Chris Davis homers, has 4 hits; Orioles beat Royals  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chris Davis homered and had four hits, Manny Machado extended his hitting streak to 16 games and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Saturday night.  —  Mark Trumbo had three hits and four RBIs …

The next Nomo?  Dodgers' Maeda flirts with no-no, lowers ERA to 0.36  —  DENVER — Kenta Maeda tamed a notorious hitter's park about as well as any pitcher can.  —  So much for being intimidated in his first start at Coors Field.  —  Maeda held Colorado hitless into the sixth inning …

Wild West  —  The games taking place in the NL West parks Sunday afternoon have been high scoring and close.  The tamest took place in San Francisco where the Marlins won 5-4.  Dee Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton broke out of slumps, Gordon going 2 for 5 and scoring twice, while Stanton hit a home run to go with two singles.

Phillies Send Charlie Morton To DL With Strained Hamstring  —  The Phillies have placed right-hander Charlie Morton on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled fellow righty Luis Garcia, the team announced.  Morton sustained the injury during his start against the Brewers on Saturday.

Granderson, Mets continue power surge, beat Braves, 6-3  —  Curtis Granderson homered twice, including a grand slam, to drive in five runs and Matt Harvey got his first win of the season as the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Friday night.

Desmond, Mazara can't save bullpen from itself … After one of the least exciting games of the season on Friday night — unless you're a fan of historically (bad) triple plays — the Rangers and White Sox put on an entertaining back-and-forth effort for 11 innings in Chicago.

What To Expect: Aaron Blair  —  The Braves, struggling to find effective starting pitching until their stacked farm system blooms, have called up their No. 3 prospect, righthander Aaron Blair.  —  Blair, acquired along with top prospect Dansby Swanson in the deal that sent Shelby Miller to Arizona …

Mets' Jacob deGrom ‘relieved’ son's medical complications are behind  —  ATLANTA — A relieved Jacob deGrom rejoined his New York Mets teammates Saturday, nearly two weeks after his son was born with medical complications at Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Indians To Place Carlos Carrasco On DL  —  Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco exited his start in Detroit on Sunday with a left hamstring injury and will be placed on the disabled list as a result, manager Terry Francona said (Twitter link via Zack Meisel of cleveland.com).

White Sox turn first 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play in major league history  —  CHICAGO — The White Sox pulled off their first triple play in nearly 10 years in historic fashion in the seventh inning of Friday's 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers.  —  It was the first 9-3-2-6-2-5 triple play in major league history …

Rays Tales: Smyly has been worth the Price  —  The Rays got LHP Drew Smyly from the Tigers as part of their three-player return for unloading LHP David Price in July 2014.  —  And there have been times when Smyly has looked as if he could be every bit as effective as the former ace.

Dodgers right fielder's assist leaves manager, teammates in awe  —  DENVER — It's not often that ballplayers and managers outdo sportswriters for superlatives, but it's not often that a Yasiel Puig comes along.  —  Puig, who has never shied away from showing off his throwing arm …

Chris Colabello Receives 80-Game PED Suspension  —  Blue Jays first baseman/outfielder Chris Colabello has received an 80-game PED suspension, per a league announcement, which is the penalty for a first-time offender.  He tested positive for the banned substance dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.