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.

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

Didi Gregorius homers twice as New York Yankees topple Seattle Mariners  —  SEATTLE — When the New York Yankees made a trade last week to shore up their bullpen, this is what they had in mind.  —  Didi Gregorius hit two home runs and New York's relief corps was dominant as the Yankees defeated …

New York Yankees put 2B Starlin Castro back on DL  —  New York Yankees second baseman Starlin Castro returned to the 10-day disabled list with another injury to his right hamstring, the team announced Sunday.  —  Castro was activated off the disabled list July 15 but reinjured the hamstring …

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.

Matt Chapman homer lifts Oakland Athletics over New York Mets  —  NEW YORK — The Oakland Athletics lost two games this weekend in New York.  But they also found an eighth-inning reliever and, on Sunday, earned a win when a young player found redemption for an earlier mistake.

Jerad Eickhoff helps own cause in Philadelphia Phillies' win vs. Milwaukee Brewers  —  PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Phillies starter Jerad Eickhoff surrendered a lead just minutes after his offense gave him one.  To make up for it, he went to the plate and started a fifth-inning rally that gave the Phillies all the runs they needed.

Washington Nationals beat Arizona Diamondbacks but lose Stephen Strasburg to injury  —  PHOENIX — The Washington Nationals hope their latest big win — this over one of the National League's top starting pitchers — doesn't somehow turn into a major loss.  —  Brian Goodwin homered to start …

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.”

San Diego Padres claim road series with 5-2 victory over San Francisco Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The San Diego Padres have beaten the San Francisco Giants so often this season that the wins are starting to look alike.  —  Wil Myers homered for the third consecutive day …

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 …