Rosenthal: Wainwright believed to have season-ending Achilles injury  —  FOX Sports  —  St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright is believed to have suffered a season-ending Achilles injury during Saturday's win over the Milwaukee Brewers, FOX Sports Insider Ken Rosenthal reported Sunday morning.

Pirates Complete 1st Desert Sweep With 8-0 Win Over D-Backs  —  PHOENIX — Francisco Liriano pitched effectively into the seventh inning in a combined three-hitter and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed their first sweep in Arizona with an 8-0 win over the Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Orioles Get 20 Hits in 18-7 Rout of Red Sox  —  BALTIMORE — Delmon Young drove in five runs, Chris Davis homered and the Baltimore Orioles received a bounce-back pitching performance from Bud Norris in an 18-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.  —  Baltimore took control with a six-run third inning and led 12-0 in the sixth.

Rays, Archer Complete Sweep of Blue Jays  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Archer pitched two-hit ball in seven scoreless innings and Brandon Guyer drove in four runs Sunday as the Tampa Bay Rays won their fifth straight, 5-1 over the Toronto Blue Jays.  —  Archer (3-2) became …

White Sox RHP Albers goes on DL with injury from brawl (Yahoo Sports)  —  Matt Albers knew something was wrong after he was involved in a benches-clearing brawl between the Chicago White Sox and Kansas City Royals on Thursday night.  The White Sox placed Albers on the 15-day disabled list Sunday …

Gattis, Astros Rally in 9th, Sweep 3-Game Set From Athletics  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Evan Gattis hit a two-run double in the ninth inning and the AL West-leading Houston Astros completed their first sweep of the Oakland Athletics with a 7-6 win Sunday.  —  Gattis matched a career high with four RBIs.

Amarista, Norris Homer to Back Morrow as Padres Top Dodgers  —  SAN DIEGO — Brandon Morrow pitched seven strong innings to earn his first win with San Diego and Alexi Amarista and Derek Norris homered as the Padres beat the NL-West leading Dodgers 3-1 Sunday to snap a four-game losing streak.

Russell's Bases-Loaded Double Leads Cubs Over Reds 5-2  —  CINCINNATI — Rookie Addison Russell doubled with the bases loaded — one of his best moments during his first week in the majors — and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 5-2 victory on Sunday and a sweep of their rain-shortened series against the Cincinnati Reds.

Newest nicknamed bunch, the “Coors Shield,” plays in the dirt in LoDo  —  The Denver Post  —  San Diego Padres' Jedd Gyorko is forced out at second as Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki jumps over him during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 21, 2015, in Denver.

Giants notes: Bruce Bochy doesn't plan to sit Justin Maxwell when Hunter Pence returns, etc.  —  DENVER - Bruce Bochy had time to think Sunday, and he made use of it.  —  The Giants' series finale against the Colorado Rockies was postponed nearly three hours before the scheduled first pitch, and the forecast had to be pretty dire.