CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley homered and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as the Cleveland Indians toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 win over the...

PHILADELPHIA — Freddy Galvis and Erik Kratz each homered off closer Aroldis Chapman in the bottom of the ninth innings Sunday, rallying the Philadelphia Phillies past the Cincinnati Reds for a stunning 3-2 victory.

HAZLETON — The throw was up the line but still beat him to the plate. So Joe Baran simply went airborne, jumping to avoid the catcher's tag. The emphatic safe call by the umpire had Hazleton Area's bench roaring.

WILKES-BARRE — Meyers pounded out eight runs in the first three innings then tacked on seven more in the bottom of the fourth en route to a 15-0 rout over Riverside on Saturday in a District 2 Class 2A baseball opening round game.

NEW YORK — Robinson Cano hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday.

BERWICK — Making just his second start back from a late-season injury, Berwick's Clay DeNoia opened the District 2 Class 3A tournament by throwing a five-inning no-hitter in a 10-0 win over GAR on Friday.

DALLAS — As smoothly as the upset bid was progressing Friday afternoon, it abruptly started to show cracks in the bottom of the seventh.

CHICAGO — Matt Harvey won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1-3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 on Friday.

NEW YORK — Hiroki Kuroda pitched two-hit ball for eight dominant innings and the New York Yankees again beat Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, 5-0 on Friday night.

TUNKHANNOCK — The big celebration for Crestwood came not at the end of the seventh inning, but the sixth.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball appears set for a vast expansion of video review by umpires in 2014 and is examining whether all calls other than balls or strikes should be subject to instant replay.

ST. LOUIS — Daniel Murphy and David Wright combined for five hits and three RBIs against Adam Wainwright and the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.

SCRANTON — A sixth-inning grand slam by Jim Graziosi broke a tie and helped Scranton Prep top Coughlin 8-6 on Thursday in a dramatic opener to the District 2 Class 3A baseball tournament.

WILKES-BARRE — It took an extra day to nail down, but Tunkhannock has its division title.

NEW YORK — Raul Ibanez again treated Yankee Stadium as his personal playground, hitting a grand slam and two-run homer Wednesday night to help the Seattle Mariners rout New York 12-2.

PHILADELPHIA — Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer, Nick Swisher and Mike Aviles also went deep to back Corey Kluber, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Phillies 10-4 Wednesday.

DETROIT — George Postolos is leaving the Houston Astros, despite what he insists are better days ahead for the struggling team.

CLEVELAND — Vidal Nuno pitched five innings of three-hit ball to win his first major league start, Vernon Wells and Lyle Overbay had two RBIs apiece and the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 7-0 Monday for a doubleheader split.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs have viewed Anthony Rizzo as a part of their future since they acquired him.Now he's locked in.

HAZLETON — Berwick and coach Brian Pinterich already have a state title to their name. But on Monday, the Bulldogs accomplished something new.

PHOENIX — Ryan Howard looped a two-run single to right field in the 10th inning after Philadelphia scored twice in the ninth to tie it against Arizona as the Phillies posted a 4-2 victory Sunday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vernon Wells homered for the second straight game, Robinson Cano also connected and the New York Yankees beat Kansas City 4-2 on Sunday to wrap up a three-game sweep.

MINNEAPOLIS — An annual Major League Baseball undertaking to provide exposure and money to cancer-awareness charities became embroiled in a bit of a controversy Friday, with an Oriole being one of the players inadvertently involved.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Vernon Wells hit a go-ahead two-run homer and made a long running catch to preserve a 3-2 victory for Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.

NEW YORK — Francisco Liriano struck out nine and pitched into the sixth inning to win his debut with Pittsburgh and help the Pirates beat the New York Mets 11-1 Saturday.

WILKES-BARRE — Hanover Area wasted no time in claiming its second straight crown.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lyle Overbay hit a two-run homer and finished with five RBIs, Ichiro Suzuki also hit a two-run shot and the New York Yankees opened their only series in Kansas City with an 11-6 rout of the Royals on Friday night.

NEW YORK — Garrett Jones hit a three-run homer — a call that was correctly overturned by baseball's beleaguered umpires — and Wandy Rodriguez pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.

NEW YORK — Major League Baseball suspended umpire Fieldin Culbreth for two games on Friday because he was in charge of the crew that allowed Astros manager Bo Porter to improperly switch relievers in the middle of an inning.

NEW YORK — Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed Andrew McCutchen of a go-ahead hit in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.