Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang will remain with the New York Yankees in the minor league and will continue trying to seek a major league contract, Wang's agent said Friday, the day of Wang's second opt-out date.

Fredi Gonzalez gave three struggling stars a chance to relax.

Chris Davis hit two home runs among his four hits as the Baltimore Orioles overcame three homers by Ryan Zimmerman to beat the Washington Nationals 9-6 in interleague play Wednesday.

Neil Walker blasted a game-winning home run to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 1-0 pitcher's duel win over the Detroit Tigers in 11 innings on Tuesday.

Daniel Murphy hit a go-ahead single in the eighth after being denied a homer two innings earlier, and the New York Mets rallied to beat the rival Yankees 2-1 Monday night for their second straight home win after losing eight in a row.

In a showdown of aces with disappointing records, Stephen Strasburg and Cole Hamels matched each other until the Washington Nationals scored five runs in the seventh inning of a 6-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.

Josh Hamilton started the Angels' comeback when he homered leading off the seventh inning, and Los Angeles beat the Kansas City Royals 5-2 Sunday for its eighth straight win.

Angel Pagan became the first San Francisco player to end a game with an inside-the-park homer, connecting with a runner aboard in the bottom of the 10th inning Saturday to give the Giants a 6-5 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

Pinch-hitter Mike Carp drove in the tying run with an eighth-inning double and then scored on a double by Dustin Pedroia as the Boston Red Sox rallied for a 7-4 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the American League on Saturday.

Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night.