Valbuena's solo homer lifts Angels to 3-2 win over Red Sox (Jul 23, 2017)  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the seventh inning, Mike Trout and Andrelton Simmons also homered and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.

Britton gets AL saves record as Orioles beat Astros 9-7  —  BALTIMORE (AP) — Zach Britton set an American League record by converting his 55th consecutive save opportunity, blanking the Houston Astros in the ninth inning the seal the Baltimore Orioles' 9-7 victory on Sunday.

Royals beat White Sox 5-4, extending Chicago's skid to 9  —  KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Brandon Moss hit a game-ending double off Tyler Clippard that lifted the Kansas City Royals over the White Sox 5-4 Sunday, extending Chicago's longest losing streak in four years to nine games.

Refsnyder dealt by Yankees to Toronto for 1B Ryan McBroom  —  SEATTLE (AP) Rob Refsnyder was traded from the New York Yankees to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday for first baseman Ryan McBroom.  —  Designated for assignment on Wednesday, the 26-year-old Refsnyder appeared in 94 games …

Dodgers Have “Strong Interest” In Yu Darvish  —  The Dodgers were among those who scouted Rangers ace Yu Darvish's latest start, an eight-frame, 12-strikeout showing against the Rays on Friday.  It turns out the Dodgers are one of multiple teams with “strong interest” in Darvish, tweets Jon Morosi of MLB Network.

Kluber strikes out season-high 14, Indians top Blue Jays 8-1  —  CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber struck out a season-high 14 in 7 2/3 innings and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.  —  Kluber (8-3) showed no signs of the stiff neck …

Odor homers twice, Rangers sweep Rays with 6-5 win  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rougned Odor homered twice, including back-to-back drives with Carlos Gomez in the eighth inning, and the Texas Rangers rallied beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.

Cubs introduce their new, top-shelf acquisition to Wrigley, vs. Cardinals  —  CHICAGO  • When Cardinals manager Mike Matheny turned to the righthanded-hitting Luke Voit to start Saturday against the lefthanded-pitching Jon Lester, he was sure to let Kolten Wong know that this wasn't a sign of some “straight platoon.”

Shane Greene glad to pitch as often as he has for Detroit Tigers  —  MINNEAPOLIS — Shane Greene prevailed in a 13-pitch, bases-loaded jam against Eduardo Escobar in the seventh inning Sunday.  —  The Twins had already scored a run with the bases loaded because of a fielding error by Ian Kinsler.

Matt Adams' 3-run homer for Braves pushes extras against Dodgers  —  LOS ANGELES With just eight days to go before the trade deadline, Philipsburg native Matt Adams made his case to stay in Atlanta even stronger.  —  The Philipsburg-Osceola grad hammered a three-run home run with two outs in the ninth …

Freeland's arm, Rockies' bats key 13-3 win over Pirates  —  DENVER (AP) — A two-week stretch between starts didn't seem to bother rookie left-hander Kyle Freeland.  —  Freeland pitched six strong innings in his first start since taking a no-hitter into the ninth the day before the All-Star break …

Gennett, Suarez, Barnhart homer as Reds top Marlins 6-3  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — Power boosted the Cincinnati Reds to a rare win.  —  Scooter Gennett, Eugenio Suarez and Tucker Barnhart homered, and the Reds beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Martinez remains out of lineup  —  Newly acquired outfielder J.D. Martinez is out of the Diamondbacks' starting lineup for the fourth straight game since injuring his left hand on a hit-by-pitch in his team debut on Wednesday in Cincinnati.  —  Martinez took batting practice prior …