Mike Trout made Major League history on Sunday when he hit a home run against the Rangers in the first half of a double-header.

Trout now has 30 home runs and 48 stolen bases this season. He is the first rookie ever to surpass 30 homers and 40 steals.

Only two players have ever had 30 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season -- Eric Davis in 1987 and Barry Bonds in 1990.

The Angels have four games left in the season.

Manny Machado hit the game-winning home run for the Orioles on Saturday night, allowing them to move into a tie with the Yankees for first place in the American League East.

Baltimore is 31-16 since they promoted the 20-year-old on Aug. 9. He has started all 47 games. He has improved their defense and represented himself well at the plate.

Homer Bailey's no-hitter against the Pirates on Friday night was the seventh of the season, tying a Major League record.

There were seven no-hitters thrown in both 1990 and 1991.

"I don't think there is anything special about it," Bailey said. "Pitchers just have to find that fortunate night and there's got to be a couple of plays where defense makes a great play. Mix all of those things together, and you can have a very special night."

Russell Martin's batting average hovered around .200 for much of the season, but he has come alive this month as the Yankees engage in a playoff race.

He is hitting .274/.369/.562 with six home runs and 16 RBI this month.

For the season, Martin has a line of .212/.313/.401 with 20 homers and 52 RBI.

"Just trying to make a bad season look better," he said. "It's September; it's time to get going."

Ivan Nova struggled against the Blue Jays on Thursday night as the Yankees failed to capitalize on a chance to go two games up on the Orioles in the AL East with six games to play.

Nova, who spent time on the disabled list, has not won back-to-back starts since June.

The 87 extra-base hits off him are the most yielded by any big league pitcher this season.

Nova is 12-8 with a 5.02 ERA and 153 strikeouts in 170.1 innings.

Johnny Cueto, who had been a bit shaky as of late, won his 19th game of the season on Tuesday night.

He allowed two runs on five hits and no walks in a win over the Brewers. He struck out five batters en route to his 19th win of the season.

Cueto is the first Cincinnati pitcher with that many wins since Danny Jackson in 1988 and the first Reds right-hander to do so since Jack Billingham in 1974.

Overall, he is 19-9 with a 2.83 ERA and 3.4 K/BB ratio.

Ichiro Suzuki appears to have been rejuvenated by his trade to the Yankees.

Since coming over from the Mariners, the only team he had ever played for, Ichiro is hitting .328 with an .831 OPS and has 12 stolen bases.

He hasn't complained about hitting at the bottom of the lineup and a recent hot streak saw Joe Girardi bat him second on Monday night.

New York is 1.5 games ahead of Baltimore in the American League East.

Kevin Youkilis is hitting just .232 with the White Sox, but he has no doubt contributed to the team since he was acquired via trade with the Red Sox.

"He's great for our team. He fits our clubhouse," a team source said.

In addition, Youkilis has delivered timely hits and seen his OPS increase from .692 to .791.

Miguel Cabrera has entered the conversation, but Mike Trout is the runaway favorite to win the American League MVP, writes Keith Law.

Cabrera compares with Trout in offensive statistics, but the latter is a better defender and all-around player.

The two players are in a dead heat in on-base percentage, with Cabrera just .001 ahead (.395 to .394) while holding a 58-point (.060) advantage in slugging percentage.

Trout spent the first three weeks of the season in Triple-A. He edges Cabrera in steals with 46 in 50 attempts.

In terms of defense, UZR has Trout saving 12 runs over an average center fielder this year, plus another net run saved in left and right, for a total of 13 runs saved; it has Cabrera costing the Tigers a little more than nine runs compared to an average third baseman.

Miguel Cabrera was held to a single on Monday night as he fell out of the lead in one of the American League Triple Crown categories.

Josh Hamilton returned to the lineup after a five-game absence and hit a home run to break a tie with Cabrera for the lead in homers. Hamilton now has 43 dingers to Cabrera's 42.

Adam Dunn (41), Edwin Encarnacion (41) and Curtis Granderson (40) all homered on Monday night, bringing them close to the AL lead.

Cabrera maintains a nice lead in average and RBI.