NY Yankees 4, Seattle 3
Alex Rodriguez had started off so slowly and earned a demotion in the starting lineup. A starting pitcher had yet to complete seven innings for the New York Yankees.
Tampa Bay 3, Chi. White Sox 2
Matt Moore slowly continues to return to the form he showed before Tommy John surgery in 2014, and Sunday was no different.
NY Mets 6, Cleveland 0
Steven Matz's first start this season was a disaster, but his second start was a masterpiece.
Atlanta 6, Miami 5
With a .130 batting average, Mallex Smith makes for an unlikely hero.
Pittsburgh 9, Milwaukee 3
During the offseason, the Pittsburgh Pirates went all-in on their approach to an offense focused on on-base percentage. They lost two of their top power hitters in Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez, then replaced them in the lineup with OBP-oriented players.
Philadelphia 3, Washington 2
Jonathan Papelbon insists playing in Philadelphia, where he spent parts of four seasons, is no different than anywhere else. But two consecutive save opportunities against his former team in his former park have not gone well for the Washington Nationals closer.
Houston 5, Detroit 4
Having spent the entirety of the weekend securing early-inning leads only to face mounting tension in the latter stages of games, the Houston Astros weren't surprised when the Detroit Tigers clawed back and mustered one final threat trailing by a run in their penultimate at-bat.
Minnesota 3, LA Angels 2
Oswaldo Arcia is making a habit of being the late-inning hero.
St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3
On a day where the St. Louis Cardinals honored catcher Yadier Molina for winning his eighth Gold Glove, Molina's rarely-used backup stole the show.
Colorado 2, Chi. Cubs 0
Tyler Chatwood hasn't had many games like this.
Oakland 3, Kansas City 2
Billy Burns saw the umpire call it fair and just kept running, setting up Josh Reddick to help give Oakland an unlikely victory.
Arizona 7, San Diego 3
Coming off 14-inning, 5 1/2-hour loss Saturday night, Arizona Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale decided to give five of his regulars Sunday afternoon off for the rubber-match of a three-game series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park.
LA Dodgers 3, San Francisco 1
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a long history of investing wisely on the international market. Kenta Maeda looks like the latest addition to that.