ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Chris Archer had not won since August, with four losses in his first four starts this year.

PHILADELPHIA -- The San Diego Padres, scoreless in their first three games of the season, are now finding all kinds of ways to push runs across the plate.

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado went 4-for-4, including his third homer of the season, and the Orioles are off to their best start in nearly 50 years with a 5-3 victory vs. the Tampa Bay Rays.

BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles gave Tampa Bay a good look at the power in their lineup on Friday night.

PITTSBURGH -- Joe Maddon believes his young Chicago Cubs showed their postseason worthiness Wednesday night.

PITTSBURGH -- This is why the Chicago Cubs decided to pay Jon Lester a lot of money.

ST. LOUIS -- On the brink of possibly being blown out in the top of the fifth inning, the Cardinals instead assumed the lead before the inning was over.

CINCINNATI -- Brandon Phillips did something Thursday night that no major league hitter accomplished since at least 1920.

MILWAUKEE -- There was nothing "normal" about the Milwaukee Brewers' 8-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday evening at Miller Park.

PITTSBURGH -- Andrew McCutchen's two-run homer in the bottom of the 14th inning gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a thrilling 6-5 victory.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in the Steel City for the next six games and will start a three-game series Tuesday versus the NL Central-rival Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park.

Starling Marte hit a two-run home run and scored twice as the Pittsburgh Pirates grabbed a 6-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the opener of a three-game set.

Wil Myers went 3-for-4 with three doubles and an RBI as the Tampa Bay Rays pounded out 20 hits to beat the Minnesota Twins, 11-3, on Tuesday.

Evan Gattis hit a grand slam to close a five-run fourth inning for Atlanta Wednesday in the Braves' 8-3 interleague win over Minnesota.

Justin Morneau went 3-for-4 with three RBI and Ryan Doumit bashed a two-run homer Saturday, sparking the Minnesota Twins over Baltimore 8-5.