Barney clubbed a Trevor Cahill pitch into the left-field bleachers for a two-run homer in the second inning to help Chicago match a season high with its fourth straight win. Garza (5-7) held Arizona to five hits and one walk, striking out seven en route to his first win in July. He’s allowed three earned runs or fewer in his last 18 starts at Wrigley...

Beckett (5-7) allowed three runs — all in the first — and eight hits. The right-hander, 5-0 over his past eight games against Tampa Bay, struck out seven and walked two in stopping a personal six-start winless streak. Boston went ahead 6-3 during the fifth when Daniel Nava homered and Middlebrooks had a two-run single off James Shields (8-6), who has...

Jonny Gomes, Chris Carter and Seth Smith also homered for the A’s, who have won nine of 11 to climb back into the wild-card conversation in the American League. Jarrod Parker (6-4) gave up four runs and nine hits in six innings. Brian Duensing (1-6) gave the Twins another dreadful start, lasting just two innings and getting tagged for six runs and...

The Miami Marlins proved that on Sunday, losing 4-0 to Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. “That’s the reason why we lost,” Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen said. “We had golden opportunities and one of the best pitchers in the game against the ropes and we didn’t take advantage.” Hanley Ramirez left six...

Hamels (11-4), making his 100th career road start, scattered six hits and had seven strikeouts in his first win in three career outings at Coors Field. He was 0-1 with an 8.38 ERA at Colorado’s hitter-friendly park coming into the game. Antonio Bastardo finished up with a 1-2-3 ninth. Drew Pomeranz (1-4) went five innings and allowed five...

Villanueva (4-0) fanned a career-best eight in six scoreless innings, Jose Bautista had two hits and Toronto beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 Sunday afternoon. The right-hander threw just 55 of his 102 pitches for strikes but was at his best when it counted, ending four of his six innings with strikeouts. “He doesn’t give in,” Blue...

Eight days after winning Wimbledon, Williams saved a set point and won the final four games of the opening set. It was the 43rd WTA Tour championship of Williams’ career, tying older sister Venus for the most among active players. The first all-American WTA final on home soil in eight years was hardly a one-sided affair. The 20-year-old...

Tipsarevic is ranked No. 8 and was the only top-10 player not to have won a tournament this year. The second-seeded Monaco was seeking his third title of the year. Tipsarevic surrendered a 4-1 lead in the second set after a brief rain delay. He also dropped his serve after a longer, 20-minute interruption in the third. But he won the next two games on...