The Pirates got another strong outing from A.J. Burnett on Thursday as the right-hander won his eighth-straight start. He allowed three runs over six-plus innings in Pittsburgh's 5-4 victory over Philadelphia. "The numbers might [exceed expectations]," manager Clint Hurdle said. "But as far as coming in and competing, I don't have expectations. I was a young player, a bunch of expectations were put on me. I have experience with that. I tell them what I expect from them as far as preparation and focus and those things. Once they compete, A.J. has pitched well. The fact that he has run off eight in a row, that's significant, but there is a lot more that goes with that."

Madison Bumgarner fired a one-hit gem as the Giants notched a franchise-record fourth straight shutout in a 5-0 win over the Reds. Bumgarner didn't give up a hit until the sixth inning, and the Giants' starting pitchers have now gone a club-record 36 straight innings without allowing a run. With the Dodgers' loss to the Mets, the Giants moved into sole possession of first place in the NL West.

Tim Lincecum won for the first time in nearly two months to end the worst drought of his career, and the Giants held the Dodgers scoreless for the third straight game in a 3-0 win Wednesday, according to an ESPN.com report.

Left-fielder Dewayne Wise was helped up by fans in the stands, saw the out call, and then thought, keep the glove closed. Wise ran straight for the dugout after flipping into the crowd while trying to make a catch of a foul ball during the Yankees' 6-4 win over the Indians on Tuesday night. "What was I supposed to do run back to left field?" Wise said. "I saw him looking at my glove so I just got up, put my head down and ran off the field."

The Arizona Wildcats ended South Carolina's two-year run of dominance at the College World Series with a 4-1 victory on Monday night, rewarding coach Andy Lopez for persevering through the hard times that came with rebuilding the program he took over 11 years ago.

Roy Oswalt looked right at home in his debut with the Rangers on Friday night. Oswalt pitched effectively into the seventh inning and the Rangers won their seventh straight game, beating the Rockies 4-1, according to an ESPN.com report. The 34-year-old Oswalt won his 160th career game and his first since beating Atlanta on Sept. 27. He allowed nine hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings.

Chipper ones atoned for a costly error by cutting down the potential tying run at the plate and the Braves held on to end the Yankees' 10-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

R.A. Dickey became the first major leaguer in 24 years to throw consecutive one-hitters and Ike Davis hit a grand slam to lead the Mets past the Orioles 5-0 on Monday night, according to an ESPN.com report.

Major League Baseball has rejected an appeal by the Mets to turn R.A. Dickey's one-hitter on Wednesday night into a no-hitter. "It was nice that the Mets wanted to do it," the right-hander said. "It was never my idea in the first place, but in truth, I'm fairly relieved that it ended up the way that it did because of my previous comments on it. ... If it would have an asterisk by it, it would become bigger than the no-hitter itself." New York wanted B.J. Upton's infield single changed to an error by third baseman David Wright.

The Arizona Wildcats topped No. 3 Florida State in the College World Series on Friday night. No. 2 UCLA, which shared the Pac-12 regular-season championship with Arizona, defeated Stony Brook, 9-1. UCLA and Arizona will face each other in the winner's bracket at 8 p.m. CT on Sunday, while Stony Brook (52-14) and Florida State (48-16) play an elimination game at 4 p.m.