Toronto 9, Detroit 2
Russell Martin has been on postseason teams before. However, the Toronto Blue Jays catcher said after a 9-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday that this team might be on the way to doing something really big.
NY Mets 5, Boston 4
As one of the sage veterans in the New York Mets clubhouse, left fielder Michael Cuddyer's advice remains the same whenever he senses the team is struggling.
Cleveland 9, LA Angels 2
The sun was the Cleveland Indians' friend and the Los Angeles Angels' enemy Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field.
Tampa Bay 3, Kansas City 2
Kevin Kiermaier said he's trying to simply his approach at the plate and do less with the ball. But for the Tampa Bay Rays center fielder, it seems like less is more.
NY Yankees 20, Atlanta 6
The New York Yankees have provided plenty of run support for pitcher Nathan Eovaldi this season, and on Sunday afternoon he needed every bit of it.
Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 0
Wins have been hard to come by for Jorge De La Rosa over the last two months, which is why he was able to savor being able to cool off one of the hottest teams in the major leagues.
Washington 7, Miami 4
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg said it was back tightness that forced him to leave after pitching just four innings on Sunday.
San Diego 9, Philadelphia 4
The San Diego Padres had just the right guy on the mound Sunday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park.
Chi. White Sox 6, Seattle 5
The Seattle Mariners were one out away from beating the Chicago White Sox for the third straight game Sunday at U.S. Cellular Field, but literally threw it away.
Minnesota 7, Houston 5
Last winter, when the Minnesota Twins signed Ervin Santana to the richest free agent contract in franchise history, it was days like Sunday the club had in mind.
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 1
A strong performance by right-hander Wily Peralta and a solo home run by right fielder Ryan Braun led the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon at Miller Park.
Texas 6, Baltimore 0
After nearly two lost seasons because of injury, Derek Holland showed the Texas Rangers his vintage form Sunday.
St. Louis 7, San Francisco 5
St. Louis Cardinals right fielder Jason Heyward tried a new approach to his pursuit of a cycle Sunday.
Oakland 7, Arizona 4
Pat Venditte took a piece of history away from his first major league victory Sunday.
Chi. Cubs 2, LA Dodgers 0
By making history, Jake Arrieta led the Chicago Cubs to a place they had not visited in seven years.