Kingham perfect through 6 innings for Pirates in MLB debut  —  PITTSBURGH (AP) - Nick Kingham is pitching a perfect game through six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the St. Louis Cardinals in his major league debut.  —  The 26-year-old right-hander has struck out eight and thrown 79 pitches, 60 for strikes.

Miguel Cabrera ‘much better’ after spasm knocks him out of Tigers game  —  BALTIMORE — On Saturday evening, Miguel Cabrera powered the Detroit Tigers to victory.  He hit a home run, drove in five runs and fell a triple shy of hitting for the cycle.  —  But on Sunday afternoon …

Royals' Salvador Perez to White Sox's Tim Anderson: Don't curse after a home run  —  Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson has too much fun playing baseball, and many of his opponents don't like it.  —  A week after breaking up Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander's no-hit bid in the fifth inning …

Cole strikes out 12, Astros capitalize on errors to beat A's  —  HOUSTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole worked into the seventh inning and struck out 12, George Springer and Jose Altuve each drove in two runs and the Houston Astros beat the Oakland Athletics 8-4 on Sunday.

Adrian Gonzalez powers Mets to 14-2 blowout win over Padres, but they lose Yoenis Cespedes in the process  —  SAN DIEGO — The Mets finished their road trip with a win, but they suffered what could be a big loss getting there.  Yoenis Cespedes suffered a left-hand injury as the Mets beat the Padres 14-2 at Petco Park.

After struggles, Devon Travis demoted by Blue Jays  —  The Toronto Blue Jays have demoted Devon Travis to the minors, optioning the slumping second baseman to Triple-A Buffalo before Sunday's game against the Texas Rangers.  —  Toronto recalled right-hander Carlos Ramirez from Buffalo in a corresponding roster move.

Cordero, Villanueva, Hedges power Padres past Mets 12-2  —  SAN DIEGO — San Diego Padres rookie Franchy Cordero is putting on quite the power display.  —  The 23-year-old from the Dominican Republic hit a three-run homer estimated at 453 feet and Christian Villanueva added a two-run shot …

Caleb Smith earns first win as Marlins beat Rockies  —  Fish win 3-0  —  MIAMI - Left-hander Caleb Smith allowed two hits in seven innings for his first career victory, and the Miami Marlins took the rubber game of their low-scoring series against Colorado, winning 3-0 Sunday.

Diamondbacks LHP Robbie Ray leaves start with oblique injury  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks left-handed pitcher Robbie Ray left Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the second with a strained right oblique muscle.  —  Ray waved to the dugout after throwing …

Healy hits 2 homers in Mariners' win over Indians  —  CLEVELAND (AP) - Ryon Healy hit two home runs and had four RBIs, Robinson Cano and Mitch Haniger also homered, and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Cleveland Indians 10-4 on Sunday.  —  Healy had an RBI double in the second inning …

Schlitter induces double play, leads Okla. City to 5-3 win over Iowa  —  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brian Schlitter got Ryan Court to hit into a game-ending double play with the bases loaded, leading the Oklahoma City Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Iowa Cubs on Sunday.  The Dodgers swept the five-game series with the win.

Agustin's double leads Potomac over Lynchburg in 10 innings  —  LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Telmito Agustin hit a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning to help lead the Potomac Nationals to an 8-4 win over the Lynchburg Hillcats on Sunday.  With the victory, the Nationals swept the three-game series.

Curletta hits grand slam, leads Arkansas over Springfield  —  SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Joey Curletta hit a grand slam in the seventh inning, leading the Arkansas Travelers to a 12-4 win over the Springfield Cardinals on Sunday.  The win snapped a three-game losing streak for the Travelers …

Dodgers break out in first game but lose nightcap to split doubleheader with Giants  —  SAN FRANCISCO -Thirteen hours after the players reported to the ballpark to play seven hours' worth of baseball, a light rain briefly fell on AT&T Park Saturday night.  —  No doubt Dave Roberts could have found a silver lining even in those clouds.

Sprained ankle pushes Shohei Ohtani's next start back at least one day  —  Los Angeles Angels manager Mike Scioscia said Sunday that Shohei Ohtani won't make his scheduled start against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night while he recovers from a mild left ankle sprain suffered Friday.