Donaldson blasts three homers, Ortiz goes deep again

Donaldson went deep three times as the Blue Jays completed a sweep of the Minnesota Twins with a 9-6 win on Sunday.

Toronto's American League (AL) East rivals the Red Sox had Ortiz belt the 534th of his career, but they lost 10-4 to the Kansas City Royals.

He joined Hall of Famer Jimmie Foxx for 18th on the all-time homer list.

A hot start helped the Arizona Diamondbacks past the Cincinnati Reds 11-2, while Joe Panik homered twice in the San Francisco Giants' 13-4 win over the Atlanta Braves.

The Texas Rangers edged the Cleveland Indians 2-1, the Oakland Athletics beat the St Louis Cardinals 7-4 and the Tampa Bay Rays claimed a 10-4 win over the Houston Astros.

The Los Angeles Angels (5-0 over the Detroit Tigers), Baltimore Orioles (5-0 over the New York Yankees) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0 over the Chicago Cubs) all had shut-out wins.

The Chicago White Sox got past the Seattle Mariners 4-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates overcame the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 for a four-game sweep and the Colorado Rockies were 5-3 victors over the Washington Nationals.

The San Diego Padres claimed a 3-1 win over the Miami Marlins and the Philadelphia Phillies were 5-1 winners against the New York Mets.

PERDOMO SHINES FOR PADRES

Padres pitcher Luis Perdomo spun a masterpiece against the Marlins. The 23-year-old rookie tossed a complete-game, allowing just one run with three strikeouts. The win moved him to 7-7 this season.

TRUMBO BRINGS UP NUMBER 40

Orioles slugger Mark Trumbo bashed his 40th home run of the season.

RANGERS WIN ANOTHER CLOSE ONE

The Rangers improved to 29-8 in one-run games this season after beating the Indians 2-1.

JAYS FACE ORIOLES

Two of the top teams in the AL face off in a series littered with playoff implications. Toronto will send Marco Estrada (7-6, 3.47 ERA) to the mound to face off against the Orioles' Wade Miley (8-10, 5.51 ERA).