Dodgers manager Joe Torre said on Sunday he will no longer use Jonathan Broxton in save situations in hopes of giving the former closer a stress-free chance to finish the season on a high note.

Matt Holliday cranked a three-run homer off of Homer Bailey, sending the Chris Carpenter-led Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Reds at Busch Stadium on Sunday.

Rookie shortstop Ruben Tejada drove in five runs and hit his first career homer, while fellow first-year player Jon Niese bounced back from a couple of rough outings, while driving in a pair of runs as the Mets beat the Cubs, 18-5, on Sunday.

Down to their last out in the ninth inning and trailing by two, the White Sox rallied for four runs to claim a 7-5 victory Sunday before 37,570 at Fenway Park.

Kyle Davies gave the Royals a quality start, allowing one run on three hits and three walks, while striking out four in six innings in a 2-1 victory over the Tigers on Sunday.

The Rays tied a season high with four homers in Sunday's game against the Orioles. But it wasn't good enough for a victory, as Baltimore's four-run sixth inning proved to be enough to let the O's hang on for an 8-7 win.

If the Chicago White Sox end up winning the AL Central, Sunday's victory may be a game that's talked about as the key to their late-season run. Gordon Beckham's bases-loaded walk with two outs pushed Chicago ahead in a four-run ninth inning that lifted the White Sox to their sixth straight win and an improbable 7-5 comeback victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Washington right-hander Jason Marquis remained on the comeback trail with another solid start as the Nats beat the Pirates, 8-1, for the rare road series win on Sunday.

Kyle Kendrick took the loss after he allowed five runs in just four innings of work, and former Phillies starter Randy Wolf baffled his former team over 6 2/3 innings, as the Milwaukee beat Philadelphia, 6-2.

The St. Louis Cardinals handled the Cincinnati Reds again. Small consolation for a team that's seven games back in the NL Central because they can't beat anybody else in the division. Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead, three-run homer to back Chris Carpenter's latest dominant effort against Cincinnati in a 4-2 victory Sunday as the Cardinals took two of three from the division-leading Reds.

Kyle Kendrick went after Brewers slugger Prince Fielder with runners on base. Fielder made him pay with a milestone home run. Kendrick has bigger problems -- like holding his tenuous spot in Philadelphia's rotation after another shaky outing. Fielder hit his 30th home run, Randy Wolf was sharp against his former team and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 on Sunday to snap...

When a last-place team like the Baltimore Orioles takes a series from the contending Tampa Bay Rays, the players will inevitably be asked about playing the spoiler role. The Orioles have no need for such talk. Their motivation for winning is purely selfish. Corey Patterson homered and had three RBIs, and Baltimore withstood four home runs by the Rays in an 8-7 victory Sunday.

Ruben Tejada hit his first major league homer and drove in five runs, Ike Davis also connected and the New York Mets erupted for 21 hits and pounded the Chicago Cubs 18-5 Sunday to avoid a weekend sweep. The Mets' bats perked up for season highs in runs and hits even though David Wright got a day off and Jose Reyes was still nursing a strained right oblique.

Retiring Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox has received an assortment of going-away gifts this year from other teams, including a Wrigley Field seat and an autographed Stan Musial photo. The Florida Marlins gave Cox a snub. Florida's three-game weekend series against NL East rival Atlanta ended Sunday without any ceremony for Cox, who criticized Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria earlier this season.

Joe Girardi would still rather have Alex Rodriguez in his starting lineup. The Yankees had been riding a season-high eight-game winning streak while their star third baseman was on the disabled list with a nagging calf injury. They'd won 11 of their last 14 and pulled ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays by 2 1/2 games in the brutal AL East.

Phil Hughes gave up three home runs as the Yankees' eight-game winning streak came to an end on Sunday in a 7-3 loss to the Blue Jays.

A's third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff left in the bottom of the fifth inning in Sunday's contest with the Angels due to lower back spasms.

Indians manager Manny Acta was ejected from his team's game against the Mariners in the bottom of the fifth inning Sunday for arguing a call at second base.

Scott Cousins turned his first Major League hit into a walk-off single in the 10th inning Sunday that gave the Marlins a 7-6 victory over the Braves.