Matchups

The Cleveland Indians are taking advantage of the fading Chicago White Sox to solidify their position atop the American League Central. The Indians will try to maintain their advantage over second-place Kansas City and complete a three-game sweep when they host the White Sox in the series finale on Sunday.

The Tampa Bay Rays are suffering through an inconsistent season and look to pull out of another downswing when they host the surging San Francisco Giants on Sunday in the series finale. The Rays followed up a 2-11 stretch with nine victories in their next 11 before losing one to Seattle and the first two of an interleague set with the Giants, who are winners of seven straight.

A three-game series against the woeful Atlanta Braves was supposed to be the easiest part of the New York Mets' eight-game homestand, but it is proving to be more than they can handle. The Braves seek a season-high fifth straight victory on Sunday as they attempt to complete a sweep of the Mets.

The Miami Marlins have a chance to move five games above .500 for the first time this season as they continue their four-game series against the visiting Colorado Rockies on Sunday afternoon. The Marlins used the long ball to erase a three-run deficit in Saturday's 9-6 victory to secure their fourth win in the last five contests.

Yovani Gallardo’s solid return to the rotation only improves the outlook for the first-place Baltimore Orioles, who will take all the starting pitching they can find after a rough week. The Orioles will try to make it back-to-back strong starts when ace Chris Tillman takes the mound in the rubber match of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

The Boston Red Sox have a simple path to victory this season – a decent starting pitching performance. The Red Sox will try to get a strong effort from ace David Price when they host the Seattle Mariners in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday.

Paul Goldschmidt and the Arizona Diamondbacks are following a familiar script to success, and it's one that is all too familiar for the free-falling Philadelphia Phillies. After homering in back-to-back contests, Goldschmidt and the visiting Diamondbacks look to continue to ride the long ball on Sunday afternoon as they play the third contest of their four-game series versus the skidding Phillies.

After trading 11-inning victories in the first two games of the series, the Houston Astros will square off with the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon in the rubber match of the three-game set. The Astros rebounded from a 4-2 setback on Friday night with a 5-4 victory Saturday, courtesy of George Springer's walk-off RBI single.

Back at the .500 mark, the New York Yankees can complete a four-game sweep when they visit the Minnesota Twins in Sunday afternoon's series finale. The Yankees continued their dominance of the Twins by rallying for a 7-6 win on Saturday, their eighth consecutive victory in the series and 21st in the last 26 games at Target Field.

The Kansas City Royals and Detroit Tigers have emerged as American League Central heavyweights in recent years by combining to win the last five division titles, and perhaps in that spirit, all they have done is trade haymakers this weekend. The Tigers hope to avoid a third straight rout and walk away from Kansas City with a series split Sunday, when they finish a four-game set with the Royals.

The Texas Rangers benefited from unconventional offense to secure their franchise-record ninth consecutive series victory while the St. Louis Cardinals are struggling to muster much of anything at the plate in front of their home fans. The American League-leading Rangers will vie for their eighth win in nine outings and a sweep of the three-game interleague series on Sunday afternoon when the teams reconvene at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

One day after receiving a strong effort from Tim Lincecum in his debut with the team, the Los Angeles Angels seek their fourth win in five contests Sunday as they visit the Oakland Athletics for the rubber match of their three-game series. Lincecum limited Oakland to one run and four hits over six innings in his first major-league appearance since June 27, 2015, with San Francisco while Mike Trout hit his team-leading 14th homer and drove in three runs in a 7-1 rout on Saturday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers go for their fifth win in six games when they host the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday for the finale of their four-game series. Los Angeles rallied from an early three-run deficit Saturday, scoring six runs in the third inning en route to a 10-6 triumph.

San Diego Padres first baseman Wil Myers figures to be a busy man when the All-Star Game comes to Petco Park next month. Myers looks to strengthen his candidacy for the National League roster Sunday as the Padres conclude a four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals, who had their three-game winning streak snapped with Saturday’s 7-3 loss.

The Chicago Cubs’ dominance against National League Central rivals is helping them run away in the division standings, and they’ll try to complete a three-game sweep of one of those rivals Sunday. The Cubs, who are 20-6 against division opponents and own an 11 1/2-game lead in their division, will look for their eighth win in nine meetings this season against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.