and that was all Santana and the Atlanta Braves needed, beating San Diego 2-0 on Monday for their third straight win.

First baseman Carlos Santana completed a huge series, homering twice and driving in four runs as the Cleveland Indians routed the Kansas City Royals 10-3 Sunday to prevent a four-game sweep.

Freese homered off Joba Chamberlain in the eighth inning, and the Angels beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 Sunday for their third straight victory.

When Detroit reliever Willie Hernandez won the MVP in 1984, he pitched in 80 games.

Manny Machado lifted a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Mariners 3-2.

Minor gave up three runs, Chris Johnson and Ryan Doumit each drove in two runs during Atlanta's six-run third inning and the Braves beat Eric Stults and the San Diego Padres 8-3 on Sunday.

The most-impressive hit Sunday by the Milwaukee Brewers caromed off a heavy cable that supports Miller Park's retractable roof and fell into fair territory.

MLB: Wainwright, Holliday carry Cards to win over Cubs Adam Wainwright pitched seven scoreless and Matt Holliday homered in a 1-0 Sunday win Check out this story on jacksonsun.com: http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/sports/2014/07/27/mlb-wainwright-holliday-carry-cards-win-cubs/13248815/ St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright pitched ... (more)

A lost Red Sox World Series ring is back on the finger of its owner, thanks to a nifty pickup by an ardent New York Yankees fan.

Dioner Navarro hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied after wasting three leads to beat the New York Yankees 5-4 Sunday for their first series win in the Bronx in nearly two years.

SAN FRANCISCO_Even a team's best is usually not enough against Clayton Kershaw. The San Francisco Giants on Saturday were far from it, playing sloppy defense and making too many mistakes on the mound.

Martin Prado doubled, homered and drove in five runs, including a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 10-6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed a proclamation making Sunday Frank Thomas Day as the former Chicago White Sox slugger is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Tepesch gave up consecutive home runs to John Jaso and Yoenis Cespedes that sent the Oakland Athletics on their way to a 5-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.

Nolan Arenado bounced back from a benching with three hits, including a home run, and the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 on Saturday night.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - When the Boston Red Sox had chances to challenge several early calls, manager John Farrell kept quiet.

The Colorado Rockies handed out 15,000 jerseys with the All-Star shortstop's name misspelled in a giveaway gaffe Saturday night at Coors Field.

When Drew Smyly struck out six straight Angels early on, even the Detroit Tigers were dazzled by their left-hander's dominance.

The San Francisco Giants boosted their rotation for the stretch run by acquiring right-hander Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox on Saturday for a pair of minor league pitchers.

Friday will rank as one of the best days in the career of New York Mets first baseman Lucas Duda.